November 2016

I am grateful I was able to talk to a therapist about my khatna

30 Nov

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I am grateful I was able to talk to a therapist about my khatna

(First published on January 6, 2016) by Anonymous Age: 30 Country: United States I was not more than seven years old when I recall going into a medical complex on a quiet Sunday afternoon a read more..

I was spared from khatna because my Dadi happened to pass away

29 Nov

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I was spared from khatna because my Dadi happened to pass away

by Anonymous Age: 34 Country: India I came to know about the practice when I was seven years old, but all I knew was that khatna means removing something from your body. My two elder sisters have und... read more..

I don't remember my khatna. But it feels like a violation

28 Nov

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I don't remember my khatna. But it feels like a violation

(First published on February 23, 2016) Zehra Patwa Age: 45 Country: United States In 2014, I saw a video that changed my life. My husband sat me down, told me that this was going to be ups read more..

I was cut, my daughter too, but it stops with my granddaughter

27 Nov

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I was cut, my daughter too, but it stops with my granddaughter

Age: 58 Country: India I was 7 years old when my grandmother told me that she is taking me out. I was so happy and dressed up quickly, expecting to be given some goodies. Instead, I was ta... read more..

Why this Bohra father is guilty about his daughter's Khatna

26 Nov

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Why this Bohra father is guilty about his daughter's Khatna

(First published on May 5, 2016) Name: Yusuf Country: India The fatwa given during the Zikra majlis by Syedna Mufaddal Saifuddin in favor of female genital cutting dug up the wound that exists i read more..

Of tattoos, female circumcision and hypocrisy

25 Nov

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Of tattoos, female circumcision and hypocrisy

by Azra Adenwala Age: 21 Country: United States / India (Read the Hindi translation of this article here.) I never truly thought about my khatna (circumcision) until a while ago when I cam... read more..

Announcing 16 Days of Activism with Sahiyo: Join the campaign!

24 Nov

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Announcing 16 Days of Activism with Sahiyo: Join the campaign!

Around the world, one out of every three women experiences some form of gender-based violence. And every year, the United Nations runs an international campaign to bring attention –and funds – to... read more..

Sahiyo Volunteer Spotlight: Chandni Shiyal

11 Nov

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Sahiyo Volunteer Spotlight: Chandni Shiyal

Sahiyo is an organization with the mission to empower Asian communities to end female genital cutting through community collaboration, and this work could not be done without dedicated volunteers... read more..

'I begged my mother not to circumcise me. She listened to me.'

08 Nov

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'I begged my mother not to circumcise me. She listened to me.'

By Anonymous Age: 26 Country: United States (Read the Hindi translation of this article here.) I remember hearing about it for the first time in my Saturday school class. A male teach... read more..

05 Nov

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I deeply resented what was done to my most intimate parts without my permission

Age: 64 Country: United States (Read the Hindi translation of this article here.) It’s time to take a stand against Female Genital Mutilation. It’s long overdue. It wasn’t right when my mother we... read more..

03 Nov

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The sacred self: Reflections on female circumcision by a Singaporean Malay

(Originally posted by BEYONDHIJABSG on 6 FEBRUARY, 2016. Republished here with permission.) Country: Singapore Community: Malay By: Nurul Fadiah Johari I have a memory of my little sister going throug read more..