Monthly Archive

October 2020

Welcome to our Archives page. On this page you will find a total of 10 of our articles broken down into Months and Years.

Fiction, Truth, and Female Genital Cutting: A reflection of the fireside chat with Farzana Doctor

28 Oct

News & Blog

Sahiyo

Fiction, Truth, and Female Genital Cutting: A reflection of the fireside chat with Farzana Doctor

On October 4th, Sahiyo partnered with acclaimed Canadian author and WeSpeakOut cofounder Farzana Doctor to host Fiction, Truth, and Female Genital Cutting: A Fireside Chat. During this intimate conver... read more..

Is legal action against female genital cutting enough to end the practice?

20 Oct

News & Blog

Sahiyo

Is legal action against female genital cutting enough to end the practice?

Understanding the impact of a Sahiyo co-founder’s documentary film, A Pinch of Skin, in India by Priya Goswami In September 2018, the Indian Supreme Court referred a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) o... read more..

Orchid Project releases report detailing the pandemic's impact on female genital cutting

20 Oct

News & Blog

Sahiyo

Orchid Project releases report detailing the pandemic's impact on female genital cutting

By Hunter Kessous Reports of an increasing rate of female genital cutting (FGC) began early in the pandemic. We are now nine months into the lockdowns and school closures, which have propagated the cu... read more..

Sahiyo and StoryCenter host virtual storytelling event on the intersection of race and female genital cutting: A reflection

20 Oct

News & Blog

Sahiyo

Sahiyo and StoryCenter host virtual storytelling event on the intersection of race and female genital cutting: A reflection

By Isabel I began interning with Sahiyo in June. A recent graduate into the fields of cultural anthropology and human rights, I was eager to learn how Sahiyo used participatory media and community-bas... read more..

15 Oct

News & Blog

Sahiyo

Dear Maasi: Why you may want to speak to a trauma-informed therapist after khatna

Dear Maasi is a column about everything you wanted to know about sex and relationships but were afraid to ask! It’s a partnership between Sahiyo and WeSpeakOut, and is for all of us who have ques... read more..

13 Oct

News & Blog

Sahiyo

How female genital cutting is portrayed in television series

By Hunter Kessous Female genital cutting (FGC) is an international human rights violation and a form of gender-based violence. As the public becomes increasingly aware of this harmful practice, surviv... read more..

09 Oct

News & Blog

Sahiyo

Annual Reports

Annual Report: Sahiyo U.S: June 2019-June 2020 Throughout this past year, our programs have expanded to support larger numbers of women impacted by female genital cutting. Our Voices to End FGM/C proj... read more..

From Saving Safa to Seven: How authors use writing to shed light on FGC

08 Oct

News & Blog

Sahiyo

From Saving Safa to Seven: How authors use writing to shed light on FGC

By Cate Cox “Without our work, the issue would quickly be swept under the carpet — and so we carry on.” —Waris Dirie, Saving Safa It wasn’t until my first year at university before I was asked t... read more..

Conversations with my mom about khatna and betrayal

06 Oct

News & Blog

Sahiyo

Conversations with my mom about khatna and betrayal

By Zahara Kagalwalla I am a chatty person. I call up my best friend and prattle to him even about the most mundane development in my life like the latest teatime snack I gobbled (muesli, definitely a ... read more..

Sahiyo Volunteer Spotlight: Programs Intern Cate Cox

01 Oct

News & Blog

Sahiyo

Sahiyo Volunteer Spotlight: Programs Intern Cate Cox

Cate is passionate about women’s rights and human rights and hopes to enter into those fields once she graduates from Simmons University, where she is studying International Relations, Economics, and ... read more..