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1. That Old Familiar Violence - Reflecting on AAS 2024
(News & Blog)
... the audience saw me wince before I began speaking. Dena Igusti called this experience — this perpetual association with cis-womanhood — a “quiet violence.” They aren’t wrong. As a non-binary survivor, ...
Created on 18 July 2024
2. Sahiyo staff spotlight: Editorial Coordinator Sheena Vasani
(News & Blog)
... a lot as a quiet Indian housewife from more traditional times that’s left a lot of scars, so it’s beautiful watching her get angry as hell about FGC, challenge outdated beliefs, and ultimately heal herself ...
Created on 20 May 2024
3. Reflections after sharing my story during the Psychosocial Impacts of FGM/C Webinar
(News & Blog)
Farrah Dalal was one of the speakers who participated in our "Quiet Activism and the Psychosocial Impacts of Female Genital Cutting" webinar. Watch a recording of the event here. By Farrah Dalal Sharing ...
Created on 19 May 2024
4. Reflecting on our webinar: Quiet Activism and Understanding the Psychosocial Impacts of Female Genital Cutting
(News & Blog)
... The event, titled "Quiet Activism and Understanding the Psychosocial Impacts of Female Genital Cutting," brought together a panel of inspiring speakers: Arefa Cassoobhoy, Farrah Dalal, Doris Mukangu, and ...
Created on 14 May 2024
5. Volunteer Spotlight: Programs Intern Sophia Jones
(News & Blog)
... execute  webinars on  topics related to FGC. I have spent the past several months researching and planning for a webinar on quiet activism and the psychosocial impacts of FGC. Additionally, I support the ...
Created on 15 April 2024
6. Presenting “Quiet Activism and the Psychosocial Impacts of Female Genital Cutting”
(News & Blog)
Event Overview Join us on April 25, 2024, at 12 PM EST for an enlightening webinar titled “Quiet Activism and the Psychosocial Impacts of Female Genital Cutting.” We are honored to feature speakers Arefa ...
Created on 11 April 2024
7. Volunteer spotlight: Naquia
(News & Blog)
... and confused. I later learned that while I was not subjected to the practice, nearly every generation of women in my family was forced to undergo FGC quietly, secretly, and without consent. Learning about ...
Created on 18 January 2023
8. Volunteer spotlight: Umme Kulsoom Arif
(News & Blog)
Umme Kulsoom Arif is a lawyer, activist, and sometimes writer from Missouri. They received their Bachelor of Science in Justice Systems from Truman State University and their Juris Doctor from Penn State ...
Created on 16 December 2022
9. Reflecting on A Quiet Violence: Navigating Female Genital Cutting as an LGBTQ+ Survivor
(News & Blog)
By Trisha Kini On June 23rd, Sahiyo hosted their webinar A Quiet Violence: Navigating Female Genital Cutting as an LGBTQ+ Survivor in honor of LGBTQ+ pride month. The event was moderated by Sahiyo U.S. ...
Created on 01 August 2022
10. Activists Retreat Reflection: Umme's experienc
(News & Blog)
... things I could not change and resolved to use my law degree to help others just like me; and… I raged. Quietly, internally, I burned with fury I could not share. As an activist, I knew I had to take a ...
Created on 29 July 2022
11. Sahiyo Resources
(Resources)
... about the mental and emotional consequences of FGC, how FGC can impact sexuality, and how survivors everywhere are working to heal. Quiet Activism and Understanding the Psychosocial Impacts ...
Created on 04 December 2020
12. How Melinda Gates’ Moment of Lift addresses female genital cutting
(News & Blog)
... For years, women kept quiet about workplace sexual harassment, but then the MeToo movement supported speaking up and the society began to stop blaming the victims. It was very important that the women ...
Created on 12 January 2020
13. 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
14. Global Women P.E.A.C.E Foundation 5K Walk Against FGM
(News & Blog)
Each year, the Global Women P.E.A.C.E. Foundation hosts a 5K Walk Against FGM in Washington, D.C., and activists working to end FGC around the world come to participate. This year, the event was extended ...
Created on 03 December 2018
15. A Quiet Violence: Navigating Female Genital Cutting as an LGBTQ+ Survivor (2022-06-23)
(Events Calendar/A Quiet Violence: Navigating Female Genital Cutting as an LGBTQ+ Survivor)
A Quiet Violence: Navigating Female Genital Cutting as an LGBTQ+ Survivor This webinar will bring together LGBTQ+ identifying survivors of female genital cutting (FGC) and other LGBTQ+ advocates to discuss ...
Created on 29 June 2022
16. Quiet Activism and Understanding the Psychosocial Impacts of Female Genital Cutting (25 April 2024 12:00)
(Events / Webinar)
Join Sahiyo and our guest speakers for an enlightening discussion on the transformative power of quiet activism and the far-reaching psychosocial impacts of female genital cutting (FGC). While survivors ...
Created on 28 March 2024
17. Reflecting on our webinar: Quiet Activism and Understanding the Psychosocial Impacts of Female Genital Cutting
(News & Blog)
... The event, titled "Quiet Activism and Understanding the Psychosocial Impacts of Female Genital Cutting," brought together a panel of inspiring speakers: Arefa Cassoobhoy, Farrah Dalal, Doris Mukangu, and ...
Created on 14 May 2024
18. Presenting “Quiet Activism and the Psychosocial Impacts of Female Genital Cutting”
(News & Blog)
Event Overview Join us on April 25, 2024, at 12 PM EST for an enlightening webinar titled “Quiet Activism and the Psychosocial Impacts of Female Genital Cutting.” We are honored to feature speakers Arefa ...
Created on 11 April 2024
19. Reflecting on A Quiet Violence: Navigating Female Genital Cutting as an LGBTQ+ Survivor
(News & Blog)
By Trisha Kini On June 23rd, Sahiyo hosted their webinar A Quiet Violence: Navigating Female Genital Cutting as an LGBTQ+ Survivor in honor of LGBTQ+ pride month. The event was moderated by Sahiyo U.S. ...
Created on 01 August 2022
20. That Old Familiar Violence - Reflecting on AAS 2024
(News & Blog)
... the audience saw me wince before I began speaking. Dena Igusti called this experience — this perpetual association with cis-womanhood — a “quiet violence.” They aren’t wrong. As a non-binary survivor, ...
Created on 18 July 2024