Monthly Archive

Welcome to our Archives page. On this page you will find a total of 1099 of our articles broken down into Months and Years.

Survivor: Why labia elongation is female genital mutilation

06 Feb

News & Blog

Sahiyo

Survivor: Why labia elongation is female genital mutilation

February 6th marks the International Day of Zero Tolerance for Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting. By Jenny Cordle When Comfort Dudzai was 9 years old, her father’s two sisters and her nanny took her a... read more..

Voices to End FGM/C Launch: 27 survivors and activists create videos to share their stories

05 Feb

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Sahiyo

Voices to End FGM/C Launch: 27 survivors and activists create videos to share their stories

Important links: Watch the Voices to End FGM/C survivor and activist videos here, as they are released every week.Read blogs by participants of Voices to End FGM/C by following the “Voices Series” her... read more..

Voices Series: Survivors are more than their stories

05 Feb

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Sahiyo

Voices Series: Survivors are more than their stories

This blog is part of a series of reflective essays by participants of the Voices to End FGM/C workshops run by Sahiyo and StoryCenter. Through residential and online work... read more..

14 Jan

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Sahiyo

Intern Spotlight: Sahiyo Social Media Intern Farhan Zia

Farhan Zia joined Sahiyo’s team as a social media intern in 2019. He is an undergraduate student reading the law at Jindal Global Law School, in O.P. Jindal Global University, India. He researches the... read more..

How Melinda Gates’ Moment of Lift addresses female genital cutting

12 Jan

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Sahiyo

How Melinda Gates’ Moment of Lift addresses female genital cutting

By Kristin Pepper In December 2019, our book club discussed Melinda Gates’ book, Moment of Lift, and experienced firsthand Melinda’s process ourselves. One of our members knew that the book mentioned ... read more..

Taking the anti-FGC movement forward, with Thaal Pe Charcha participants

12 Jan

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Sahiyo

Taking the anti-FGC movement forward, with Thaal Pe Charcha participants

On 17th November 2018, Sahiyo hosted its seventh Thaal Pe Charcha (loosely translated as “discussions over food”) in Mumbai, India, with a diverse group of 17 participants. TPC is a flagship Sahiyo pr... read more..

When Thaal Pe Charcha participants met Mumbai's Veteran Activists

12 Jan

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Sahiyo

When Thaal Pe Charcha participants met Mumbai's Veteran Activists

On 4th August 2018, Sahiyo hosted its sixth Thaal Pe Charcha (loosely translated as “discussions over food”) in Mumbai, India. TPC is a flagship Sahiyo program where Bohra women are brought together i... read more..

'I have convinced my friends to refrain from Female Genital Cutting'

12 Jan

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Sahiyo

'I have convinced my friends to refrain from Female Genital Cutting'

On January 27, 2018, Sahiyo hosted its fourth Thaal Pe Charcha (loosely translated as “discussions over food”) in Mumbai, India, with a diverse group of 18 participants. TPC is a flagship Sahiyo ... read more..

11 Jan

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Sahiyo

The movement to end FGM/C: Looking back at the 2010s and looking forward in 2020

By Sahiyo 2020 is here, and we at Sahiyo are excited. 2020 brings with it not just a new year, but the dawn of a new decade of hope and hard work for our global movement to end female genital cutting ... read more..

31 Dec

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Sahiyo

On the path to healing: My journey after experiencing female genital cutting

By Anonymous Country of Residence: United States Every woman that has been cut has a story to tell. I tell my story not to offer a universal account of female genital cutting (FGC), but one that is sp... read more..

Intern Spotlight: Sahiyo Social Media Intern Kavya Palavalasa

14 Dec

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Sahiyo

Intern Spotlight: Sahiyo Social Media Intern Kavya Palavalasa

Kavya Palavalasa joined Sahiyo’s team as a social media intern in July of 2019. Kavya has interests in film, art, research and gender relations in law, labour and academia. She is currently pursu... read more..

13 Dec

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Voices to End FGM/C

Voices to End FGM/C is mobilizing a critical mass of storytellers and activists from across the globe by bringing people together to share and heal from their experiences of female genital mutilation/... read more..

Asia Network to End FGM/C calls for your participation

09 Dec

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Sahiyo

Asia Network to End FGM/C calls for your participation

Malaysian NGO Asian Pacific Resource and Research Centre for Women (ARROW) and British charity Orchid Project are jointly developing a new Asia Network to End FGM/C, to strengthen movements to end the... read more..

Utilizing Participatory Storytelling to Educate - A session at APHA 2019

02 Dec

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Sahiyo

Utilizing Participatory Storytelling to Educate - A session at APHA 2019

On Nov 4, 2019, Sahiyo’s co-founder Mariya Taher took part in a round-table session at the American Public Health Association’s (APHA) Annual Conference in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania to discuss the Vo... read more..

Support Sahiyo’s Work this Giving Tuesday

23 Nov

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Sahiyo

Support Sahiyo’s Work this Giving Tuesday

Every Tuesday following Black Friday, millions of people around the United States give back to support non-profit organizations that they believe in. This year we are inviting you to support Sahiyo’s ... read more..

