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81. Voices reflection: A journey of self discovery
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By Lola Ibrahim Storytelling is an important aspect in ending female genital mutilation/cutting (FGM/C) and finding closure for survivors emotionally and mentally. You are able to pour out all of these ...
Created on 21 July 2021
82. Voices reflection: Finding my voice
(News & Blog)
By Hunter Kessous When I first joined Sahiyo’s team as an intern, I was told to take a look at the Voices to End Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting (FGM/C) project on YouTube to get a glimpse of how Sahiyo ...
Created on 14 July 2021
83. Voices reflection: Revealing my hidden narrative
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By Absa Samba When I signed up to participate in the Voices to End FGM/C online digital storytelling workshop, I starting thinking about what story I would tell. So many incoherent ideas ran to my mind. ...
Created on 07 July 2021
84. A reflection on Sahiyo’s Activists Retreat: A sense of belonging
(News & Blog)
By Amena I attended Sahiyo’s Activists Retreat because it stands for a cause I believe in to end female genital mutilation/cutting (FGM/C) for future generations of girls. This was the first time I was ...
Created on 18 May 2021
85. A reflection on Sahiyo’s Activists Retreat: Creating an impact to end female genital cutting
(News & Blog)
By Anonymous I had the opportunity to attend Sahiyo’s second virtual Activists Retreat (my first one) last month and absolutely loved every second of it. I had been feeling extreme Zoom fatigue leading ...
Created on 18 May 2021
86. Using Storytelling to Shift Social Norms and Prevent FGM/C: Event Reflection
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By Cate Cox Sahiyo was honored to join StoryCenter to host the webinar, “Using Storytelling to Shift Social Norms and Prevent FGM/C,” during a parallel event for the 65th session of the United Nations ...
Created on 30 March 2021
87. Reflection on Addressing FGC in the Clinic: A Dialogue between Survivors and Healthcare Professionals
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By Sandra Yu  On December 8th, 2020, Sahiyo hosted a webinar featuring several health professionals and  survivors of female genital cutting (FGC) to discuss the necessity for trauma-informed care and ...
Created on 22 December 2020
88. 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
89. Fiction, Truth, and Female Genital Cutting: A reflection of the fireside chat with Farzana Doctor
(News & Blog)
On October 4th, Sahiyo partnered with acclaimed Canadian author and WeSpeakOut cofounder Farzana Doctor to host Fiction, Truth, and Female Genital Cutting: A Fireside Chat. During this intimate conversation, ...
Created on 28 October 2020
90. Sahiyo and StoryCenter host virtual storytelling event on the intersection of race and female genital cutting: A reflection
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By Isabel I began interning with Sahiyo in June. A recent graduate into the fields of cultural anthropology and human rights, I was eager to learn how Sahiyo used participatory media and community-based ...
Created on 20 October 2020
91. Reflections on the Voices alumni COVID-19 storytelling workshop
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By Lara Kingstone Sahiyo held a StoryCenter-led COVID-19 storytelling session for Voices to End FMG/C alumni in May. The session was created to continue building community online and offer a space for ...
Created on 11 June 2020
92. Voices Series: A Reflection on a nine-month journey
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By Su Sun When I was contacted by Mariya in the beginning of 2019 to join the Voices to End FGM/C workshop, I’d just found out I was pregnant. Previous experiences of obstetric trauma roamed around my ...
Created on 02 June 2020
93. Sahiyo's Second Annual Retreat: A Space for Healing and Reflectio
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Photograph of Maryum Saifee at Activist Retreat By Maryum Saifee In late March, I participated in Sahiyo’s Second Annual Retreat for survivors and allies in the campaign to end female genital mutilation ...
Created on 16 July 2019
94. Why I care about khatna: Reflections from the 2019 Sahiyo Activist Retreat
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By Alisha Bhagat I first found out about female genital cutting, or khatna, in my community in my twenties; my mother told me it had been done to her. At the time I was shocked. I thought this was something ...
Created on 06 June 2019
95. Reflections on Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting & Intergenerational Trauma
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By Anonymous Country of Residence: United States I am not a survivor of female genital mutilation/cutting (FGM/C). In fact, my father is vehemently opposed to the practice. Even though I was shielded ...
Created on 15 January 2019
96. Sahiyo Stories screened in Washington DC: A survivor's reflectio
(News & Blog)
by Maryah Haidery  Recently on Facebook, I noted that real social change usually happens when people are good enough to care about doing the right thing, thoughtful enough to figure out the best ways ...
Created on 14 December 2018
97. ‘I Hope my Story Helps other Women’: A Reflection on the Sahiyo Stories Workshop
(News & Blog)
By Maryah Haidery Last December I participated in a  Sahiyo activist retreat where I learned the unique power that storytelling has to teach, stimulate, and inspire audiences while offering the storyteller ...
Created on 09 October 2018
98. My Sahiyo U.S. Activists Retreat Reflection
(News & Blog)
By Maryah Haidery Growing up as a member of the Dawoodi Bohra Community in the United States is a challenging experience, especially for women. It’s like precariously walking across a tightrope while ...
Created on 29 March 2018
99. My Reflections on Sahiyo’s Activist Retreat and my advocacy on ending FGM/C in the U.S.
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By Alifya Sulemanji Sahiyo organized a retreat for FGM survivors and activists in January 2018. I attended the retreat because I am a survivor and I was interested in learning about different views, ...
Created on 14 February 2018
100. Sahiyo U.S. Activists Retreat: A reflection
(News & Blog)
By Zehra Patwa, WeSpeakOut Retreat : a period of group withdrawal for prayer, meditation, study, or instruction. When I initially signed up for Sahiyo’s retreat for Bohra anti-FGC activists ...
Created on 09 February 2018