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81. Introducing: Scenarios by Sahiyo
(News & Blog)
... of a brother and sister, Zoeb and Zara, and their experience discussing female genital cutting; this will highlight the necessity of breaking down barriers between men and women to communicate about such ...
Created on 24 November 2021
82. Understanding female genital mutilation/cutting: An ally’s call for action
(News & Blog)
By: Farhanaz Hazari  Age: 18 My fight against female genital mutilation/cutting (FGM/C) can be traced back to the day my mother and sister had a discussion with me on how young girls from the age of ...
Created on 08 September 2021
83. My experience of learning about female genital cutting: An outsider’s perspective
(News & Blog)
... in location takes place for the woman, as her guardianship is being transferred.  I recently attended my brother’s wedding in India whereby the next morning my sister-in-law had to leave her house and ...
Created on 27 July 2021
84. Using purity as a means to control women through Christianity and female genital cutting
(News & Blog)
...  Evangelical America I grew up as a minister’s daughter and one of eight children with five sisters and two brothers. My dad was a minister at an evangelical church in Boston, Massachusetts. While the ...
Created on 15 June 2021
85. Sahiyo, RAHMA and HEART discuss HIV, FGM/C and sexual health during workshop
(News & Blog)
by Zahra Qaiyumi Sahiyo partnered with RAHMA and HEART on March 13 to host the My South Asian Sisters (MYSAS) workshop. The conference engaged women of South Asian descent in Washington, D.C. to take ...
Created on 12 April 2021
86. Four women who were pivotal to the movement to end female genital cutting
(News & Blog)
... and she said they “decided to speak about the harmful consequences on women’s health caused by the practice with their ‘adoptive sisters’ , as well as with their husbands.”  Thanks ...
Created on 25 March 2021
87. Why one Bohra woman shared her experience with female genital cutting publicly
(News & Blog)
... and sister.” Despite being considered a progressive community, many members of the Dawoodi Bohra sect of Shia Islam still prioritize female genital cutting, or khatna, for girls as young as 7 years old. ...
Created on 15 January 2021
88. More Than A Survivor: An interview with Aarefa
(News & Blog)
... I had the opportunity to visit Islamabad, Pakistan. It was a lovely, emotional experience because of the long history between our two countries that are really just like sisters who have been separated ...
Created on 08 December 2020
89. More Than A Survivor: An interview with Mubaraka
(News & Blog)
... while listening to my music, put on a face mask, and get myself something to drink. I then talk to my family for a while, and schedule a time for lunch with my sister so we can try to eat together. After ...
Created on 01 December 2020
90. Dear Maasi: How do you navigate being a public advocate on female genital cutting while dating?
(News & Blog)
... admired and envied my activist sisters who could openly discuss their survivor experiences. While they were the best role models and supporters, I couldn’t follow their examples. When I tried, I’d dissociate, ...
Created on 16 November 2020
91. 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
92. 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
93. 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
94. 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
95. 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
96. 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
97. 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
98. 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
99. 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
100. 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.  “Culture ...
Created on 27 February 2020