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21. Using purity as a means to control women through Christianity and female genital cutting
(News & Blog)
... acceptance. Frequently, a woman’s value is tied to her “purity” or virginity. This prejudice manifests in obvious ways, such as female genital cutting (FGC), and in more subtle ways like  teaching women ...
Created on 15 June 2021
22. Sahiyo stands with AAPI communities experiencing racist violence
(News & Blog)
... Islander) communities in the United States. By mid-March, the Stop AAPI Hate National Report logged over 3800 violent attacks toward Asian Americans, mostly women (68%). Attacks also targeted elderly people, ...
Created on 26 April 2021
23. Sahiyo in the Media
(News & Blog)
... in the interests of women Connecticut is 1 of 9 states without a ban on female genital mutilation. Thousands are at risk, activists say Cambridge woman honored for her work against the practice of ...
Created on 02 March 2021
24. Sahiyo Awards and Distinctions
(News & Blog)
...  Mariya Taher was selected as 1 of 10 L’Oréal Paris Women of Worth Honorees for her extraordinary nonprofit leadership and commitment to addressing female genital cutting. Mariya Taher received the ...
Created on 02 March 2021
25. In the Name of Your Daughter: A film for change
(News & Blog)
... initial scenes, we are taken with Samwelly to a community market as she asks men about their beliefs regarding marriage, FGC, and women. One man pointed to the cows surrounding them and commented. “A cut ...
Created on 28 February 2021
26. Sahiyo participated in key virtual events with global organizations in October
(News & Blog)
... with Sahiyo & Global Women Peace Foundation to discuss female genital cutting in the U.S. and the importance prevention work needing to be done, as well as ways to support and empower women and girls affected ...
Created on 18 November 2020
27. Dear Maasi: How do you navigate being a public advocate on female genital cutting while dating?
(News & Blog)
... we surface and work through our internalized shame about being racialized, or women, or Muslim or fat or poor or disabled or queer or older or depressed or chronically ill, we liberate ourselves. The ...
Created on 16 November 2020
28. Voices Series: Why your story is worth sharing
(News & Blog)
... powerful story and bonding with such incredibly strong women. I felt humbled and honored, moved and motivated to be in the presence of such courage and passion. When it was my turn, I was surprised at ...
Created on 08 July 2020
29. Sahiyo Intern Spotlight: Development Intern Maria Elena Rivera-Beckstrom
(News & Blog)
Maria Elena Rivera-Beckstrom is a researcher and an instructor with a strong interest in gender and women’s rights, and human rights. She uses her teaching as a platform to raise awareness on gender violence ...
Created on 30 June 2020
30. How I learned female genital mutilation is happening in India
(News & Blog)
... us inside the doors of the world. But what we as women do with our bodies is in our hands.  “What if that essense of your body is taken from you?” a friend asked. “What if there is a sense of ugliness ...
Created on 09 June 2020
31. Sahiyo Partner Organization Highlight: StoryCenter
(News & Blog)
... production. In 2018, Sahiyo, in partnership with StoryCenter, launched an inaugural digital storytelling workshop. Nine women’s stories have since elevated the conversation about female genital mutilation/cutting ...
Created on 11 May 2020
32. Sahiyo U.S. Advisory Board Spotlight: Melody Joy Eckardt
(News & Blog)
... working internationally with the Division of Global Health and Human Rights at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) on issues related to women’s reproductive health and maternal mortality in developing ...
Created on 16 October 2019
33. Sahiyo U.S. Advisory Board Spotlight: Joanne Golden
(News & Blog)
... focused my electives on civil and human rights issues, particularly on human trafficking, children and women’s rights, for which I wrote a paper entitled “Impact of China’s One Child Policy and Cultural ...
Created on 10 August 2019
34. Sahiyo Staff Spotlight: Lara Kingstone
(News & Blog)
... for at-risk young women. Lara then moved to Boston, and interned with Big Sister before starting her part-time role at Silver Lining Mentoring as an Outreach Coordinator, where she aims to find volunteers ...
Created on 17 March 2019
35. Examining Female Genital Cutting and Intersectionality
(News & Blog)
... attempt at criminalising FGC was based more on criminalising Muslims rather than empowering women. Yet, I thought, maybe the ends will justify the means. I was wrong. Modi’s relationship with the Bohra ...
Created on 27 November 2018
36. Female Genital Cutting (FGC): Is it an Islamic Practice? (Part 2)
(News & Blog)
... other Muslims. Hence, non-Muslim were continued to be used as slaves, and since FGC was done to these non-Muslim women slaves to increase their worth and value as slaves, FGC was by extension spread to ...
Created on 13 October 2018
37. ‘I Hope my Story Helps other Women’: A Reflection on the Sahiyo Stories Workshop
(News & Blog)
... a sense of empowerment and catharsis. That’s why I was excited to reunite with some of the brave women I met on that retreat for a three-day storytelling workshop this past May. Since I didn’t have a clear ...
Created on 09 October 2018
38. Sahiyo Storycenter Workshop: The Power of Storytelling
(News & Blog)
... talk about it again. But the experience stays with her… Hope. Love. Protection. And then there were stories by women who, as girls, had been spared the cut and those who had worked through their trauma, ...
Created on 02 October 2018
39. Trauma and Female Genital Cutting, Part 4: Psycho-sexual functioning
(News & Blog)
... health and counseling services when needed.) By Joanna Vergoth, LCSW, NCPsyA When discussing psychosexual functioning following FGC, it is critical to acknowledge and recognize that many women who ...
Created on 05 July 2018
40. My Sahiyo U.S. Activists Retreat Reflection
(News & Blog)
By Maryah Haidery Growing up as a member of the Dawoodi Bohra Community in the United States is a challenging experience, especially for women. It’s like precariously walking across a tightrope while ...
Created on 29 March 2018