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81. 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
82. 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
83. 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
84. 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
85. 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
86. 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
87. 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
88. My Empowerment at the Sahiyo U.S. Activists Retreat
(News & Blog)
 By Anonymous Country of Residence: United States A few weeks ago, I attended the first U.S-based Bohra Activists Retreat held in Brooklyn, New York. Eleven women from all over the country gathered ...
Created on 13 February 2018
89. Sahiyo Volunteer Spotlight: Shabana Feroze
(News & Blog)
... my story on the website and became a volunteer soon after. 2)    What opportunities have you been involved with at Sahiyo?  I try and help in any way I can as I want to support these incredible women ...
Created on 19 August 2017
90. U.S. Muslim Leaders Stance on FGM/C (also known as Female Circumcision)
(News & Blog)
... we refer to FGM/C, we are including female circumcision which falls within the definition of this practice. More than half a million women and girls living in the U.S are at risk of undergoing FGM/C both ...
Created on 08 June 2017
91. Each One Reach One 2: Read this conversation guide to get started
(News & Blog)
by Sahiyo and WeSpeakOut Each One Reach One 2, our month-long outreach campaign that coincides with Ramzan, calls upon everyone, especially Bohra women and men, to reach out to at least one other Bohra ...
Created on 31 May 2017
92. Receiving the 'Daughter of Maharashtra' award: Sahiyo co-founder shares her experienc
(News & Blog)
... of ‘Sairat’ fame. One of the oldest organisations in Pune, Nari Samta Manch has zealously been fighting for the cause of gender issues and Women’s Rights for the past 30 years. The ‘Daughter of Maharashtra’ ...
Created on 06 August 2016
93. One Woman's Reactions to Bakersfield’s Resolution against Khatna (FGC
(News & Blog)
... Sahiyo women, we’ve seen the snowball of these resolutions from Dawoodi Bohra communities all over the world.   The victory however, was short-lived for me as I’m sure it was for many others working ...
Created on 13 June 2016
94. Notices by Sydney, Melbourne and London’s Anjuman-e-Burhani Trusts on ‘Khafd’ (Khatna) or Female Genital Cutting
(News & Blog)
... the lives, physical and psychological integrity, and general well-being of thousands of Dawoodi Bohra girl children and women.” And, she asks a most pertinent question that is on all our minds: “Why ...
Created on 08 March 2016