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A Little Piece of Skin
Nationality: USA Ethnicity: Indian (Gujarati) Author: Anonymous 30-year-old I was not more than seven years old when I recall going into a medical complex on a quiet Sunday afternoon accompanied by my mother and our family friend. My mother told me it was time for my “khatna” or circumcision. She explained it as a rite […]
Submissions
Blog Submissions We understand that there is power in numbers, so we are asking for submissions on the topic of female genital cutting (FGC). We recognize the importance of storytelling. For this reason, we strive to let people affected by FGC share their own narratives, in their own words, and in their own time. If […]
About Us
Sahiyo conducted the first-ever international, online survey of Bohra women on the subject of Female Genital Cutting. Read the full report HERE Are you from the media? Read our special Media Resource Guide on effective and sensitive reporting on Female Genital Cutting HERE Read, sign and share this petition by Sahiyo and 30+ other international […]
The Good Mother
(The piece below is the film-maker’s exploration on filming/’framing’ the ‘Good Mother’ for a practice which she (the film-maker) felt was a violation but her protagonist thought it to be in the best interests of her daughter.) They said ‘to be a good mother you must take your daughter through the ritual’. They said it […]
About Us
Hello! Welcome to SAHIYO, a forum dedicated to empowering Dawoodi Bohra and other Asian communities to end Female Genital Cutting (FGC) and create positive social change. Variously known as khatna, sunnah, female circumcision and Female Genital Mutilation, FGC is regarded as a human rights violation by the World Health Organization (WHO), United Nations Population Fund […]