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41. Female Genital Mutilation: A Human Rights Issue?
(News & Blog)
By Maryah Haidery Country of Residence: United States Last month, the Columbia University South Asian Feminisms Alliance organized a panel discussion in New York City to discuss female genital mutilation ...
Created on 20 March 2019
42. The complexities of female genital cutting (FGC) in Singapore
(News & Blog)
... and economic contexts of FGC in Singapore. It also explains the limitations of academic discourses on FGC in the Southeast-Asian region, and especially Singapore. It was a Saturday afternoon in September ...
Created on 19 March 2019
43. Sahiyo U.S. Advisory Board Spotlight: Maryum Saifee
(News & Blog)
...  1) Can you tell us a bit about your background? I was born and raised in Texas and the product of Indian immigrant parents. Like many South Asian-Americans, my parents were baffled when I strayed from ...
Created on 14 January 2019
44. Looking from the Outside-In: Initial Perceptions of Female Genital Cutting
(News & Blog)
... Just as a considerable amount of Americans now do not align themselves to the US government’s values and decisions, women of African, Middle Eastern, and South East Asian origins are just as much, if not ...
Created on 21 September 2018
45. U.S. Advisory Board
(News & Blog)
... Erbil, Cairo, and various postings in Washington. Saifee also worked at the Ford Foundation and spent two years as a Peace Corps volunteer in Jordan. She also worked with South Asian survivors of domestic ...
Created on 16 September 2018
46. Tracing the Origins of Female Genital Cutting: How It All started
(News & Blog)
... suggests the Egyptian practice of FGC and slavery can be correlated for providing an explanation of its origin. Before the advent of Islam, Egyptian rulers expanded their kingdom towards the southern region ...
Created on 21 July 2018
47. Female Genital Cutting is being practiced in Kerala too: Sahiyo investigation
(News & Blog)
... among all South Asian communities. If you have undergone this practice in Kerala or any other part of India, and would like to talk about your experience or get more information about the practice, reach ...
Created on 14 August 2017
48. Our Petition
(News & Blog)
... where FGM/C is reported? For Sahiyo, FGM/C isn’t a theoretical issue, it’s personal.  We are an advocacy collective of South Asian survivors of FGM/C. With next to no resources and despite the backlash ...
Created on 12 July 2017
49. Despite backlash, Sahiyo will continue to work with the community
(News & Blog)
... to bring an end to the practice in a proactive way. We add that that this practice is not only continued by Dawoodi Bohras. There are those from other South Asian communities who have spoken out against ...
Created on 02 June 2017
50. Invest in ending FGC in Asia: Why Sahiyo and 33 organisations are petitioning the U.N.
(News & Blog)
... FORMA Tahirih Justice Center Coptic Orthodox Diocese of the Southern United States  Point of View Pastoralist Child Foundation Krantikali Men Against Violence and Abuse (MAVA) The Hands of ...
Created on 02 January 2017
51. Our History
(Uncategorised)
... knit Dawoodi Bohra community. Read about subsequent Thaal Pe Charcha events in India here. A Sahiyo blog contributor’s essay about her personal experience of FGC won South Asia’s first ever Laadli Media ...
Created on 15 June 2016
52. FAQs
(Uncategorised)
... 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
53. Voices to End Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting: A Video Screening & Discussion with Survivors of FGM/C in Washington State (13 June 2024)
(Events / Screening)
... their own narratives and status quo.  Sahiyo U.S. is an award-winning organization, formed in 2015 as an advocacy collective of South Asian survivors of FGC to address the lack of acknowledgment of FGC ...
Created on 05 June 2024
54. Virtual Briefing: Prevention & Response: How to Protect Washington’s Children & Support Survivors & Communities Impacted by Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting. (08 May 2024)
(Events / Webinar)
... their own narratives and status quo.  Sahiyo U.S. is an award-winning organization, formed in 2015 as an advocacy collective of South Asian survivors of FGC to address the lack of acknowledgment of FGC ...
Created on 30 April 2024
55. FGC 101 Follow up Conversation w/ South Asian SOAR (25 March 2024 12:00)
(Events / Training)
A special follow-up conversation to the FGC 101 training session, hosted by Sahiyo U.S. last November 2023 with coalition members of South Asian SOAR. This interactive session offers an opportunity for ...
Created on 05 March 2024
56. SOAR November Member Training: FGM/C with Sahiyo (02 November 2023 14:00)
(Events / Training)
When: Thursday, November 2nd 11am-12:30 pm PT / 1-2:30 pm CT / 2-3:30 pm ET Where: Zoom | Click here to register & join!  What We’ll Cover: Sahiyo, a SOAR member organization united ...
Created on 02 November 2023
57. Cross-Collaborative Work: Incorporating Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting Survivors into Support Services in Virginia (08 August 2023)
(Events / Training)
... American-born, South Asian doctor for performing FGM/C on dozens of girls in Michigan made clear that cutting occurs on U.S. soil and within communities not previously acknowledged as practicing FGM/C. ...
Created on 22 August 2023
58. Sahiyo receives grant from South Asian Bar Association of North America
(News & Blog)
Sahiyo U.S. would like to thank our friends at the South Asian Bar Association (SABA) of North America Foundation for a core support grant award of $6,500. The SABA Foundation supports access to justice ...
Created on 02 August 2023
59. South Asian SOAR launches Zine
(News & Blog)
In May 2023, South Asian SOAR launched a Zine to commemorate and honor the stories of 16 South Asian survivors of gender-based violence who took part in their 2022 pilot storytelling workshop. The program ...
Created on 17 July 2023
60. South Asian SOAR releases national report, includes female genital cutting
(News & Blog)
This October, South Asian SOAR (Survivors, Organizations, and Allies — Rising, or SOAR), released the Together We Rise report. This collective of survivors, 30+ organizations, and allies, of which Sahiyo ...
Created on 23 October 2022