Monthly Archive

2021

Welcome to our Archives page. On this page you will find a total of 99 of our articles broken down into Months and Years.

Sahiyo partners with GirlUp ESCP for virtual event

11 Feb

News & Blog

Sahiyo

Sahiyo partners with GirlUp ESCP for virtual event

On February 2nd, Sahiyo partnered with GirlUp ESCP for their inaugural event to present an introductory overview of the issues surrounding female genital cutting (FGC), and educate their community on ... read more..

06 Feb

News & Blog

Sahiyo

PRESS RELEASE: Launching Sahiyo's Newest Program: Bhaiyo: Male Allies United in Ending Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting

Launching Sahiyo’s Newest Program, Bhaiyo: Male Allies United in Ending Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting Boston, Massachusetts, February 6, 2021 On Feburary 6th 2021, The International Day for Zero T... read more..

01 Feb

News & Blog

Sahiyo

Your questions answered: Moving Towards Sexual Pleasure and Emotional Healing After Female Genital Cutting

Last fall Sahiyo partnered with three award-winning and talented speakers Farzana Doctor, Sarian Karim-Kamara, and Joanna Vergoth to host Moving Towards Sexual Pleasure and Emotional Healing Aft read more..

Art, Activism, And Healing: Reflecting on our conversation around female genital cutting

31 Jan

News & Blog

Sahiyo

Art, Activism, And Healing: Reflecting on our conversation around female genital cutting

By Cate Cox On January 19th, Sahiyo held the webinar, Art, Activism, And Healing: In Conversation Around Female Genital Cutting (FGC). During this webinar, we had the opportunity to hear from four spe... read more..

Why one Bohra woman shared her experience with female genital cutting publicly

15 Jan

News & Blog

Sahiyo

Why one Bohra woman shared her experience with female genital cutting publicly

By Jenny Cordle On February 5th of last year, one day before the International Day of Zero Tolerance for Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting (FGM/C), Zahra Khozema, 24, shared her deeply personal story ... read more..

The United States has a law banning female genital cutting. What now?

14 Jan

News & Blog

Sahiyo

The United States has a law banning female genital cutting. What now?

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... read more..

14 Jan

News & Blog

Sahiyo

Dear Maasi: Where do I begin with psychotherapy after undergoing 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..

Texas woman charged for Female Genital Cutting: Sahiyo press statement

14 Jan

News & Blog

Sahiyo

Texas woman charged for Female Genital Cutting: Sahiyo press statement

A woman from Houston, Texas (USA) has been charged under federal United States’ law for transporting a minor out of the country for the purpose of Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting (FGM/C). Acco... read more..

Art, Activism, and Healing webinar: In Conversation Around Female Genital Cutting

08 Jan

News & Blog

Sahiyo

Art, Activism, and Healing webinar: In Conversation Around Female Genital Cutting

By Cate Cox Across the world, millions of women and girls are at risk of female genital cutting (FGC). FGC can have severe physical and psychological impacts that last a lifetime. As the painful read more..