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81. My experience learning about Kukeketwa (FGC)
(News & Blog)
... she was not prepared for the experience that would shape her to this day, which she told me about.  "It all began when my mother began preparing me for a 'ceremony' that was to take place during the school ...
Created on 29 March 2023
82. Activists Retreat Reflection: Umme's experienc
(News & Blog)
... I made friends. I was invited to speak about my identity as a non-binary survivor — which in itself was terrifying, but I did it and found myself feeling even more validated through that experience — and ...
Created on 29 July 2022
83. My experience is a tool to create social change
(News & Blog)
... me to contemplate the different aspects of my experience as a survivor and helped me focus in on the common thread that ties it all together. In my video, I explore the cultural nuances of the community ...
Created on 30 June 2022
84. How I took part in the Each One, Reach Bhaiyo Campaign: My experience with different Bhaiyos 
(News & Blog)
... reach out to the men in their lives? In my experience with speaking to men, I came to know that a few of them are aware about FGM/C due to a lot of discussions and campaigns that are now visible on social ...
Created on 22 March 2022
85. Voices reflection: Speaking freely about my experience
(News & Blog)
... want to protect every girl who could be cut from this painful experience, which is an outright violation of women’s rights.   Through the Voices ...
Created on 25 August 2021
86. Voices reflection: Speaking freely about my experience
(News & Blog)
... want to protect every girl who could be cut from this painful experience, which is an outright violation of women’s rights.  Permanent Wound by Somaya Abdelrahman  Through the Voices to End FGM/C workshop, ...
Created on 25 August 2021
87. 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
88. Why one Bohra woman shared her experience with female genital cutting publicly
(News & Blog)
... in their mid-twenties. That alone says a lot.” Because of the secrecy surrounding the practice, Khozema was hesitant to share her experience with anyone. Her younger sister discouraged her from writing ...
Created on 15 January 2021
89. My meaningful experience as an intern at Sahiyo
(News & Blog)
... at least have an idea of what type of work I can look for in the future because of my experiences with Sahiyo.  One of my favorite things I did while at Sahiyo was work on a digital campaign where survivors ...
Created on 29 September 2020
90. Dear Maasi: "Should I tell my new partner about my experience with khatna?
(News & Blog)
... and divorced, but I’ve recently met someone nice, a non-Bohra, and we’ve grown close. Should I tell him about my experience with khatna? How do I start that conversation? Is it even important to dredge ...
Created on 13 September 2020
91. Why I shared my experience at Voices to End FGM/C with the medical community
(News & Blog)
... 2019 where a diverse group of survivors and health professionals shared their experiences with FGM/C.  I am currently a fourth-year medical student at American University of the Caribbean School of Medicine. ...
Created on 11 August 2020
92. My experience of healing by attending the 2019 Sahiyo Activist Retreat in the U.S.
(News & Blog)
... share her khatna memory, and a deep sorrow rose up in me as I recognized elements of shared experience. A painful penny dropped. I didn’t participate much in that session, just quietly wiped my tears and ...
Created on 18 April 2019
93. The experience of hosting my very own Thaal Pe Charcha
(News & Blog)
... their experiences, stories and life-lessons, and talked about how female genital mutilation/cutting (FGM/C) had impacted their lives, either directly or indirectly, and what they were doing about it.  ...
Created on 16 April 2019
94. Speaking the truth about my experience with female genital mutilation
(News & Blog)
... the second storyteller. I told the crowd I experienced female genital mutilation (FGM) when I was five, but I didn’t really process it until I was thirteen. It took me many years to understand it ...
Created on 11 April 2019
95. My experience at the Sahiyo U.S. Activist Retreat made me reflect on my khatna
(News & Blog)
... in silence? After coming back from the retreat, I talked to my mom about my experience with khatna. She was surprised to know that it had impacted me long-term. I was surprised to learn that she was ...
Created on 06 April 2019
96. California Thaal pe Charcha allowed me to share my experiences through storytelling
(News & Blog)
... life when I had been thinking a lot about sharing through storytelling. What a powerful tool it is to get people together and find ways to let go, heal and learn from our shared experiences. Sitting in ...
Created on 29 November 2018
97. The subject was heavy, but my heart felt light: My experience at Sahiyo’s StoryCenter workshop
(News & Blog)
... invited women to break the silence around FGC by transforming each woman’s personal FGC story into a short film. These are my experiences attending Sahiyo Stories… Unlike many of the ...
Created on 14 August 2018
98. My experience at Sahiyo’s first Activists Retreat in India
(News & Blog)
... who shared the same experience or sentiment would then have to high-five the speaker. Almost all participants ended up high-fiving each other because all of them had similar pride in working towards gender ...
Created on 12 March 2018
99. Here I am, sharing my story: Watch a Dawoodi Bohra woman narrate her Khatna experience
(News & Blog)
In October 2017, at Sahiyo’s third Thaal Pe Charcha event, a young Indian Bohra woman, Saleha Paatwala, shared her experience of being subjected to “khafz” — also known as khatna or Female Genital Cutting ...
Created on 06 February 2018
100. From birth to motherhood, a Singaporean Malay’s experience of Female Genital Cutting
(News & Blog)
... occurred was unplanned, but it was the most beautiful experience for us both. Post-Partum Worries: The natural delivery left a stinging burning sensation on my clitoris region. I naturally thought ...
Created on 13 February 2017