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21. A Mother’s Brave Choice about Female Genital Cutting
(News & Blog)
By: Anonymous Age: 30 Country: United States (Read the Gujarati translation of this article here and the Hindi translation here.) Khatna is a term and a practice I learned about when I was about ...
Created on 23 May 2017
22. महिला जननांग विकृति के प्रति एक माँ का बहादुर फैसला
(News & Blog)
(यह लेख पहली बार 23 मई 2017 को अंग्रेजी में साहियो द्वारा प्रकाशित हुआ था. Read the English version here and the Gujarati translation here.) लेखक: अज्ञात  उम्र: 30 देश: यूनाइटेड स्टेट्स खतना शब्द ...
Created on 23 May 2017
23. Why do Dawoodi Bohras practice Khatna, or Female Genital Cutting?
(News & Blog)
... water, and the key to achieving “spiritual” or “religious” purity lies not in a person’s genitals, but in their thoughts, words and deeds. This article was published in Gujarati on January 2, 2018. ...
Created on 19 May 2017
24. The Detroit doctor arrests are an opportunity to talk about Khatna
(News & Blog)
By: Anonymous Age: 33 Country: Pune, India Even though I clearly remember when ‘khatna’ was performed on me, it wasn’t until I was a teenager that I first started to question this practice within the ...
Created on 14 May 2017
25. A letter to Syedna, by a Bohra woman
(News & Blog)
(Editor’s note – The courageous woman who shared this letter would like it to be known that sahiyo’s platform was the official outlet for her letter.) By: Anonymous Country of Residence: United States ...
Created on 12 May 2017
26. FGM and the myth of modernity among Dawoodi Bohras
(News & Blog)
By: Anonymous  Age: 33 Country of birth: India Country of current residence: USA  I am a male born into a Dawoodi Bohra family. My brother and I had remarkably normal upbringings in the United States. ...
Created on 11 May 2017
27. Law alone cannot end the practice of Female Genital Cutting
(News & Blog)
By Sabiha Basrai Country: California, United States Age: 34 years old It is important that the issue of FGC or Khatna, as known to the Bohra community, is brought out from the shadows and discussed ...
Created on 26 April 2017
28. Let us not vilify the Detroit doctor as we work to end Female Genital Cutting
(News & Blog)
By: Anonymous Country: United States Age: 34 Shortly after my seventh birthday, I went to visit my grandmother in New York. My mother told me this visit was going to be special because I turned seven ...
Created on 24 April 2017
29. I underwent Khatna but did not let it happen to my daughters
(News & Blog)
By: Anonymous Country of Current Residence: United States Country of Birth: India Age: 57 It was a day in June, 1966, in India. I was seven years old and sitting with my mother, listening to a story ...
Created on 04 April 2017
30. My brain decides who I sleep with, not my clitoris
(News & Blog)
... as a victim of FGM. (A version of this post was originally published on the blog Wanderlustbeau on February 23, 2017.) This post was later republished in Gujarati on March 6, 2018. Read the Gujarati ...
Created on 22 March 2017
31. Sahiyo blog post wins a Laadli Media Award
(News & Blog)
... and journalism in India. The award ceremony was held at Ahmedabad’s Gujarati Sahitya Parishad on February 23, with prominent dancer and artiste Mallika Sarabhai as the chief guest. The winning essay ...
Created on 23 February 2017
32. Sahiyo has a new look!
(News & Blog)
... typography. The typography illustrates ‘Sahiyo’ (Gujarati word for friends) written in English, at the same time connects to it’s Gujarati roots  by depicting the letter ‘Y’ which could be read in both ...
Created on 06 February 2017
33. As a psychotherapist, I would not recommend khatna
(News & Blog)
(This article was later published in Gujarati. Read the Gujarati version here.) by Anonymous  Age: 36 Country: India I am a mental health professional and have been practicing counseling and therapy ...
Created on 10 December 2016
34. Dear daughter, I am sorry you were circumcised
(News & Blog)
(First published on May 24, 2016) A heartfelt letter from a Bohra father, who wished to remain unnamed, to his grown-up daughter. Read the Gujarati translation of this letter here.   Dear Daughter, ...
Created on 07 December 2016
35. Sahiyo Receives Grant from Wallace Global Fund!
(News & Blog)
... forum within the community that could help drive a movement to bring an end to FGC. That is how Sahiyo, the organization, was born. Sahiyo is the Bohra Gujarati word for ‘saheliyo’, or friends, and reflects ...
Created on 05 July 2016
36. Our History
(Uncategorised)
... body, and  to enable a culture in which female sexuality is not feared or suppressed but embraced as normal.   Sahiyo is the Bohra Gujarati word for ‘saheliyo’, or friends, and reflects their organization’s ...
Created on 15 June 2016
37. Dear daughter, I am sorry you were circumcised
(News & Blog)
... years ago and ensure that this family’s next generation never has to suffer the way that you did. All my love, Dad   This article was reposted on December 7, 2016. A Gujarati translation was also ...
Created on 24 May 2016
38. Each One, Reach One - A FGC Public Outreach Campaign
(News & Blog)
... founded last year by five women who feel strongly about the practice of khatna in the Bohra community. Sahiyo is the Bohra Gujarati word for ‘saheliyo’, or friends, and reflects our organization’s mission ...
Created on 04 February 2016
39. Volunteer With Us
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... like Instagram, LinkedIn, and Facebook. Translation: Help us reach more communities by translating our materials from English into languages like Gujarati, Hindi, and others. Content Writing: Research ...
Created on 26 January 2016
40. A Little Piece of Skin
(News & Blog)
Nationality: USA Ethnicity: Indian (Gujarati)  Author: Anonymous 30-year-old I was not more than seven years old when I recall going into a medical complex on a quiet Sunday afternoon accompanied ...
Created on 06 January 2016