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Welcome to our Archives page. On this page you will find a total of 1099 of our articles broken down into Months and Years.
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मैं किसके साथ सोती हूँ यह फैसला मेरा दिमाग करता है, मेरा ‘क्लिटोरिस’ नहीं

(This post was originally published in English on March 22, 2017. You can read the English version here.) लेखक: सबाहत जहाँ उम्र: 24देश: भारत मैं एक कैफे में बैठकर सोच रही हूँ, क्या मैं अपनी बेटी के सा read more..
A Reflection on Moving Towards Sexual Pleasure and Emotional Healing After Female Genital Cutting
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A Reflection on Moving Towards Sexual Pleasure and Emotional Healing After Female Genital Cutting

By Cate Cox On Thursday, October 22nd, Sahiyo partnered with three award-winning and multi-talented speakers Farzana Doctor, Sarian Karim-Kamara, and Joanna Vergoth to host Moving Towards Sexual Pleas... read more..
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Get involved with the next cohort of the Voices to End FGM/C project!

Since 2015, Sahiyo has provided various storytelling platforms for women and community members from all over the world to share their experiences of female genital cutting (FGC), in hopes of preventin... read more..
Fiction, Truth, and Female Genital Cutting: A reflection of the fireside chat with Farzana Doctor
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Sahiyo
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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?
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Sahiyo
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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
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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
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Sahiyo
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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..
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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..
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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..
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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
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Sahiyo
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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
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Sahiyo
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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
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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..
Research study explores female genital cutting
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Sahiyo
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Research study explores female genital cutting

“Talking about Female Genital Cutting (FGC): A Study” is a research study undertaken to explore the way communities talk about FGC, the challenges of having such conversations, and the attitudes towar... read more..
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My meaningful experience as an intern at Sahiyo

By Nicole Mitchell In early 2019, I had the pleasure of joining the Sahiyo team as a Social Media Intern. I remember being a bit nervous, as working fully remote at a new company was something I had n... read more..
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Sleeping researchers and lack of data on female genital cutting in Pakistan

 By Huda Syyed Two decades ago, I flipped through Reader’s Digest to distract my mind from schoolwork and the sweltering summer heat of Pakistan. My eyes glanced at the brief excerpt displayed mi read more..
Dear Maasi: "Should I tell my new partner about my experience with khatna?"
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Dear Maasi: "Should I tell my new partner about my experience with 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..
SEVEN, the first novel of its kind to address female genital cutting in the Bohra community, releases this month
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Sahiyo
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SEVEN, the first novel of its kind to address female genital cutting in the Bohra community, releases this month

SEVEN is being released in North America this September (Sept 5 Canada/Sept 29 U.S.). The novel sensitively addresses women’s relationships, sexuality, infidelity, intergenerational violence, rel... read more..
Upcoming webinar: Moving Towards Sexual Pleasure and Emotional Healing After FGC
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Sahiyo
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Upcoming webinar: Moving Towards Sexual Pleasure and Emotional Healing After FGC

 By Cate Cox Female genital cutting (FGC) often comes with a multitude of physical and psychological issues that can impact sexual functioning for many survivors. Yet, oftentimes too little atten read more..
Staff Spotlight: Development Intern Sarrah Hussain
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Sahiyo
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Staff Spotlight: Development Intern Sarrah Hussain

Sarrah is an undergraduate student still exploring what she wants to study at Stanford University. She is passionate about women’s rights and health, especially female genital cutting (FGC). This... read more..
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Population Council hosts webinar to discuss ending female genital cutting

By Hunter Kessous The Population Council hosted a fascinating webinar, Using Research to Understand and Accelerate The Abandonment of Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting (FGM/C). It was the second of tw... read more..
Sahiyo India needs a part-time Communications Associate
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Sahiyo
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Sahiyo India needs a part-time Communications Associate

Sahiyo India is looking for a Communications Associate to support various programs, projects and public communications. In this role, you should be an excellent communicator with strong attention to d... read more..
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To my surprise, my friend defended khatna

By Anonymous Having decided to pursue law at the age of 15 years old, I was excited yet unprepared to know about the society that we live in. For the past four years, I have gathered enough evidence t... read more..
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Sahiyo
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Rejection of khatna must be a step in the liberation of Bohra women

By Zarina Patel Khatna, or female genital mutilation/cutting (FGM/C) within the Dawoodi Bohra community, is not a distinct or unique ritual. It has a context and it is important that Bohra women (and ... read more..
Sahiyo hosts first virtual Thaal Pe Charcha
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Sahiyo
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Sahiyo hosts first virtual Thaal Pe Charcha

In July 2020, Sahiyo hosted a Thaal Pe Charcha (TPC, loosely translated as discussions over food) with thirteen participants from the Bohra community. Thaal Pe Charcha (TPC) is a flagship Sahiyo progr... read more..
Why I shared my experience at Voices to End FGM/C with the medical community
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Sahiyo
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Why I shared my experience at Voices to End FGM/C with the medical community

By Mariam Sabir I had the opportunity to participate in the Voices to End FGM/C project with Sahiyo, StoryCenter and The George Washington University Milken Institute School of Public Health in Novemb... read more..
Survivor: Female genital mutilation as a form of ritual abuse
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Sahiyo
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Survivor: Female genital mutilation as a form of ritual abuse

  By Nevaeh Novak (Trigger warning: Below is one woman’s account of her experience with female genital mutilation in the United States. This story is deeply disturbing and may be triggering for s read more..
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