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41. Crying out our mothers’ grief: How we allowed female genital mutilation to flourish in our communities
(News & Blog)
... me, nor my sister, had this procedure done. She said she would never, as she was a victim of it herself: a victim of family traditions and beliefs, and another one of the countless victims of groupthink. ...
Created on 10 November 2020
42. How female genital cutting is portrayed in television series
(News & Blog)
... Nadifa’s little sister was sent back to Somaliland by her mother’s orders to be cut. The midwives were enraged at this news and asked Nadifa how she could allow her sister to be held down and cut by a ...
Created on 13 October 2020
43. Annual Reports
(News & Blog)
... digital storytelling platforms about how FGC had impacted the women in their lives, including their wives, daughters, sisters, or female friends. Each participant made it clear that they were in ally in ...
Created on 09 October 2020
44. Voices Series: Why your story is worth sharing
(News & Blog)
... this issue.  Sahiyo and StoryCenter cultivated an extremely friendly and judgement-free zone with a strong sense of sisterhood: allowing everyone to feel comfortable enough to share their story. They ...
Created on 08 July 2020
45. Let’s Talk FGC: A fireside chat with Mariya Taher and Farzana Esmail
(News & Blog)
... talked about learning that it happened to their sister and wondering if that is part of what divided them in terms of their relationship. It is something that we need to recognize as a community. We have ...
Created on 25 June 2020
46. Reflections on the Voices alumni COVID-19 storytelling workshop
(News & Blog)
... during the time of COVID-19, we sought to provide a space where these women could express emotion, thoughts and questions to a sisterhood of nonjudgmental ears. I was reminded, as I am in so many of the ...
Created on 11 June 2020
47. How I learned female genital mutilation is happening in India
(News & Blog)
... her faith, her family, and her community. For a second I thought–am I doing something wrong, am I intruding on someone’s faith? But her sister gave me another point of view of how it affected her emotionally, ...
Created on 09 June 2020
48. Voices Series: Why I keep sharing my personal khatna story, again and again
(News & Blog)
... sisters who also wanted to end the practice of khatna—and soon, a group of us founded Sahiyo.  At Sahiyo, we created safe spaces to enable others to share their own khatna stories. For many, the experience ...
Created on 11 March 2020
49. Voices Series: We should all speak up against female genital cutting
(News & Blog)
... workshop because I wanted to make a point that FGC is an issue males should be willing to stand against. My story highlighted how the practice alienated the relationship I had with my sister. Only by listening ...
Created on 04 March 2020
50. An ode to every woman fighting social norms around the world
(News & Blog)
... concept. We should look at what we are subjecting our living mothers, sisters, and daughters to in the name of a God who never even said all menstruating women should be shunned.  Norms and rules are ...
Created on 27 February 2020
51. Voices Series: Why silence is our enemy
(News & Blog)
... I almost turned the car around. But I knew I needed to say something, not just for me, but for a sister that would never get to.  Some of my fears came from the knowledge that I am probably the last ...
Created on 26 February 2020
52. Stories of survival, strength, solidarity and sisterhood
(News & Blog)
By Nevin Sulthan I am a survivor of female genital mutilation (FGM), and I have met many others from my community who have undergone the same violation. Even though there are many  survivors of FGM, ...
Created on 22 July 2022
53. Survivor and Community Engagement Toolkit
(Uncategorised)
... comfortable to talk to me about it. They don’t trust you by the title, they trust you if you build a relationship with the community.” ~ Rufo Jiru, Anolee Sisters Voices From The ...
Created on 15 March 2025
54. Newly Released: Sahiyo’s Toolkit on Survivor and Community Engagement!
(News & Blog)
... build a relationship with the community.” - Rufo Jiru, Anolee Sisters *This toolkit was completed on September 30, 2024. What’s Inside This Toolkit? We know that every community is unique, and we ...
Created on 11 March 2025
55. Positive Masculinity; A Critical Tool in the Movement to End FGM/C
(News & Blog)
... exclude men in the work to end gender-based violence. If we do, the existing discriminatory power structure will be reinforced. It made me reflect upon my Midwest fraternity days, when “little sister” ...
Created on 20 February 2025
56. Supporting Survivors in the LGBTQIA+ Community: How Sahiyo Helped Afiqa Attend the ASEAN Queer Leadership Week
(News & Blog)
... cut was a human rights violation at a feminist-led comprehensive sexuality education workshop. I asked my mother, who readily confirmed that under her instructions, my older sister had brought me to a ...
Created on 06 February 2025
57. What Not to Say
(News & Blog)
... where my sister and I were loved and treated equally as our brother, and so was the case for my cousins and friends. But growing up within a South Asian community, I could not ignore the prayers and blessings ...
Created on 24 December 2024
58. Support
(News & Blog)
By The Anole Sister Being an Anole Sisters member, I am an FGM/C survivor. For the past four decades, I have lived with this experience. Since 2015, I have been advocating for and raising awareness about ...
Created on 19 November 2024
59. My Story, My Voice
(News & Blog)
... and coming out against the practice. It gave me a lot of strength and courage. Being able to mingle and talk with these women and create a bond of love and sisterhood between us was one of the most powerful ...
Created on 05 November 2024
60. Perseverance and Power
(News & Blog)
... to speak out and raise awareness about the surgery. I wanted my fellow sisters to know that there is a surgery out there and that anything is possible no matter what you’ve gone through. It's not where ...
Created on 05 November 2024