Monthly Archive

October 2018

Welcome to our Archives page. On this page you will find a total of 13 of our articles broken down into Months and Years.
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Is the Dawoodi Bohra community truly as progressive as it claims to be?

By Saleha  Country of Residence: CanadaAge: 45 Having lived in South-East Asia, and being exposed to multiple races and cultures, I grew up in a very open-minded family. As a child, my family and... read more..
Introducing Sahiyo’s inaugural U.S. Advisory Board
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Introducing Sahiyo’s inaugural U.S. Advisory Board

Sahiyo is pleased to introduce our inaugural U.S. Advisory Board. As our U.S. operations and programs have grown, the advisory board will provide strategic advice to the management of our organiz... read more..
Moving Beyond Cultural Relativism to a Call for Action to End Female Genital Cutting
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Moving Beyond Cultural Relativism to a Call for Action to End Female Genital Cutting

By Brionna Wiggins Earlier this year I had no idea about female genital cutting (FGC). None whatsoever. I mean, events happen all the time around the world and I’m not aware of the dozens of happening... read more..
Trauma and Female Genital Cutting, Part 6: Effects of FGM/C on the Lower Urinary Tract System
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Trauma and Female Genital Cutting, Part 6: Effects of FGM/C on the Lower Urinary Tract System

(This article is Part 6 of a seven-part series on trauma related to Female Genital Cutting. To read the complete series, click here. These articles should NOT be used in lieu of seeking professional m read more..
To ban or medicalise? Sri Lanka grapples with debates on Female Genital Cutting
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To ban or medicalise? Sri Lanka grapples with debates on Female Genital Cutting

(Please note that a version of this article appears on LankaWeb.com. It has been republished here with permission from the author.) By Fatima Yasmin   Country: Sri Lanka Muslim religious organisa read more..
Sahiyo Stories to host first screening in Oakland, California
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Sahiyo Stories to host first screening in Oakland, California

On October 19 in Oakland, California, Sahiyo, in collaboration with StoryCenter, Asian Women’s Shelter, Asian Pacific Institute on Gender-Based Violence will host a screening of Sa... read more..
Female Genital Cutting (FGC): Is it an Islamic Practice? (Part 2)
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Sahiyo
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Female Genital Cutting (FGC): Is it an Islamic Practice? (Part 2)

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 Pharaon... read more..
Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting: Work of the devil?
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Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting: Work of the devil?

By: Koen Van den BrandeAge: 56 Country: India I rarely speak of the devil. In Germany they have a saying: Du sollst den Teufel nicht an die Wand mahlenLiterally this translates to ‘Don’t paint a pictu... read more..
‘I Hope my Story Helps other Women’: A Reflection on the Sahiyo Stories Workshop
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‘I Hope my Story Helps other Women’: A Reflection on the Sahiyo Stories Workshop

By Maryah Haidery Last December I participated in a  Sahiyo activist retreat where I learned the unique power that storytelling has to teach, stimulate, and inspire audiences while offe... read more..
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What Islam says about Female Genital Cutting and how far are these texts invincible? (Part 1)

By Debangana Chatterjee A journey through religious texts helps us to validate or disprove the claims that there are religious justifications for traditional cultural practices. A similar logic applie... read more..
Topple the system- question the microaggressions
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Topple the system- question the microaggressions

By Priya Ahluwalia Priya is a 22-year-old clinical psychology student at Tata Institute of Social Sciences – Mumbai. She is passionate about mental health, photography, and writing. She is currently c... read more..
World Bank Group hosts an informative workshop on FGM/C
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World Bank Group hosts an informative workshop on FGM/C

On September 13, the World Bank Group hosted an informative workshop titled, “Emotional and Psychological Impact of Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting.” Experts and activists shared their research, exp... read more..
Sahiyo Storycenter Workshop: The Power of Storytelling
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Sahiyo Storycenter Workshop: The Power of Storytelling

By Zehra Patwa Shame. Deceit. Confusion. On the first day, sitting around a large table in a light-filled room in the StoryCenter workshop space in Berkeley, California, these words were rep... read more..
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