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21. Khatna within the Bohra community: A Struggle of Tradition and Modernity
(News & Blog)
... and sexuality.  I used Tammary Esho’s framework of FGM/C as a socio-cultural-symbolic nexus. Esho has conduced extensive research on FGM/C and sexual and reproductive health and rights. It is a culturally ...
Created on 25 February 2020
22. Op-Ed: A Global Platform to End FGM/C
(News & Blog)
... wall of silence around the world.  This too must stop. Next week, at the International Conference on Population and Development (ICPD) in Nairobi, where gender equality and reproductive and sexual rights ...
Created on 11 November 2019
23. Sahiyo U.S. Advisory Board Spotlight: Melody Joy Eckardt
(News & Blog)
... working internationally with the Division of Global Health and Human Rights at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) on issues related to women’s reproductive health and maternal mortality in developing ...
Created on 16 October 2019
24. Discovering female genital cutting in my community
(News & Blog)
... complications for women’s reproductive health is not okay. That tampering with God’s creation of a perfect body is not okay. That perpetuating patriarchal standards by continuing this practice is not okay.  ...
Created on 18 June 2019
25. The Disturbing Trend of Medicalising Female Genital Mutilation
(News & Blog)
... and Gynaecology at the MetroHealth Medical Center in Cleveland, and Dr. Allan Jacobs, Professor of Reproductive Medicine at Stony Brook University. They wrote that “we must adopt a more nuanced position ...
Created on 05 March 2019
26. On The Supreme Court Hearings and The Pro-Khatna FAQs Circulated by Bohras
(News & Blog)
... is connected to your sexual organs and reproductive system. It’s not a harmless procedure. Nose and ear piercings are harmless procedures, available at hospitals and pharmacies, and are done by trained ...
Created on 23 August 2018
27. 'Call it by the Name': A researcher’s dilemma on the FGM-FGC terminology debat
(News & Blog)
by Debangana Chatterjee Two years back when I ventured into trying to understand a culturally specific embodied practice pertaining to procedures involving partial or total removal of the external female ...
Created on 27 June 2018
28. A tale of deception: My conversation with an FGC survivor in Pakistan
(News & Blog)
... an unpleasant experience. It is difficult to be psychologically scarred and feel completely at ease. Sadly enough, our generation still believes sex is a dirty, reproductive act. We are trained to associate ...
Created on 16 February 2018
29. Research Studies on FGC
(News & Blog)
  New Study from Iran: Female Genital Mutilation Impedes Men’s Well-Being   Implementation of the International and Regional Human Rights Framework for the Elimination of Female Genital ...
Created on 07 July 2017
30. U.S. Muslim Leaders Stance on FGM/C (also known as Female Circumcision)
(News & Blog)
... abuses antithetical to our beautiful faith. We call on all Muslim organizations to provide sexual/ reproductive health education and sexual violence awareness trainings to ensure that leaders are well ...
Created on 08 June 2017
31. Despite backlash, Sahiyo will continue to work with the community
(News & Blog)
The World Health Organization (WHO)’s guidelines on the management of health complications from female genital mutilation/cutting states that the “involvement of health-care providers in performing FGM ...
Created on 02 June 2017
32. Law alone cannot end the practice of Female Genital Cutting
(News & Blog)
... openly. Many people do not understand how brutal the practice is and simply prefer not to discuss it because of the entrenched shame around women’s sexuality and reproductive health that is enforced through ...
Created on 26 April 2017
33. Female circumcision is no different from other forms of violence against women
(News & Blog)
... if the procedure that is done in Singapore is “just a small cut” or “won’t hurt very much”. The very idea that something is wrong with female reproductive organs or that it is not good enough the way it ...
Created on 29 September 2016
34. Mariya Taher to represent Sahiyo at Women Deliver Conference
(News & Blog)
... to drive progress in maternal, sexual, and reproductive health and human rights. Allies from around the world will come together to build capacity, share solutions, and forge partnerships, together creating ...
Created on 13 May 2016
35. The Practice of Khatna or Female Genital Mutilation amongst the Dawoodi (Daudi) Bohra Shia Muslim Community – Part 1
(News & Blog)
... levels, there is unequivocal consensus that FGM/C represents an extreme violation of the human rights of women and children, a danger to sexual and reproductive health, a harmful practice and a form of ...
Created on 19 January 2016
36. FEMALE GENITAL CUTTING A Continuing Tradition
(News & Blog)
... in the United States. (2004, November). Retrieved March 20, 2009, from Center For Reproductive Rights: www.reproductiverights.org – See more at: http://imaginingequality.globalfundforwomen.org/content/female-genital-cutting#sthash.g8x2aTvi.dpuf ...
Created on 17 January 2016
37. FAQs
(Uncategorised)
... complications for women’s sexual and reproductive health. See more here.   FGC is often a patriarchal cultural tradition carried out with the intent of subjugating women and controlling their bodies. ...
Created on 11 January 2016
38. How to Stop The Rising Trend of Medicalisation of Female Genital Cutting in Asia (2022-01-20)
(Events Calendar/How to Stop The Rising Trend of Medicalisation of Female Genital Cutting in Asia)
... Genital Cutting in Asia,’ featuring a panel discussion with medical experts and gender rights activists from India and Singapore who specialise in sexual and reproductive health. The medicalisation of ...
Created on 13 January 2022
39. Trauma of Female Genital Mutilation (18 March 2025)
(Events / Training)
... UMass Memorial Health. A renowned OB/GYN and researcher, she specializes in sexual and reproductive health equity for migrant women, with a focus on FGM/C and gender-based violence. She has advised the ...
Created on 14 March 2025
40. A CARE Tuesday Talk: The History & Future of Reproductive Justice
(News & Blog)
On February 1st, CARE Atlanta Global Innovation Hub hosted a webinar on reproductive rights and justice, and invited Sahiyo’s U.S. Executive Director Mariya Taher to speak about female genital cutting ...
Created on 08 February 2022