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4. Reflecting on the Critical Intersections Webinar
(News & Blog)
... with FGM/C in India, and Saza touched on the benefits of framing FGM/C through the lens of gender to recognize FGM/C is a form of gender-based violence. Naquia spoke to the framing aspect and asked readers ...
Created on 21 March 2025
5. Sahiyo research uplifts how intersectionality impacts the movement to end FGM/C this February 6th
(News & Blog)
... other social justice movements, strengthens our overall work to end FGM/C.   Speakers:  Aarefa Johari is a journalist and feminist activist based in Mumbai, India. She has been advocating for an end ...
Created on 06 February 2025
6. What Not to Say
(News & Blog)
... women gave to expectant mothers about giving birth to a son. I had heard of secret abortions of girl children that took place in India and Pakistan, but a women and gender studies course that looked at ...
Created on 24 December 2024
7. "The Beginning" screened at a special Thaal Pe Charcha event in Mumba
(News & Blog)
By Aarefa Johari On October 26, 2024, Sahiyo hosted a Thaal Pe Charcha, or TPC, event in Mumbai. TPC is Sahiyo's flagship program initiated by the Sahiyo team in India, bringing small groups of community ...
Created on 11 December 2024
8. Perseverance and Power
(News & Blog)
... I really enjoyed the dinner that fellow storytellers, Rufo, LP,  and I went to at an Indian restaurant. The food was really great and I learned a thing or two about India. Also, I enjoyed the workshop ...
Created on 05 November 2024
9. Interview with Zehra Patwa of the Connecticut Coalition to End FGM/C
(News & Blog)
... WeSpeakOut, a partner of the CT Coalition and Sahiyo. WeSpeakOut is primarily focused on making FGM/C illegal in India, though it also works on other issues that impact women in the Bohra community. Their ...
Created on 20 October 2024
10. Reflecting on a Screening of The Beginning, a Film Directed by Sahiyo Co-founder Insia Dariwala
(News & Blog)
By Insia Dariwala On July 19th, Population First/ Laadli, along with Sahiyo India and Equality Now, hosted a screening of South Asia’s first fiction film on FGC titled, The Beginning. Produced by Equality ...
Created on 27 August 2024
11. Advocacy & Travel Award
(Programs)
... presented an autoethnographic account of FGM/C in Kerala, India. Her insights highlighted the cultural and social dynamics of FGM within her community. Research Presentation Title: Mute Memories of Mutilation: ...
Created on 14 August 2024
12. The practice of khatna on girls must stop / છોકરીઓ પર ખત્નાની પ્રથા બંધ થવી જોઈએ
(News & Blog)
... some humanitarians have filed a legal appeal in court to demand that this practice is banned in India. I think it is not too much to expect that the good people reading this should also join in making ...
Created on 20 June 2024
13. Sahiyo staff spotlight: Editorial Coordinator Sheena Vasani
(News & Blog)
... time (think like, late 40s, early 50s – so end of World War 2 and around when the British just left India, so very, very different times!). So she never got the space to talk about how that impacted her, ...
Created on 20 May 2024
14. Reflecting on our webinar: Quiet Activism and Understanding the Psychosocial Impacts of Female Genital Cutting
(News & Blog)
On April 25th, our Sahiyo community came together for a deeply engaging webinar, joined by participants from across the globe including the United Arab Emirates, Nepal, Switzerland, Myanmar, and India. ...
Created on 14 May 2024
15. UNICEF releases new data on global prevalence of FGM/C
(News & Blog)
... more relevant data for our work to end FGM/C, it is worth noting that Asian countries like India and Indonesia, and Middle Eastern countries like Pakistan and Iran are missing entirely. With the absence ...
Created on 21 March 2024
16. Equality Now releases the trailer of Asia’s first fiction film on FGM/C, directed by Sahiyo co-founder, Insia Dariwala
(News & Blog)
... to play a major role in continuing the practice with future generations.” She also writes, “Since survivors of FGM/C in India broke the silence about this practice over seven years ago, there have been ...
Created on 12 March 2024
17. Insights from Sahiyo and TightLipped's Collaborative Webina
(News & Blog)
... led her to channel her energy toward advocating to end the practice of FGC in India, bringing an important angle to our conversation around sexual health. Heartfelt moments emerged in this virtual space, ...
Created on 12 December 2023
18. Upcoming Equality Now media training
(News & Blog)
On December 13th from 12-2:30 PM (Malaysia time), Sahiyo India is participating in a media training workshop with Equality Now and Kalyanamitra. The workshop’s aim is to sensitize journalists and media ...
Created on 08 December 2023
19. Events and Programs Intern Tanya Samyak receives PLP Acceptance from Simmons University
(News & Blog)
... organization based in Mumbai, India and Cambridge, Massachussetts, USA, whose mission is to empower Asian and other communities to end female genital mutilation/cutting (FGM/C) and to create positive social ...
Created on 07 December 2023
20. My time at the 2023 Peer-to-Peer National ARP Convening
(News & Blog)
... variety of events including a cultural evening, an interactive Indian dance performance, a Paraguayan bottle dance, and a Native American closing ceremony to conclude the gathering. “The ARP convention ...
Created on 05 December 2023