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81. Sahiyo India to host a panel discussion on ‘How to Stop the Rising Trend of Medicalising Female Genital Cutting in Asia’
(News & Blog)
... surrounding this phenomenon, as well as touching upon the safety concerns and question of consent that underpins much of the controversy. Sahiyo is unwaveringly opposed to medical professionals performing ...
Created on 03 January 2022
82. Upcoming webinar: Exploring the connections between religion and female genital cutting
(News & Blog)
... creating this campaign is  that we will educate the broader public on the right for women to choose and give consent, as well as the importance of agency over their own bodies.  Speaker Bios:  Sameera ...
Created on 11 October 2021
83. Mutilation or enhancement: A researcher’s argument for respectful terminology on genital cutting
(News & Blog)
... genital cutting should not be performed on persons who are incapable of consenting, primarily children, they insist that it is harmful, stigmatizing, and paternalistic for others to simply define their ...
Created on 14 September 2021
84. Sahiyo volunteer spotlight: Social media intern Kristel Mendoza Castillo
(News & Blog)
Kristel Mendoza Castillo is currently an undergraduate student at the University of Connecticut majoring in Communications. She strongly believes in the values of consent and a woman’s right over her own ...
Created on 07 September 2021
85. Sahiyo team speaks at The Pre-Summit of#EndFGM Global Conference
(News & Blog)
... and “How can young people challenge FGM/C?” Our team highlighted how FGM/C is practiced on young girls without consent and is a violation of the rights of girls. FGM/C also violates a person's rights to ...
Created on 25 August 2021
86. Dear Maasi talks about clitoral anatomy
(News & Blog)
...  Globally, sex education has been dismal. We don’t learn about sexual pleasure, communication, consent, or boundaries; and this is especially ...
Created on 19 July 2021
87. The United States has a law banning female genital cutting. What now?
(News & Blog)
... any laws against FGC. In the states that do have anti-FGC policies, action must be taken to make these laws more comprehensive. Several states do not clarify that cultural/ritual reasons and alleged consent ...
Created on 14 January 2021
88. Virtual Thaal Pe Charcha goes pan India
(News & Blog)
... these women had never shared their stories with anyone, and needless to say, it was a catharsis for many.  Other discussions also included male versus female circumcision, its relevance, consent of the ...
Created on 16 November 2020
89. Crying out our mothers’ grief: How we allowed female genital mutilation to flourish in our communities
(News & Blog)
... who are cut are not consenting. They are usually ignorant about what is being done to them – realising the effects only in adulthood, and at which point they must silently bear the psychological pain and ...
Created on 10 November 2020
90. How female genital cutting is portrayed in television series
(News & Blog)
... without her parents present and tries to convince her to undergo the clitoral reconstruction. The surgeon goes ahead and performs the clitoral reconstruction without Mara’s consent. When Mara wakes up ...
Created on 13 October 2020
91. Conversations with my mom about khatna and betrayal
(News & Blog)
... changed. I picked up a gender studies major and began learning about concepts such as informed consent and an individual’s right over their own body. This made me more and more uncomfortable with my “ignorance ...
Created on 06 October 2020
92. Sahiyo India needs a part-time Communications Associate
(News & Blog)
... dialogue, education and collaboration based on community involvement. By working towards an FGC-free world, we aim to recognize and emphasize the values of consent and a child’s/woman’s right over her ...
Created on 24 August 2020
93. Massachusetts House passes FGM/C bill
(News & Blog)
... and emphasize the values of consent and a child’s/woman’s right over her own body. We aim to enable a culture in which female sexuality is not feared or suppressed but embraced as normal. The Women’s ...
Created on 16 July 2020
94. Part II–Medicalising khatna within the Bohra community: A Struggle of Tradition and Modernity
(News & Blog)
... abandon the practice. For others, consent is crucial, and believe khatna requires a girl’s consent. Since children are incapable of giving informed consent, people believe their daughters can choose to ...
Created on 23 June 2020
95. How I learned female genital mutilation is happening in India
(News & Blog)
... FGM, the human body, understanding the body, and consent in the Tamil language. This is a very small way to create awareness and a basic step to change the social construct and mindset. The storytelling ...
Created on 09 June 2020
96. Survivor: Why labia elongation is female genital mutilation
(News & Blog)
... deem as modification because the process appears to be devoid of violence. Consent is key. For Comfort, the idea that girls are coerced into altering their genitals for the pleasure of men, and even ...
Created on 06 February 2020
97. The complexities of female genital cutting in Singapore: Part IV
(News & Blog)
... successful. Similar to my interlocutor’s sharing that the language of female sexuality, children’s rights and consent is foreign or even “Western,” I think it is important that we find the right language ...
Created on 18 July 2019
98. Female Genital Cutting Diaries: Addressing the chief in Mali
(News & Blog)
... to the northern part of the village for privacy and sat under a tree. I pulled out my RCA digital voice recorder and after she gave me her consent, I pressed record. (This blog is the second in a series ...
Created on 28 May 2019
99. When I found out my friend had undergone female genital mutilation
(News & Blog)
By Amy Vaya Country of Residence: Bahrain The first time I ever heard about female genital mutilation (FGM), I was 20 years old. A friend told me about a book she had read called ‘Desert Flower,’ by ...
Created on 07 May 2019
100. The complexities of female genital cutting (FGC) in Singapore
(News & Blog)
... was performed on young children, and consented to by their parents at medical clinics or with traditional midwives. My complete lack of knowledge until that moment about a practice that my relative described ...
Created on 19 March 2019