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1. Reflections after sharing my story during the Psychosocial Impacts of FGM/C Webinar
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Farrah Dalal was one of the speakers who participated in our "Quiet Activism and the Psychosocial Impacts of Female Genital Cutting" webinar. Watch a recording of the event here. By Farrah Dalal Sharing ...
Created on 19 May 2024
2. Sahiyo Discusses book club to hold next event in September
(News & Blog)
Event: Sahiyo Discusses: Cut Woman by Dena Igusti Date: September 27, 2023 Tme: 7:00 PM EST Registration Link: https://bit.ly/SahiyoDiscusses   Sahiyo invites you to join the next iteration of ...
Created on 06 September 2023
3. Roundtable on Systems Change to Address FGM/C Perspectives from State and Municipal Coalitions - a virtual event
(News & Blog)
... State and Municipal Coalitions. The roundtable featured state and municipal coalitions and working groups from across the United States that work to address FGM/C domestically. Sahiyo U.S. Executive Director ...
Created on 17 July 2023
4. Sahiyo Discusses: You Still Look the Same, a discussion with Farzana Doctor
(News & Blog)
In our latest Sahiyo Discusses event, which took place on September 21st, we were joined by Farzana Doctor, to discuss her newly released poetry book, You Still Look the Same. A profoundly moving collection ...
Created on 24 October 2022
5. Sahiyo Discusses book club holds next event in September
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Event: Sahiyo Discusses: You Still Look the Same by Farzana Doctor Date: September 21, 2022 Time: 7:00 PM EST Registration Link: https://bit.ly/SahiyoDiscusses   Sahiyo invites you to join the ...
Created on 04 August 2022
6. Sahiyo’s Book Club Holds Second Event In February 
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Event: Sahiyo Discusses: A Fractured Life by Shabnam Samuel  Date: February 6th, 2022 Tme: 10 am EST Registration Link: https://bit.ly/SahiyoDiscusses   Sahiyo invites you to join the second iteration ...
Created on 05 January 2022
7. Sahiyo’s Book Club to hold second event in February
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Event: Sahiyo Discusses: A Fractured Life by Shabnam Samuel  Date: February 6th, 2022 Tme: 10 am EST Registration Link: https://bit.ly/SahiyoDiscusses     Sahiyo invites you to join the second ...
Created on 04 January 2022
8. Sahiyo’s new book club officially launches in October
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Event: Sahiyo Discusses: Seven by Farzana Doctor Date: October 13th, 2021 Tme: 8 pm EST Registration Link: https://www.flipcause.com/secure/cause_pdetails/MTI0Mzc5?mc_cid=58973cee37&mc_eid=UNIQID   ...
Created on 27 September 2021
9. Locating female genital cutting through films and documentaries
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By Debangana Chatterjee Though films and documentaries related to female genital cutting (FGC) promise to uphold the realities surrounding the subject, there are undeniable strings of subjective interpretations ...
Created on 19 February 2019
10. Sahiyo co-founder curates a week-long Twitter discussion on FGC
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From July 3 to July 7, Sahiyo co-founder Aarefa Johari was invited to curate @MuslimVoicesIN, a Twitter handle run by a group of progressive Indian Muslims. The handle celebrates the plurality of Muslim ...
Created on 18 August 2017
11. Community Outreach
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Community Outreach is essential to helping to end harmful practices such as female genital cutting. Since our founding, Sahiyo has been invited on various  platforms to talk about Female Genital Cutting ...
Created on 05 October 2016
12. Cafe Dissensus runs a special issue on female circumcision in the Bohra community
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... issue also features essays by various Sahiyo co-founders: Insia Dariwala speaks of survivor’s guilt and being “uncut“, Mariya Taher seeks to understand the burden of tradition, Aarefa Johari explores the ...
Created on 25 May 2016
13. FAQs
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... and other smaller Bohra sub-sects, including the Suleimani and Alavi Bohras. However, a 2017 investigation by Sahiyo found that FGC is also being done by some Sunni communities in parts of Kerala in southern ...
Created on 11 January 2016
14. Sahiyo Discusses: Seven by Farzana Doctor (2021-10-01)
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Sahiyo Discusses: Seven by Farzana Doctor Starting this October 2021, Sahiyo is officially launching our book club, Sahiyo Discusses, with our inaugural event, Sahiyo Discusses: Seven by Farzana Doctor. Designed ...
Created on 29 November 2021
15. Sahiyo Discusses: A Fractured Life by Shabnam Samuel (2022-02-06)
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Sahiyo Discusses: A Fractured Life by Shabnam Samuel Sahiyo invites you to join the second iteration of Sahiyo Discusses! Designed to bring people together through literature, art, and media, Sahiyo Discusses ...
Created on 21 January 2022
16. Sahiyo Discusses: You Still Look the Same (2022-09-21)
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Sahiyo Discusses: You Still Look the Same Designed to bring people together through literature, art, and media, Sahiyo Discusses hosts quarterly meetings to bring together activists and allies in Sahiyo’s ...
Created on 06 August 2022
17. Sahiyo Discusses: Cut Woman by Dena Igusti (27 September 2023 19:00)
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Date: September 27, 2023 Tme: 7:00 PM EST Registration Link: https://bit.ly/SahiyoDiscusses On September 27, 2023 the group will meet virtually for Sahiyo Discusses: Cut Woman by Dena Igusti. ...
Created on 22 September 2023
18. Sahiyo Discusses book club to hold next event in September
(News & Blog)
Event: Sahiyo Discusses: Cut Woman by Dena Igusti Date: September 27, 2023 Tme: 7:00 PM EST Registration Link: https://bit.ly/SahiyoDiscusses   Sahiyo invites you to join the next iteration of ...
Created on 06 September 2023
19. Sahiyo Discusses: You Still Look the Same, a discussion with Farzana Doctor
(News & Blog)
In our latest Sahiyo Discusses event, which took place on September 21st, we were joined by Farzana Doctor, to discuss her newly released poetry book, You Still Look the Same. A profoundly moving collection ...
Created on 24 October 2022
20. Sahiyo Discusses book club holds next event in September
(News & Blog)
Event: Sahiyo Discusses: You Still Look the Same by Farzana Doctor Date: September 21, 2022 Time: 7:00 PM EST Registration Link: https://bit.ly/SahiyoDiscusses   Sahiyo invites you to join the ...
Created on 04 August 2022
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