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81. Sahiyo India to host a panel discussion on ‘How to Stop the Rising Trend of Medicalising Female Genital Cutting in Asia’
(News & Blog)
... FGC, as we believe it sets an alarming precedent of normalising the practice; we are keen to stress that there are no safe ways to cut a girl’s genitals, and therefore medicalisation is an important issue ...
Created on 03 January 2022
82. Reflecting on Moving Towards Sexual Pleasure and Emotional Healing After Female Genital Cutting Part 2
(News & Blog)
... such as pregnancy complications, period pains or poor sexual health, inevitably lead to a worsened quality of wellbeing; FGC survivors have often cited anxiety, stress and fear concerning sex and intimacy. ...
Created on 15 December 2021
83. Sahiyo team speaks at The Pre-Summit of#EndFGM Global Conference
(News & Blog)
... health, security, and physical integrity, the right to be free from torture and cruel, inhuman, or degrading treatment, and the right to life, as this practice can result in death. We additionally stressed ...
Created on 25 August 2021
84. UnChained At Last: The United States’ Child Marriage Problem webinar reflection
(News & Blog)
... news, UnChained At Last found that the number of child marriages in the U.S. decreases every year. However, the speakers still stressed the continued importance of raising awareness about this issue. They ...
Created on 29 July 2021
85. My experience of learning about female genital cutting: An outsider’s perspective
(News & Blog)
... knowing anything about the practice or having experienced it, but being a female with a clitoris, I could not bear the distress of understanding how painful it must be to be cut at the site of more than ...
Created on 27 July 2021
86. Dear Maasi talks about clitoral anatomy
(News & Blog)
... a sense of this or watch this longer video on erotic intelligence. 2) Trauma often gets stored in our bodies as stress responses that can interfere with pleasure. This can be true for people who haven’t ...
Created on 19 July 2021
87. Dear Maasi: “Did khatna impact my sex life or is it all in my head?”
(News & Blog)
... things. For example, consider that trauma memories can be inaccessible, or fuzzy, or surreal-feeling: “Trauma memories are often implicit, because trauma floods our brain with cortisol, the stress ...
Created on 16 April 2021
88. Your questions answered: Moving Towards Sexual Pleasure and Emotional Healing After Female Genital Cutting
(News & Blog)
... out but I have no recollection of this at all.  Although post-traumatic stress symptoms can remain in remission for years, I don’t think you should think you have a problem because you can’t remember ...
Created on 01 February 2021
89. The United States has a law banning female genital cutting. What now?
(News & Blog)
... birth complication, sexual dysfunction, and post-traumatic stress disorder. Policy could go a long way to alleviate these burdens. For example, survivors of domestic violence are permitted to enroll ...
Created on 14 January 2021
90. More Than A Survivor: An interview with Alifya
(News & Blog)
... to friends, dancing and lot of writing! (Puppy videos are a huge stress buster, too.) What are five words to describe you? Creative, emotional, streetsmart, tech-savvy & people-person What are your ...
Created on 26 November 2020
91. Dear Maasi: Why you may want to speak to a trauma-informed therapist after khatna
(News & Blog)
...  Trauma is the outcome of a distressing event that overwhelms our ability to cope and make sense of the experience. Most survivors describe khatna as a distressing, confusing and painful experience that ...
Created on 15 October 2020
92. How female genital cutting is portrayed in television series
(News & Blog)
... and realizes what happened, she thanks the surgeon. For the second time in her life, Mara’s body was altered without her consent. For many FGC survivors, this would be psychologically distressing. Another ...
Created on 13 October 2020
93. Conversations with my mom about khatna and betrayal
(News & Blog)
... poorly thought out choice). So when I am distressed, there is furor on the phone. Despite my love for babbling and our nine years of friendship, Phiroze did not know about my khatna experience, or female ...
Created on 06 October 2020
94. Protecting the girl child: The need for an anti-FGM law in India 
(News & Blog)
... Thus, the fight towards abolition of FGM requires a sensitised and a holistic approach. This includes awareness programmes that stress on the issue of FGM, framing comprehensive policies and guidelines ...
Created on 06 August 2020
95. What I learned about FGC at Sahiyo’s Virtual Activist Retreat
(News & Blog)
... The first being the Speaker Series where we learned about the neurological and psychological effects of FGC, which includes post-traumatic stress disorder. The Speaker Series, paired with the information ...
Created on 16 July 2020
96. Farzana Esmail hosts fireside chat on FGC with co-founder of Sahiyo
(News & Blog)
... communities or within the U.S., but instead notes the distress that the lockdown causes many FGC survivors. The isolation makes it harder to seek help, and the sense of a loss of control can trigger a ...
Created on 26 June 2020
97. Voices Series: How I reconnected with my purpose through storytelling
(News & Blog)
... this year to advocate against FGM/C, and provide support for women who have undergone the practice. Before coming to the conference, I experienced so many stressful and discouraging moments working on ...
Created on 20 May 2020
98. Voices Series: Survivors are more than their stories
(News & Blog)
... retreat, I found myself feeling sick to my stomach, as if everything inside of me was being purged, both physically and metaphorically.    My physical reaction to the stress illustrated the costs and ...
Created on 05 February 2020
99. Volunteer Spotlight: Mariam Sabir
(News & Blog)
... impacted your life? Prior to being involved, I always felt this suppressed stress/urge to do something about FGM/C. Although, I have not contributed in a big way, being involved with Sahiyo and having ...
Created on 14 July 2019
100. PRESS RELEASE: A pioneering Roundtable to Address Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting in Massachusetts
(News & Blog)
... in non-judgemental ways, how to make referrals, and how to treat the medical and psychological consequences of FGM/C, such as post-traumatic stress disorder and depression. Medical personnel need to understand ...
Created on 15 June 2019