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121. From Saving Safa to Seven: How authors use writing to shed light on FGC
(News & Blog)
... critically engage with the issue of female genital cutting (FGC). Up until then what I knew about FGC I knew from overheard conversations between my parents and their colleagues, from snippets of news ...
Created on 08 October 2020
122. Upcoming webinar: Moving Towards Sexual Pleasure and Emotional Healing After FGC
(News & Blog)
 By Cate Cox Female genital cutting (FGC) often comes with a multitude of physical and psychological issues that can impact sexual functioning for many survivors. Yet, oftentimes too little attention ...
Created on 04 September 2020
123. What I learned about FGC at Sahiyo’s Virtual Activist Retreat
(News & Blog)
By Anonymous I first heard about female genital cutting (FGC) from a close friend who had undergone the practice. When I heard about it, I was around ten years old. I was shocked, but didn’t have enough ...
Created on 16 July 2020
124. Why human rights education, including FGC, is crucial for American classrooms
(News & Blog)
By Hunter Kessous Throughout high school, whenever I would tell people about my future goals to help survivors of female genital cutting (FGC), nine times out of ten the response would be, “What is FGC?” ...
Created on 13 July 2020
125. Farzana Esmail hosts fireside chat on FGC with co-founder of Sahiyo
(News & Blog)
... cutting: part interview, part sincere exchange of stories, and part education. Upon introducing Mariya’s background, Farzana asks her to call on her expertise to explain female genital cutting (FGC) to ...
Created on 26 June 2020
126. Let’s Talk FGC: A fireside chat with Mariya Taher and Farzana Esmail
(News & Blog)
Mariya Taher, U.S. Executive Director and co-founder of Sahiyo, and Farzana Esmail, FGC survivor, mother and advocate, sat down together for a virtual fireside chat on female genital cutting (FGC): part ...
Created on 25 June 2020
127. Taking the anti-FGC movement forward, with Thaal Pe Charcha participants
(News & Blog)
... two participants travelled specially from Pune and Kerala respectively. During this TPC, participants were divided into two groups that drew up plans for taking the movement against FGC forward through ...
Created on 12 January 2020
128. #MenToEndFGC: Sahiyo’s Male Ally Campaign Launches
(News & Blog)
The issue of female genital cutting (FGC) is usually told from a woman’s perspective – for obvious reasons. Women around the world have spoken up against this practice that has gone on far too long, and ...
Created on 12 August 2019
129. The complexities of female genital cutting (FGC) in Singapore: Part III
(News & Blog)
Tradition and patriarchal elements of FGC   By Saza Faradilla Country of Residence: Singapore This blog post is the third in a four-part series about female genital cutting (FGC) in Singapore. This ...
Created on 02 July 2019
130. The complexities of female genital cutting (FGC) in Singapore: Part II
(News & Blog)
Part II: Cleanliness and religious reasons for FGC By Saza Faradilla Country of Residence: Singapore This blog post is the second in a four-part series about female genital cutting (FGC) in Singapore. ...
Created on 30 April 2019
131. The complexities of female genital cutting (FGC) in Singapore
(News & Blog)
By Saza Faradilla Country of Residence: Singapore This blogpost is the first in a four-part series about female genital cutting (FGC) in Singapore. This first installment details the historical, social ...
Created on 19 March 2019
132. Reflecting before we move forward: Overview of global FGC news from 2018
(News & Blog)
For everyone invested in laws and norms around the practices of FGC, 2018 was an incredibly eventful year. On January 22nd, Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, former Liberian president and first female head of state ...
Created on 16 January 2019
133. Aarefa Johari and Masooma Ranalvi discuss FGC at We the Women Bangalore
(News & Blog)
... social media. Ranalvi and Johari shared their personal experiences of being subjected to FGC and discussed various aspects of the problem from the need to engage with the community to end the practice ...
Created on 05 November 2018
134. Female Genital Cutting (FGC): Is it an Islamic Practice? (Part 2)
(News & Blog)
By Debangana Chatterjee  Though often being referred to as an Islamic practice, Female Genital Cutting (FGC) precedes both Islam and Christianity. It is believed to have originated in the Pharaonic era ...
Created on 13 October 2018
135. WeSpeakOut spearheads two-day workshop on ending FGC in India
(News & Blog)
... and heads of several women’s rights and human rights organisations in the country. There were also international participants from Equality Now, a US-based organisation working to end FGC globally and ...
Created on 13 September 2018
136. Indian Supreme Court Offers Hope for Petition Against FGC, While Government Denies its Prevalence
(News & Blog)
... while hearing the arguments of a petition filed by the Dawoodi Bohra Women’s Association for Religious Freedom, which claims that FGC, as practiced by the Bohra community, is not “FGM” but “circumcision”, ...
Created on 30 July 2018
137. 'Call it by the Name': A researcher’s dilemma on the FGM-FGC terminology debat
(News & Blog)
... like Stanlie M. James and Claire C. Robertson who prefer Female Genital Cutting (FGC) instead of FGM. They consider ‘circumcision’ insufficient as it makes a ‘false analogy’ to male circumcision. At the ...
Created on 27 June 2018
138. FGC
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Created on 12 August 2021
139. stop FGC
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stop FGC
Created on 07 August 2021
140. Sahiyo's Outreach at Townview High Schoo
(Article tagged with: FGC)
... information about Sahiyo’s mission to end FGC and offered a glimpse into the workings of NGOs. The event allowed us to educate students about the impact of FGC and the importance of community involvement ...
Created on 14 March 2024