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121. Why I feel Sahiyo’s Activist Retreat is a sacred space
(News & Blog)
... for a few years now, and I felt that the retreat helped reinforce my commitment to continue to speak up against female genital cutting. To read more articles about Sahiyo’s Activist Retreats, click here. ...
Created on 06 August 2019
122. How the Sahiyo Activist Retreat helped me gain perspective from other khatna survivors
(News & Blog)
 By Anonymous  Country of Residence: United States  Age: 32 I felt a strong need to participate in the Sahiyo 2019 Activist Retreat because I hoped to heal from my experience of FGM/C and to gain ...
Created on 30 July 2019
123. The unexpected gift of attending the U.S. Sahiyo Activist Retreat and connecting with other survivors
(News & Blog)
By Anonymous  The Sahiyo U.S. Activist Retreat I attended in March of 2019 felt big to me. In the days after, I told people it blew me away, meaning that it occupied my thoughts as it was all I could ...
Created on 24 July 2019
124. Why I care about khatna: Reflections from the 2019 Sahiyo Activist Retreat
(News & Blog)
... of so many other underlying problems. As activists we focus on khatna for a few reasons. First we believe this practice itself is traumatic, unnecessary, and has long lasting implications for women’s ...
Created on 06 June 2019
125. Sahiyo USA's Second Annual Activist Retreat: A reca
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To learn more about the activists retreat, read the summary report.   In March 2019, Sahiyo U.S. hosted our second annual activist retreat for women connected to the Bohra community who are concerned ...
Created on 28 April 2019
126. I have a story to tell - I was NOT cut: Reflecting after the Sahiyo U.S. Activist Retreat
(News & Blog)
By Anonymous Country: United States  Age: 50  I may not be able to share the same emotional or physical experiences of some of the other Sahiyo participants who attended the Sahiyo U.S. Activist ...
Created on 23 April 2019
127. My experience of healing by attending the 2019 Sahiyo Activist Retreat in the U.S.
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By Farzana Doctor Country of Residence: Canada Age: 48 When the first emails circulated about last month’s Sahiyo retreat in New York City, I wasn’t sure why I wanted to register, only that I knew ...
Created on 18 April 2019
128. My experience at the Sahiyo U.S. Activist Retreat made me reflect on my khatna
(News & Blog)
... or my mom about it. Well, we talked, but not with much purpose. I thought they were against it, just like me. I told them that I was going to a Sahiyo Activist Retreat where I would meet other Bohri women ...
Created on 06 April 2019
129. Experiencing Sahiyo’s Activist Retreat in Mumbai
(News & Blog)
... be a part of the Sahiyo’s Activist Retreat in Mumbai, and met such wonderful people who, in my eyes, were nothing short of superwomen.  I cannot even begin to describe how amazing it is to meet like-minded ...
Created on 07 March 2019
130. My inner healing at Sahiyo's Activist Retreat in the U.S
(News & Blog)
By Anonymous Country: United States Age: 34 To be honest, it was hard for me to make the decision to go to the Sahiyo Activist Retreat earlier this year. I grew up in the Dawoodi Bohra community in ...
Created on 02 May 2018
131. My Sahiyo U.S. Activists Retreat Reflection
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... ever Sahiyo Activists Retreat this past January. I wanted to meet the brave women who had been the first to speak out openly against FGC and who allowed the rest of us to finally have a platform to do ...
Created on 29 March 2018
132. My experience at Sahiyo’s first Activists Retreat in India
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By Chandni Shiyal Sahiyo administrative assistant One day before Sahiyo’s first Activists Retreat for Bohras held in February in Mumbai, I was a bit nervous about how it would pan out in terms of arrangement ...
Created on 12 March 2018
133. I attended the U.S. Bohra Activist Retreat because I hope to see an end to FGM/C in my lifetime
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... of other activists and survivors. At the Sahiyo retreat I was able to hear, grasp and digest information on FGC and how to approach and begin a conversation about FGC to the mothers and especially the ...
Created on 28 February 2018
134. My Reflections on Sahiyo’s Activist Retreat and my advocacy on ending FGM/C in the U.S.
(News & Blog)
By Alifya Sulemanji Sahiyo organized a retreat for FGM survivors and activists in January 2018. I attended the retreat because I am a survivor and I was interested in learning about different views, ...
Created on 14 February 2018
135. My Empowerment at the Sahiyo U.S. Activists Retreat
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 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
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Created on 04 September 2024
137. Activists
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Activists
Created on 23 June 2021
138. Activists Retreat
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Activists Retreat
Created on 09 February 2021
139. Interview with Joanne Golden of the Connecticut Coalition to End FGM/C
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... Golden's journey as an activist working to prevent FGC started when she learned about the harmful practice and sought to pass legislation in Massachusetts to protect children from undergoing it, which eventually ...
Created on 04 September 2024
140. Interview with Joanne Golden of the Connecticut Coalition to End FGM/C
(Article tagged with: Activists)
... Golden's journey as an activist working to prevent FGC started when she learned about the harmful practice and sought to pass legislation in Massachusetts to protect children from undergoing it, which eventually ...
Created on 04 September 2024