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21. UnChained At Last: The United States’ Child Marriage Problem webinar reflection
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... At Last staffers explained that they are working state-by-state to outlaw the practice of child marriage, since only five states including New Jersey, Delaware, Pennsylvania, Minnesota, and Rhode Island, ...
Created on 29 July 2021
22. Why one Bohra woman shared her experience with female genital cutting publicly
(News & Blog)
... FGM/C on at least nine girls with the alleged help of Dr. Fakhruddin Attar, his wife, Farida Attar, and five other residents of Michigan and Minnesota. Judge Bernard Friedman dropped the FGM/C charges, ...
Created on 15 January 2021
23. More Than A Survivor: An interview with Renee
(News & Blog)
... up of all the moments in our lives, not just one. Interview: Where do you live? I live in Lanesboro, Minnesota. Where’s the favorite place you have traveled to, lived in, or would like to visit?  My ...
Created on 02 December 2020
24. U.S. Sahiyo Board Member Spotlight: A. Renee Bergstrom, EdD
(News & Blog)
... a Master’s degree in adult education from the University of Minnesota in 1992, and a doctorate in education in leadership from Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota in 2009. My professional career ...
Created on 17 November 2019
25. Looking Back: Sahiyo at CSW/MALA's March 2019 Even
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... Minnesota House of Representatives Andrea G. Bottner, J.D., Senior Advisor- Independent Women’s Forum Asad Zaman, M.D Zehra Patwa, WeSpeakOut Co-Founder and Sahiyo Vice-Chair ...
Created on 03 September 2019
26. How doctors responded to my genital mutilation: An American woman's 70-year journe
(News & Blog)
... for my 1981 Geneva trip, I attended the University of Minnesota Week of Enrichment designed to help doctors, pastors and therapists respond compassionately to those who bring a variety of sexual issues ...
Created on 26 February 2019
27. Five things you need to know about the controversial court ruling on FGM/C in USA: Sahiyo explains
(News & Blog)
... Nagarwala, Dr. Fakhruddin Attar and his wife Farida Attar — all members of Michigan’s Farmington Hills Dawoodi Bohra mosque — for subjecting two minor girls from Minnesota to FGC. Subsequently, five other ...
Created on 04 December 2018
28. Female Genital Cutting charges dismissed but our work continues: Global reactions to Michigan case news
(News & Blog)
... our elected officials. Two, recently elected, Muslim women representatives from Michigan and Minnesota (the two states involved) have failed to use their platforms to proactively address this issue. FGM ...
Created on 22 November 2018
29. Looking from the Outside-In: Initial Perceptions of Female Genital Cutting
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By Batoul Saleh A campaign event for Minnesota Rep. Ilhan Omar and former Michigan rep. Rashida Tlaib was disrupted on August 11 by Laura Loomer, a conservative media personality. Invading the event, ...
Created on 21 September 2018
30. Detroit arrest: It is time for Bohras to get serious about ending Female Genital Cutting
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... innocent unless and until proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt in a court of law. The federal complaint states that phone call records and surveillance video show that in February 2017, two Minnesota ...
Created on 14 April 2017
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32. Looking from the Outside-In: Initial Perceptions of Female Genital Cutting
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By Batoul Saleh A campaign event for Minnesota Rep. Ilhan Omar and former Michigan rep. Rashida Tlaib was disrupted on August 11 by Laura Loomer, a conservative media personality. Invading the event, ...
Created on 21 September 2018
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