Understanding the Supreme Court’s latest judgement mentioning female genital cutting in India

17 Nov

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Sahiyo

Understanding the Supreme Court’s latest judgement mentioning female genital cutting in India

On November 14, after a year of silence on the female genital mutilation/ cutting (FGM/C) case pending before it, the Supreme Court of India mentioned that the case will be referred to a seven-judge C... read more..

U.S. Sahiyo Board Member Spotlight: A. Renee Bergstrom, EdD

17 Nov

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Sahiyo

U.S. Sahiyo Board Member Spotlight: A. Renee Bergstrom, EdD

Sahiyo’s U.S. Advisory Board provides strategic advice to the management of Sahiyo and ensures that we continue fulfilling our mission to empower communities to end female genital cutting, and create ... read more..

11 Nov

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Sahiyo

Op-Ed: A Global Platform to End FGM/C

We must accelerate an end to FGM/C. Every 11 seconds a girl somewhere in the world will go through female genital mutilation/cutting (FGM/C.) The procedure is often extremely painful, and carrie... read more..

24 Oct

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Sahiyo

I was impressed with the courage of young women at Sahiyo's Activist Retreat

By Rashida Rangwala In March 2019, I attended my second Sahiyo Activist Retreat. For me it was an occasion to meet friends I had made last year at the 2018 retreat, share the progress I had made as an... read more..

17 Oct

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Sahiyo

એક સાઈકોથેરૅપિસ્ટ તરીકે, હું ક્યારેય ખતનાની ભલામણ નહિં કરું

(This article was first published in English on December 10, 2016. Read the English version here.) લેખક : અનામી ઉંમર : 36 વર્ષ દેશ : ભારત હું એક માનસિક આરોગ્ય ચિકિત્સક છું અને છેલ્લા 16 વર્ષોથી હું તે read more..

Sahiyo U.S. Advisory Board Spotlight: Melody Joy Eckardt

16 Oct

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Sahiyo

Sahiyo U.S. Advisory Board Spotlight: Melody Joy Eckardt

As Sahiyo’s U.S. operations and programs have grown, in 2018, we invited various individuals from a host of backgrounds and professions to join our inaugural U.S. Advisory Board. The advisory board pr... read more..

20 Sep

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Sahiyo

मैंने अपनी मां से मेरा खतना नहीं करने की विनती की। उन्होंने मेरी बात सुनी

(This article was originally published in English on November 8, 2016. Read the English version here.) नाम: अज्ञात उम्र: 26 देश: संयुक्त राज्य अमेरिका शनिवार की स्कूल की क्लास में मैंने पहली बार read more..

मेरी अनुमति के बिना मेरे सबसे गुप्त अंगों को काटा गया

13 Sep

News & Blog

Sahiyo

मेरी अनुमति के बिना मेरे सबसे गुप्त अंगों को काटा गया

(This article was originally published in English on November 5, 2016. Read the English version here.) उम्र: 64 देश: संयुक्त राज्य अमेरिका महिला जननांग विकृति या FGM के खिलाफ खड़े होने का समय आ ग read more..

10 Sep

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Sahiyo

Missing Link

Missing Link By Anonymous No cuts, no wounds, but deep empathy for my sisters.I came to NY for the 4th time but for an entirely different circumstance. Being part of the Bohra community, I have made c... read more..

06 Sep

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Sahiyo

टैटू, महिला खतना और पाखंड

(This piece was originally published in English on November 25, 2016. Read the English version here.) अज़रा एदनवाला उम्र: 21 देश: अमेरिका / भारत कुछ समय पहले मैं साहियो नाम के एक संगठन से मुख्तलिफ हुई read more..

Global Call to Action From “Uniting forces to make female genital mutilation/cutting a practice of the past: A gathering for global civil society actors”

04 Sep

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Sahiyo

Global Call to Action From “Uniting forces to make female genital mutilation/cutting a practice of the past: A gathering for global civil society actors”

On June 2, 2019 in Vancouver, Canada, civil society organisations, champions, survivors and other grassroots representatives came together at Women Deliver 2019 to unite voices around a global Call to... read more..

Looking Back: Sahiyo at CSW/MALA's March 2019 Event

03 Sep

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Sahiyo

Looking Back: Sahiyo at CSW/MALA's March 2019 Event

On March 18th 2019, the Muslim American Leadership Alliance (MALA) hosted a parallel event on “Addressing FGM in the USA: Safeguarding Survivors and Protecting Victims“ at the UN Commission on t... read more..

26 Aug

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Sahiyo

Sahiyo talks about female genital cutting at 3rd Annual Intersections of Violence conference

On July 16th, Sahiyo Cofounder and U.S. Executive Director, Mariya Taher was invited to attend the 3rd Annual Intersections of Violence: Domestic Violence, Sexual Assault, and Child Abuse Confer... read more..

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24 Aug

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Saathi: Peer Support Program

Saathi is Sahiyo’s activist support program launched to connect novice activists with more veteran activists as a way to help activists find support and think through the self-care they need to be a... read more..

Calling survivors of female genital cutting and health providers for a unique storytelling opportunity

22 Aug

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Sahiyo

Calling survivors of female genital cutting and health providers for a unique storytelling opportunity

Apply to be a storyteller here!! In November 2019, Sahiyo and StoryCenter will partner with The George Washington University Milken Institute School of Public Health to host a digital storytelling wor... read more..