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Created on 22 February 2018
2. About - Our Story
Created on 30 November -0001
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Created on 30 November -0001
4. What Not to Say
(News & Blog)
... birth to my two wonderful daughters. To some, these experiences would not necessarily qualify as microaggressions, nor are they typical cases of gender-based violence, but these discourses warrant a much ...
Created on 24 December 2024
5. "The Beginning" screened at a special Thaal Pe Charcha event in Mumba
(News & Blog)
... “The Beginning.” A short fiction film on FGC written and directed by Sahiyo co-founder Insia Dariwala, “The Beginning” is about the trauma and dilemma of a Bohra mother whose daughter is set to undergo ...
Created on 11 December 2024
6. Global Collaboration to End FGM/C Conference 2024
(News & Blog)
... to stop family members from performing the same ritual on her daughter. The fireside chats with philanthropists and civil society organizations were well received, with engaging conversations about barriers ...
Created on 18 November 2024
7. Perseverance and Power
(News & Blog)
By Sinnah Bangura After I had my daughter, I was introduced to a support group with other survivors of FGC. I found a YouTube video where a survivor was speaking about her experience undergoing the practice ...
Created on 05 November 2024
8. I Am SORRY!
(News & Blog)
... the story I chose to share:  Over the phone, one of my cousins informed me that they had cut my daughter and she added, “But she is doing fine, you don't have to worry.” I couldn't say a word as tears ...
Created on 05 November 2024
9. Bringing female genital cutting to the forefront: How Sahiyo helped Nevin Sutherland attend the 2024 Asian Studies Conference
(News & Blog)
... practice is ongoing in many parts of Asia. “As the daughter of a single mother and a PhD student, there's no way I would have been able to attend the conference and put together the panel without Sahiyo’s ...
Created on 24 October 2024
10. Interview with Zehra Patwa of the Connecticut Coalition to End FGM/C
(News & Blog)
... by facts and others’ experiences, to protect their daughters.” Patwa expressed disappointment that a law has still not been passed in Connecticut, but remains hopeful: “It’s been disappointing that ...
Created on 20 October 2024
11. Donor Spotlight: Brad Mazon
(News & Blog)
... is an issue that could affect them too. I have a little granddaughter and just the thought of her being cut or hurt forces me into action against this harm. I know that every man has either a mother, sister, ...
Created on 24 September 2024
12. Male Engagement within the Movement to End FGM/C: From Conversation to Connection: Creating a dialogue between men and women on FGM/C
(News & Blog)
... of family. When men understand that FGM  endangers their daughters, wives, and close female relatives and friends, they start to understand how their indifference toward the practice only makes the matter ...
Created on 16 September 2024
13. Interview with Joanne Golden of the Connecticut Coalition to End FGM/C
(News & Blog)
... allows impacted communities to say no to having their daughters cut.” Thank you to Joanne Golden for taking the time to sit down with our policy intern, Juliet Shires, and for her continued work with ...
Created on 04 September 2024
14. Starting the Dialogue: Sharing Your Experiences on Initiating Conversations with Men about Female Genital Cutting
(News & Blog)
... religious perspectives, and whether they would consider FGC for their daughters. I emphasized that my aim was not to make them oppose FGC but to understand their perspectives. Insights and Reflections ...
Created on 21 June 2024
15. The practice of khatna on girls must stop / છોકરીઓ પર ખત્નાની પ્રથા બંધ થવી જોઈએ
(News & Blog)
By Hakim Rangwala Even in today's modern age, when Mukesh Ambani entrusted his daughter Isha with the management of a multi-crore retail business, there exists a very repulsive and harmful practice among ...
Created on 20 June 2024
16. Our Fight to End FGM in The Gambia: Who is Listening?
(News & Blog)
... progress that has been made in protecting our daughters, our sisters, and future generations of women and girls. I speak up for myself, for my generation, and for the millions of girls who will hear ...
Created on 02 April 2024
17. A Space to Belong: My Reflection on the 2023 Activist Retreat
(News & Blog)
... and pleased to see – that we had moms and grandmothers in the space talking about how they prevented their daughters from being cut, or they themselves were saved from it. Learning that this work had been ...
Created on 01 April 2024
18. Sahiyo's Silent Auction Donor Spotlight: Zehra Patw
(News & Blog)
... generations-old practice.  It was really refreshing to be with a group of Bohra women who were not going to take it any longer and were like, “we're not going to let this happen to our daughters. We'r ...
Created on 29 February 2024
19. Zehra Patwa on Sahiyo and the Coalition to End FGM/C’s recent panel discussion with Connecticut legislators – and why it was a positive step forward
(News & Blog)
... to black and brown bodies that may have come from communities that cut their daughters. I applaud Connecticut for this sensitivity but in the end, FGC needs to stop and girls need to be protected. Why ...
Created on 22 February 2024
20. Breaking the Cycle: A Journey in Women's Health and FGM/C Awarenes
(News & Blog)
... to be both an invitation to engage in an open dialogue about women's health and an encouragement for conversations across generations — from grandmothers to mothers to daughters.  By weaving these elements ...
Created on 11 January 2024