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1. About - Our Story
Created on 30 November -0001
2. Healing from Khatna with EMDR
(News & Blog)
...  Dear Maasi: Where do I begin with psychotherapy after undergoing khatna? Sources: What is EMDR-Female Genital Trauma: Guidelines for working therapeutically with survivors of Female genital Mutilation ...
Created on 24 September 2024
3. Dear Maasi: How can I stop the trauma of FGM/C from popping into my mind?
(News & Blog)
Dear Maasi is a column about everything you wanted to know about sex and relationships but were afraid to ask! It’s a partnership between Sahiyo and WeSpeakOut, and is for all of us who have questions ...
Created on 24 October 2023
4. Sexual pleasure after female genital cutting
(News & Blog)
... been a key player in spreading information on pelvic pain.  Sahiyo also hosts our Dear Maasi column, an anonymous advice column for all questions about FGC, sex, and relationships that can be a great ...
Created on 11 August 2023
5. Dear Maasi: Why it is that women who have gone through FGM/C continue to do it to their young ones?
(News & Blog)
Dear Maasi is a column about everything you wanted to know about sex and relationships but were afraid to ask! It’s a partnership between Sahiyo and WeSpeakOut, and is for all of us who have questions ...
Created on 14 June 2023
6. Reflecting on Sahiyo’s Healing as Activism Campaign
(News & Blog)
... highlighted a recent Dear Maasi blog exploring the role of confronting the person who cut you. Overall, the goal of this campaign was to break the stigma around discussions of mental health that often ...
Created on 12 December 2022
7. Dear Maasi addresses pain and pleasure
(News & Blog)
Dear Maasi is a column about everything you wanted to know about sex and relationships but were afraid to ask! It’s a partnership between Sahiyo and WeSpeakOut, and is for all of us who have questions ...
Created on 30 November 2022
8. Why sex educators need to know about female genital cutting (FGC)
(News & Blog)
... topic. Sahiyo offers many resources on FGC to begin learning, including Dear Maasi, a sex and relationships column for FGC survivors by Farzana Doctor. Perhaps most importantly, I recommend starting this ...
Created on 28 November 2022
9. Dear Maasi: "Should I confront the person responsible for my khatna (FGM/C)?"
(News & Blog)
Dear Maasi is a column about everything you wanted to know about sex and relationships but were afraid to ask! It’s a partnership between Sahiyo and WeSpeakOut, and is for all of us who have questions ...
Created on 26 October 2022
10. Sahiyo Discusses: You Still Look the Same, a discussion with Farzana Doctor
(News & Blog)
... currently volunteering with WeSpeakOut, a global group that works to end FGC in her community and also writes for Sahiyo’s Dear Maasi, a sex and relationships column on Sahiyo’s blog for FGC survivors. ...
Created on 24 October 2022
11. Sahiyo Discusses book club holds next event in September
(News & Blog)
... Dear Maasi, a sex and relationships column on Sahiyo’s blog for FGC survivors. Her newest collection of poetry, You Still Look the Same, is both an intimate deep-dive and a humorous glance at the tumultuous ...
Created on 04 August 2022
12. Dear Maasi: Will my daughter ever forgive me?
(News & Blog)
Dear Maasi is a column about everything you wanted to know about sex and relationships but were afraid to ask! It’s a partnership between Sahiyo and WeSpeakOut, and is for all of us who have questions ...
Created on 06 April 2022
13. Gender-Affirming Treatments are not Female Genital Cutting
(News & Blog)
By Hunter Kessous Female genital cutting (FGC), which is the practice of removing or harming the female genitalia for non-medical reasons, is a human rights violation recognized by the UN. Right now, ...
Created on 22 March 2022
14. Dear Maasi: Is there something wrong with me because I like this kind of sex?
(News & Blog)
Dear Maasi is a column about everything you wanted to know about sex and relationships but were afraid to ask! It’s a partnership between Sahiyo and WeSpeakOut, and is for all of us who have questions ...
Created on 05 January 2022
15. Dear Maasi: "I’m a transgender man who is also a survivor of female genital cutting" ...
(News & Blog)
Dear Maasi is a column about everything you wanted to know about sex and relationships but were afraid to ask! It’s a partnership between Sahiyo and WeSpeakOut, and is for all of us who have questions ...
Created on 13 October 2021
16. Dear मासी: खतना से पीड़ित महिलाओं के लिए सेक्स और रिश्तों पर एक नया कॉलम
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પ્રિય માસી એ એક કોલમ છે, જે સેક્સ અને સંબંધ વિષેની એવી બધી બાબતો પર ભાર મૂકે છે, જેને પૂછવામાં તમને ડર લાગતો હોય! આ કોલમ સહિયો અને WeSpeakOut વચ્ચેની એક ભાગીદારી છે. તે આપણા બધા માટે છે, જેમને ફીમેલ ...
Created on 01 October 2021
17. Sahiyo volunteer spotlight: Communications intern Amena Ali
(News & Blog)
... work involves compiling and organizing databases. I'm also working on article mentions, as well as the Dear Maasi video which represents Farzana Doctor’s sex and relationship column.  3) How has your ...
Created on 03 August 2021
18. Dear Maasi talks about clitoral anatomy
(News & Blog)
Dear Maasi is a column about everything you wanted to know about sex and relationships but were afraid to ask! It’s a partnership between Sahiyo and WeSpeakOut, and is for all of us who have questions ...
Created on 19 July 2021
19. Dear Maasi: “How do I move past the shame of being cut?”
(News & Blog)
Dear Maasi is a column about everything you wanted to know about sex and relationships but were afraid to ask! It’s a partnership between Sahiyo and WeSpeakOut, and is for all of us who have questions ...
Created on 18 May 2021
20. Dear Maasi: “Did khatna impact my sex life or is it all in my head?”
(News & Blog)
Dear Maasi is a column about everything you wanted to know about sex and relationships but were afraid to ask! It’s a partnership between Sahiyo and WeSpeakOut, and is for all of us who have questions ...
Created on 16 April 2021
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