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41. In the Name of Your Daughter: A film for change
(News & Blog)
... panel last fall were Portenier, herself, and Susan McLucas, founder of Healthy Tomorrow. Healthy Tomorrow (in partnership with Sini Sanuman) is a U.S.-based group that actively works to stop female genital ...
Created on 28 February 2021
42. PRESS RELEASE: Launching Sahiyo's Newest Program: Bhaiyo: Male Allies United in Ending Female Genital Mutilation/Cuttin
(News & Blog)
... Just days before, on January 5th, another major announcement came out: the H.R. 6100-STOP FGM Act was signed into law, an act which criminalizes female genital cutting and makes certain government agencies ...
Created on 06 February 2021
43. Why one Bohra woman shared her experience with female genital cutting publicly
(News & Blog)
... declaring the 1996 federal ban on FGM/C as unconstitutional, in what pro-khatna people may have considered a victory. But on January 5th of this year, the H.R. 6100-STOP FGM Act was signed into law criminalizing ...
Created on 15 January 2021
44. The United States has a law banning female genital cutting. What now?
(News & Blog)
By Hunter Kessous On January 5th, the H.R. 6100-STOP FGM Act was signed into law, upon being passed through the House of Representatives and the Senate unanimously. The federal law criminalizes female ...
Created on 14 January 2021
45. Texas woman charged for Female Genital Cutting: Sahiyo press statement
(News & Blog)
... laws prohibiting FGM/C, allowing room for girls to be transported across state borders to be subjected to the practice.  The new “Stop FGM Act of 2020”, signed by the government this month, closes this ...
Created on 14 January 2021
46. Research Studies on FGC
(Resources)
2024 Behind Closed Doors: Exposing and Addressing Harmful Gender-Based Practices in the United States Over 230 million girls and women alive today have been subjected to female genital mutilation ...
Created on 04 December 2020
47. How female genital cutting is portrayed in television series
(News & Blog)
... arises, Niky stops immediately and promises that they will keep communicating until they find what works. The relationship between Niky and Shani is truly heart-warming. The actress who played Shani, Marie-Lou ...
Created on 13 October 2020
48. Massachusetts House passes FGM/C bill
(News & Blog)
... Massachusetts must act to stop this practice. We respectfully urge all to support this legislation and take the necessary steps immediately to send it to the Senate floor for a vote before the end of ...
Created on 16 July 2020
49. Sahiyo Intern Spotlight: Kendra Davis 
(News & Blog)
... was given educational material which helped me grow in my understanding of why female genital cutting (FGC) is practiced even through the passing of laws that have tried to stop it, unfortunately it still ...
Created on 10 June 2020
50. Sri Lanka’s first survey on FGM/C: Survivors need space to talk and access to medical care
(News & Blog)
... to speak about their experiences and ask the state for a response to stop this practice.” However, what preceded this, as recently as 2008, was a circular by the All Ceylon Jamiyyathul Ulama (ACJU) of ...
Created on 14 April 2020
51. How to Stop The Rising Trend of Medicalisation of Female Genital Cutting in Asia (2022-01-20)
(Events Calendar/How to Stop The Rising Trend of Medicalisation of Female Genital Cutting in Asia)
How to Stop The Rising Trend of Medicalisation of Female Genital Cutting in Asia On January 20th at 4:30 IST, Sahiyo will host a webinar titled ‘How to Stop The Rising Trend of Medicalisation of Female ...
Created on 13 January 2022
52. The practice of khatna on girls must stop / છોકરીઓ પર ખત્નાની પ્રથા બંધ થવી જોઈએ
(News & Blog)
By Hakim Rangwala Even in today's modern age, when Mukesh Ambani entrusted his daughter Isha with the management of a multi-crore retail business, there exists a very repulsive and harmful practice among ...
Created on 20 June 2024
53. Secrecy leads to the continuation of FGC in families and communities
(News & Blog)
... asked her ‘do you still believe in FGM’ because I assumed that after the conversation we had that she wouldn’t. But she was so firm on her beliefs that FGC is good and should be done.” “If you stop working, ...
Created on 02 January 2024
54. An FGC researcher's reflection on the first-ever Research Agenda and Ethical Guidance on Research for the Elimination of Female Genital Mutilatio
(News & Blog)
... guides existed when I began my project, but this will not stop me from using them going forward. I am excited for the future of research under the guidance of these resources. It’s inspiring and hopeful ...
Created on 11 February 2022
55. Reflecting on the 'How to Stop The Rising Trend of Medicalising Female Genital Cutting in Asia' webina
(News & Blog)
On January 20th, Sahiyo hosted the webinar ‘How to Stop The Rising Trend of Medicalising Female Genital Cutting in Asia’. Organised by Sahiyo’s program’s intern Beth Fotheringham and moderated by Sahiyo ...
Created on 09 February 2022
56. Introducing the Speakers for ‘How to Stop the Rising Trend of Medicalising Female Genital Cutting in Asia’
(News & Blog)
On January 20th at 4:30 IST, Sahiyo will host a webinar titled ‘How to Stop The Rising Trend of Medicalisation of Female Genital Cutting in Asia,’ which will feature a panel discussion with medical experts ...
Created on 14 January 2022
57. Sahiyo India to host a panel discussion on ‘How to Stop the Rising Trend of Medicalising Female Genital Cutting in Asia’
(News & Blog)
On January 20th at 4:30 IST, Sahiyo will host a webinar titled ‘How to Stop The Rising Trend of Medicalisation of Female Genital Cutting in Asia,’ featuring a panel discussion with medical experts and ...
Created on 03 January 2022
58. Research Studies on FGC
(Resources)
2024 Behind Closed Doors: Exposing and Addressing Harmful Gender-Based Practices in the United States Over 230 million girls and women alive today have been subjected to female genital mutilation ...
Created on 04 December 2020
59. The complexities of female genital cutting (FGC) in Singapore: Part II
(News & Blog)
... said this hadith provided a clear approval of FGC from Prophet Muhammad, as he did not try to stop Um Habibah from cutting other women, but actually endorsed it. Not all my interlocutors were able to provide ...
Created on 30 April 2019
60. Female Genital Cutting (FGC): Is it an Islamic Practice? (Part 2)
(News & Blog)
By Debangana Chatterjee  Though often being referred to as an Islamic practice, Female Genital Cutting (FGC) precedes both Islam and Christianity. It is believed to have originated in the Pharaonic era ...
Created on 13 October 2018