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21. More Than A Survivor: An interview with Aarefa
(News & Blog)
... up of all the moments in our lives, not just one. Interview: Where do you live? I live in Mumbai, India. Where’s the favorite place you have traveled to, lived in, or would like to visit?  In 2015, ...
Created on 08 December 2020
22. More Than A Survivor: An interview with Shehnaz
(News & Blog)
... up of all the moments in our lives, not just one. Interview: Where do you live?  Mumbai, India  Where’s the favorite place you have travelled to, lived in, or would like to visit? Goa traveling ...
Created on 06 December 2020
23. More Than A Survivor: An interview with Samina
(News & Blog)
... up of all the moments in our lives, not just one. Interview: Where do you live? Amchi, Mumbai! Where’s the favorite place you have traveled to, lived in or would like to visit? It’s this place in Himachal ...
Created on 05 December 2020
24. More Than A Survivor: An interview with Mubaraka
(News & Blog)
... up of all the moments in our lives, not just one. Interview: Where do you live? Mumbai, India  Where’s the favorite place you have traveled to, lived in, or would like to visit? Bali What are some ...
Created on 01 December 2020
25. More Than A Survivor: An interview with Lubaina
(News & Blog)
... up of all the moments in our lives, not just one. Interview: Where do you live? Mumbai, India Where’s the favorite place you have travelled to, lived in, or would like to visit? Bangkok, Thailand  ...
Created on 30 November 2020
26. More Than A Survivor: An interview with Fatema
(News & Blog)
... up of all the moments in our lives, not just one. Interview: Where do you live?  Mumbai, India  Where’s the favorite place you have traveled to, lived in, or would like to visit? Favorite place ...
Created on 28 November 2020
27. More Than A Survivor: An interview with Fakhera
(News & Blog)
... up of all the moments in our lives, not just one. Interview: Where do you live? Mumbai, India Where’s the favorite place you have travelled to, lived in, or would like to visit? Salsburg What are ...
Created on 27 November 2020
28. More Than A Survivor: An interview with Eliza
(News & Blog)
... up of all the moments in our lives, not just one. Interview: Where do you live? Mazgaon, Mumbai, India  Where’s the favorite place you have traveled to, lived in, or would like to visit? Turkey, ...
Created on 26 November 2020
29. Virtual Thaal Pe Charcha goes pan India
(News & Blog)
... ever TPC where participants joined in from various cities in India, including Mumbai, Ahmedabad, Hyderabad and Pune. The success of any program lies in its ability to create sustainability and leadership. ...
Created on 16 November 2020
30. Let’s Talk FGC: A fireside chat with Mariya Taher and Farzana Esmail
(News & Blog)
... pretenses, and the dilapidated building you spoke about is an element of a story we hear girls who have gone to Mumbai and had it done often talk about. But, we have also had stories of girls who have ...
Created on 25 June 2020
31. Digital advocacy on female genital cutting in the time of COVID-19
(News & Blog)
... it can happen any time from age 7. There is no time limit.” Aarefa Johari is a co-founder of transnational organisation Sahiyo, based in Mumbai, India.  “For those who are unsure about whether or not ...
Created on 18 June 2020
32. Voices Series: Why I still speak up about FGM/C
(News & Blog)
... and her bodily integrity have been violated without much concern by the society. I have also attended the second Activist Retreat organized by Sahiyo, which took place in Mumbai where participants from ...
Created on 01 April 2020
33. Taking the anti-FGC movement forward, with Thaal Pe Charcha participants
(News & Blog)
On 17th November 2018, Sahiyo hosted its seventh Thaal Pe Charcha (loosely translated as “discussions over food”) in Mumbai, India, with a diverse group of 17 participants. TPC is a flagship Sahiyo program ...
Created on 12 January 2020
34. When Thaal Pe Charcha participants met Mumbai's Veteran Activist
(News & Blog)
On 4th August 2018, Sahiyo hosted its sixth Thaal Pe Charcha (loosely translated as “discussions over food”) in Mumbai, India. TPC is a flagship Sahiyo program where Bohra women are brought together in ...
Created on 12 January 2020
35. 'I have convinced my friends to refrain from Female Genital Cutting
(News & Blog)
On January 27, 2018, Sahiyo hosted its fourth Thaal Pe Charcha (loosely translated as “discussions over food”) in Mumbai, India, with a diverse group of 18 participants. TPC is a flagship Sahiyo program ...
Created on 12 January 2020
36. Intern Spotlight: Sahiyo Social Media Intern Kavya Palavalasa
(News & Blog)
... undergraduate degree in law at Jindal Global Law School, O.P. Jindal Global University in India. She has not only worked with Citizens for Justice and Peace in Mumbai, but she was also the editor-in-chief ...
Created on 14 December 2019
37. Cofounders
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... her at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.. Aarefa Johari is a journalist based in Mumbai, India. She has four years of experience as a reporter and feature writer with Hindustan Times, a national daily, and currently ...
Created on 02 July 2019
38. Sahiyo Hosts 'Thaal Pe Charcha' Iftar Party in Mumba
(News & Blog)
On May 11, Sahiyo India hosted a special Thaal Pe Charcha “Iftar” dinner in Mumbai during the holy month of Ramzan. The event was attended by 24 women and men from the Bohra community, who came together ...
Created on 27 May 2019
39. The experience of hosting my very own Thaal Pe Charcha
(News & Blog)
By Xenobia Country of Residence: India Earlier this year in January, I attended the Sahiyo’s Activist Retreat in Mumbai, where I met some brilliant, fantastic people from all walks of life. Women shared ...
Created on 16 April 2019
40. Survivor of Mumbai: Plight to End Female Genital Cutting
(News & Blog)
By Brionna Wiggins (An alias was provided to protect the survivor’s identity and family.) There was once a girl who was seven-years-old in Mumbai, India. She and her mother visited a woman so that ...
Created on 21 March 2019
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