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21. Dear Maasi: Is there something wrong with me because I like this kind of sex?
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... by sex-negative social norms that stigmatize sexual pleasure.      However, ideas about sexuality have evolved since 1905 (thank goodness!):           The American Psychiatric Association destigmatized ...
Created on 05 January 2022
22. Reflecting on Moving Towards Sexual Pleasure and Emotional Healing After Female Genital Cutting Part 2
(News & Blog)
On November 17th, Sahiyo hosted part two of the ‘Moving Towards Sexual Pleasure and Emotional Healing After Female Genital Cutting’ webinar. Two specialist speakers helped to lead the webinar: Haddi Ceesey, ...
Created on 15 December 2021
23. Upcoming Webinar: Moving Towards Sexual Pleasure and Emotional Healing Part 2
(News & Blog)
By Amela Tokić Last October, Sahiyo hosted a webinar called Moving Towards Sexual Pleasure and Emotional Healing After Female Genital Cutting. This provided an opportunity to hear from three inspirational ...
Created on 01 November 2021
24. Dear Maasi: "I’m a transgender man who is also a survivor of female genital cutting" ...
(News & Blog)
...  I also hope that you find the right support for you. Romantic and sexual pleasure is our birthright!  ---Maasi  Note: For readers would like to educate themselves about transgender and non-binary ...
Created on 13 October 2021
25. Dear Maasi talks about clitoral anatomy
(News & Blog)
...  Globally, sex education has been dismal. We don’t learn about sexual pleasure, communication, consent, or boundaries; and this is especially true for those of us born female. Although the 3-D model ...
Created on 19 July 2021
26. A reflection on Sahiyo’s Activists Retreat: A sense of belonging
(News & Blog)
... able to connect with people who have a similar stance on this cause and meet allies and people who have been through a similar experience as me, or know someone who has been through it. It was such a pleasure ...
Created on 18 May 2021
27. Dear Maasi: “Did khatna impact my sex life or is it all in my head?”
(News & Blog)
... a negative impact on their sexual lives: fear, anxiety, shame, and difficulty trusting sexual partners  low arousal, inability to feel sexual pleasure and over sensitivity in the clitoral area  In ...
Created on 16 April 2021
28. Dear Maasi: “How do I tell my husband I haven’t enjoyed sex for 15 years?”
(News & Blog)
... more relaxed. Would you like to try that?” instead of “I don’t enjoy sex with you.” Use mindfulness to help you pause when something doesn’t feel right and to deepen pleasure. If you need some guidance ...
Created on 14 March 2021
29. Sahiyo highlights programs intern for scholarship win
(News & Blog)
... Economics, and Arabic. While working at Sahiyo she has helped to organize many dynamic webinars, including Moving Towards Sexual Pleasure and Emotional Healing After FGC, Art, Activism, and Healing: In ...
Created on 08 March 2021
30. Dear Maasi addresses questions about the clitoral hood and sexual pleasure
(News & Blog)
... lots of questions through our anonymous form. Dear Maasi will  answer two interrelated questions for February’s column about the clitoral hood and sexual pleasure: Dear Maasi, Can you please send us ...
Created on 14 February 2021
31. Your questions answered: Moving Towards Sexual Pleasure and Emotional Healing After Female Genital Cutting
(News & Blog)
 Last fall Sahiyo partnered with three award-winning and talented speakers Farzana Doctor, Sarian Karim-Kamara, and Joanna Vergoth to host Moving Towards Sexual Pleasure and Emotional Healing After Female ...
Created on 01 February 2021
32. Art, Activism, and Healing webinar: In Conversation Around Female Genital Cutting
(News & Blog)
... can use art to make a change in their communities, and working toward prevention efforts to end female genital cutting.  Following the vein of one of our previous webinars, Moving Towards Sexual Pleasure ...
Created on 08 January 2021
33. Dear Maasi: How to address sex-negativity and misogyny in a conservative community
(News & Blog)
... Bohra families, sex is seen as a duty that a woman performs. To even have conversations about your own pleasure is so difficult. When I talked about khatna and its impact on sexuality, my mother asked ...
Created on 07 December 2020
34. Sahiyo Resources
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... against racist narratives in their work and in their journey toward healing, as well as how systemic racism can delay substantial change on this issue. Moving Towards Sexual Pleasure and ...
Created on 04 December 2020
35. A Reflection on Moving Towards Sexual Pleasure and Emotional Healing After Female Genital Cutting
(News & Blog)
By Cate Cox On Thursday, October 22nd, Sahiyo partnered with three award-winning and multi-talented speakers Farzana Doctor, Sarian Karim-Kamara, and Joanna Vergoth to host Moving Towards Sexual Pleasure ...
Created on 02 November 2020
36. Dear Maasi: Why you may want to speak to a trauma-informed therapist after khatna
(News & Blog)
... to understand if khatna might have impacted you in this way.  Fatema, I want you to know that it’s possible to recover and heal from this. You have a right to a pleasure-filled sex life!  —Maasi About ...
Created on 15 October 2020
37. From Saving Safa to Seven: How authors use writing to shed light on FGC
(News & Blog)
... will speak about her work and activism at the Sahiyo webinar, Moving Towards Sexual Pleasure and Emotional Healing After FGC, on October 22nd, at 12 noon. Expert panelists Joanna Vergoth and Sarian Karim-Kamara ...
Created on 08 October 2020
38. My meaningful experience as an intern at Sahiyo
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By Nicole Mitchell In early 2019, I had the pleasure of joining the Sahiyo team as a Social Media Intern. I remember being a bit nervous, as working fully remote at a new company was something I had ...
Created on 29 September 2020
39. Upcoming webinar: Moving Towards Sexual Pleasure and Emotional Healing After FGC
(News & Blog)
 By Cate Cox Female genital cutting (FGC) often comes with a multitude of physical and psychological issues that can impact sexual functioning for many survivors. Yet, oftentimes too little attention ...
Created on 04 September 2020
40. Crave Foundation recognizes Sahiyo co-founder Mariya Taher as 2020 grantee
(News & Blog)
... to end FGC. She is one of five 2020 grantees. The Crave Foundation acknowledges that “pleasure is a universal human right that can not be fully realized where there is injustice and violence against ...
Created on 06 August 2020
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