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1. An Emergency Within an Emergency: The Crises of Climate Change and Female Genital Cutting
(News & Blog)
... presented by the Queen of England in Buckingham Palace. In 2018, she was recognized as the African Youth Leader of the year. She was nominated as the Human Rights Defender of the year in 2019. She is also ...
Created on 09 September 2022
2. Is the United Kingdom backing out of its commitment to end female genital cutting amid the COVID-19 pandemic?
(News & Blog)
... is estimated 137,000 women and girls are living with its effects in England and Wales. But many believe the official figure to be the tip of the iceberg considering most survivors (80%) go undetected until ...
Created on 22 December 2020
3. How female genital cutting is portrayed in television series
(News & Blog)
... community. Call the Midwife Season 6, Episode 6Te Call the Midwife painted the story of a pregnant woman, Nadifa, from Somaliland in the 1960s in England. At a young age, she was infibulated, meaning ...
Created on 13 October 2020
4. Why human rights education, including FGC, is crucial for American classrooms
(News & Blog)
... desperately needs to be improved. Moreover, there is a general need for increased education about FGC in American classrooms.  Public policy in England, as well as the state of Virginia (thanks to Angela ...
Created on 13 July 2020
5. Sahiyo U.S. Advisory Board Spotlight: Melody Joy Eckardt
(News & Blog)
... us a bit about your background? I am an obstetrician and gynecologist who specializes in global health. I graduated from Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, did my ob/gyn residency at Tufts New England ...
Created on 16 October 2019
6. Female Genital Cutting is an International Issue
(News & Blog)
... in some of the same countries that worked to prevent it.   In Victorian Era England, FGC ushered its way into the medical field as a cure for nervous diseases, masturbation, and any other infliction ...
Created on 06 December 2018
7. Human Rights Day panel at New England School of Law
(News & Blog)
On March 10, 2016, Sahiyo Co-founder Mariya spoke at the New England School of Law for the event: Human Rights Day Panel: A Poignant Discussion on Female Genital Mutilation. Prior to the beginning of the ...
Created on 16 April 2016
8. Notices by Sydney, Melbourne and London’s Anjuman-e-Burhani Trusts on ‘Khafd’ (Khatna) or Female Genital Cutting
(News & Blog)
... guidelines on Safeguarding Children from female genital mutilation (October 2015) and said in no uncertain terms that ‘khafd’ is against England, Wales and Northern Ireland’s Prohibition of Female Genital ...
Created on 08 March 2016
9. Human Rights Day Panel at New England School of Law
(News & Blog)
On March 10th, 2016, Sahiyo Co-founder, Mariya Taher, will be speaking on the Human Rights Day Panel at the New England School of Law in Boston. More details are below: Topic: A Poignant Discussion on ...
Created on 25 February 2016
10. Mariya Ali – London Bohra Resident – “Last Generation to Lose a Pinch of Our Skin”
(News & Blog)
By Mariya Ali I was born and raised in London, England and have been a lifelong member of the London Jamaat. Although FGM has been illegal in the United Kingdom since 1985, myself and many other girls ...
Created on 17 February 2016
11. After Australia, Bohras in London asked to stop practicing female circumcision
(News & Blog)
... letter clarifies that laws in the United Kingdom make all forms of Female Genital Mutilation illegal in England, Wales, Northern Ireland and Scotland, and that since 1985, the Bohra practice of khatna ...
Created on 16 February 2016
12. All countries, NOW, required to track FGC for U.N. Sustainable Development Goals
(News & Blog)
... United States conducted reported that around half a million women and girls are at risk of FGC in their country. Another 2015 report estimates that 137,000 women and girls are living with FGC in England ...
Created on 10 February 2016
13. New England Sex Ed Conference (15 May 2025)
(Events / Panel Discussion)
...  📅 Date: May 15, 2025 from 8:30am-4pm 📍 Location: Lasell University, Newton, MA You can register HERE using the discount code FRIEND25 for $25 off. Feel free to invite a friend! New England Sex ...
Created on 04 April 2025
14. Human Rights Day panel at New England School of Law
(News & Blog)
On March 10, 2016, Sahiyo Co-founder Mariya spoke at the New England School of Law for the event: Human Rights Day Panel: A Poignant Discussion on Female Genital Mutilation. Prior to the beginning of the ...
Created on 16 April 2016
15. Human Rights Day Panel at New England School of Law
(News & Blog)
On March 10th, 2016, Sahiyo Co-founder, Mariya Taher, will be speaking on the Human Rights Day Panel at the New England School of Law in Boston. More details are below: Topic: A Poignant Discussion on ...
Created on 25 February 2016
16. An Emergency Within an Emergency: The Crises of Climate Change and Female Genital Cutting
(News & Blog)
... presented by the Queen of England in Buckingham Palace. In 2018, she was recognized as the African Youth Leader of the year. She was nominated as the Human Rights Defender of the year in 2019. She is also ...
Created on 09 September 2022
17. Is the United Kingdom backing out of its commitment to end female genital cutting amid the COVID-19 pandemic?
(News & Blog)
... is estimated 137,000 women and girls are living with its effects in England and Wales. But many believe the official figure to be the tip of the iceberg considering most survivors (80%) go undetected until ...
Created on 22 December 2020
18. How female genital cutting is portrayed in television series
(News & Blog)
... community. Call the Midwife Season 6, Episode 6Te Call the Midwife painted the story of a pregnant woman, Nadifa, from Somaliland in the 1960s in England. At a young age, she was infibulated, meaning ...
Created on 13 October 2020
19. Why human rights education, including FGC, is crucial for American classrooms
(News & Blog)
... desperately needs to be improved. Moreover, there is a general need for increased education about FGC in American classrooms.  Public policy in England, as well as the state of Virginia (thanks to Angela ...
Created on 13 July 2020
20. Sahiyo U.S. Advisory Board Spotlight: Melody Joy Eckardt
(News & Blog)
... us a bit about your background? I am an obstetrician and gynecologist who specializes in global health. I graduated from Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, did my ob/gyn residency at Tufts New England ...
Created on 16 October 2019