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1. About - Our Story
Created on 30 November -0001
2. FAQs
Created on 30 November -0001
3. Not Who I Am
(News & Blog)
... for me to attend. What story did you choose to tell and turn into a digital story? I chose to focus on the aspect of sexual pleasure and your relationship with your body and how FGC affects those things. ...
Created on 21 November 2024
4. The forgotten history of female genital cutting in the United States
(News & Blog)
... opening for increased male sexual pleasure. Just this year, a lawsuit was filed in California against an OB-GYN who for decades allegedly performed FGC on patients.  These practices were influenced by ...
Created on 24 October 2024
5. Walking Together: My Experience at the Annual Walk to End Female Genital Mutilation in D.C.
(News & Blog)
... which she co-founded with Sahiyo’s Executive Director, Mariya Taher. I had the opportunity to work with Amy at a recent workshop in Washington D.C. in June 2024, so it was my great pleasure to receive ...
Created on 17 October 2024
6. Donor Spotlight: Brad Mazon
(News & Blog)
... me how FGM is such a quiet menace not only to survivors but also to men who are affected by it – with their wives and sexual pleasure – or the ability to have children. I'm just surprised how it's a form ...
Created on 24 September 2024
7. The practice of khatna on girls must stop / છોકરીઓ પર ખત્નાની પ્રથા બંધ થવી જોઈએ
(News & Blog)
... such woman, girls are taken abroad for it.  This organ given by nature , which gives women the maximum sexual pleasure, is called 'bhrugankur' in Gujarati. Taking it away from a woman is ...
Created on 20 June 2024
8. Volunteer Spotlight: Programs Intern Sophia Jones
(News & Blog)
... had the pleasure of working with have taught me so much. It has been a privilege to be trusted with hearing survivor’s stories and being able to work as an ally and an advocate to end FGC. This experience ...
Created on 15 April 2024
9. Finding freedom through sharing your story: how speaking up liberated activist Lomaris "Lo" Diaz ...
(News & Blog)
... the panelists, Grace Culqui, I had the pleasure of interviewing another participant: Lomaris "Lo" Diaz. For years, Lomaris struggled with vulvovaginal issues which caused her intense pain on both a physical ...
Created on 26 March 2024
10. Dear Maasi: How can I stop the trauma of FGM/C from popping into my mind?
(News & Blog)
... in your case, you could post this reminder in the bathroom, right across from the toilet.  Hope this helps, Mariam. And as always, remember that sexual pleasure and healing is our birthright!  —Maasi  ...
Created on 24 October 2023
11. Psychosexual Care for FGM/C Survivors: An Interview with Dr. Reham Awwad
(News & Blog)
... genitalia.   However, before beginning any of these surgical or non-surgical treatment options, Dr. Awwad will ask patients with decreased sensitivity whether or not they feel pleasure if they are touched ...
Created on 04 September 2023
12. Sexual pleasure after female genital cutting
(News & Blog)
... in relation to sexual pleasure, as well as how survivors can heal sexual traumas as a result of FGC.  How does FGC affect sexuality? A study by the National Library of Medicine explores this complexity ...
Created on 11 August 2023
13. Dear Maasi: Why it is that women who have gone through FGM/C continue to do it to their young ones?
(News & Blog)
... of sexual education. This results in poor knowledge about sexual pleasure and function. It also helps to maintain toxic and patriarchal notions about sexuality and gender norms.  The traumatic and gaslighting ...
Created on 14 June 2023
14. Sahiyo’s International Women’s Day Celebration & Silent Auction Donor Spotlight: Danae Laura
(News & Blog)
... women and girls while demonizing the expression of sexuality places women at constant odds with our body and sense of safety or self.  I think others should donate to Sahiyo because pleasure and sexuality ...
Created on 03 March 2023
15. The urgency of climate change: Reflecting on my conversation with activist Domtila Chesang
(News & Blog)
by Urvashi Sharma On a foggy day in October, I had the pleasure of speaking with Domtila Chesang, an inspired activist against female genital mutilation/cutting (FGM/C) in Kenya, and more recently a ...
Created on 15 December 2022
16. Dear Maasi addresses pain and pleasure
(News & Blog)
... about sex enough! I can tell you that those who have experienced khatna can absolutely have orgasms. We all have a variety of responses to sex, both in terms of pain and pleasure.  These responses ...
Created on 30 November 2022
17. Why sex educators need to know about female genital cutting (FGC)
(News & Blog)
... FGC can often result in trauma, which include pain, fear, and difficulties reaching sexual pleasure. In addition, they should know how these issues can be addressed should the survivor want to learn more.  ...
Created on 28 November 2022
18. My first encounter of female genital cutting
(News & Blog)
... of total or partial genitalia will give the men complete satisfaction and comparatively more pleasure while indulging in sexual intercourse. People in these communities believe it is obligatory for the ...
Created on 17 November 2022
19. Joanna Vergoth chosen as 2021 CRAVE Foundation for Women honoree
(News & Blog)
We are proud to announce that Sahiyo U.S. Advisory Board Member Joanna Vergoth, LCSW, NCPsyA, was chosen as a 2021 CRAVE Foundation for Women grant recipient. She is a psychotherapist, specializing in ...
Created on 06 July 2022
20. Consent and gender imbalance: their role in female genital cutting
(News & Blog)
... feeling pleasure is sinful, sex is almost like a service to a man in which the female and her needs are secondary etc.  I often wondered (and still do) about how-and why- these practices are lumped together ...
Created on 10 February 2022