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21. Voices Series: Finding my voice through storytelling on female genital mutilation/cutting
(News & Blog)
... more independent thinking and action. It’s hard to question existing customs and behaviors. I also realized that by keeping my silence, I can actually hurt others. There is a misleading perception that ...
Created on 12 February 2020
22. Wrestling with trust and fear in regard to female genital mutilation
(News & Blog)
By Farzana Esmaeel Country of Residence: United Arab Emirates Trust and fear are two emotions that have an interesting correlation to input and output of human behavior. One emotion, trust, establishes ...
Created on 12 March 2019
23. Trauma and Female Genital Cutting, Part 4: Psycho-sexual functioning
(News & Blog)
... of Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) can interfere across the continuum of sexual behavior affecting desire, arousal, physical and/or psychological pleasure. The amygdala is the organ in the brain ...
Created on 05 July 2018
24. Seeing Sahiyo Stories on Female Genital Cutting Come to Life
(News & Blog)
... Too often in everyday life, we try and connect with each other on a rational level, but this isn’t always enough to change behavior. People must be emotionally engaged to understand what needs to be done. ...
Created on 15 May 2018
25. Trauma and Female Genital Cutting, Part 2: Post Traumatic Stress Disorder
(News & Blog)
... or socializing and may engage in reckless behaviors (driving too fast; being argumentative or provocative). Others with PTSD may feel chronically anxious and find it difficult to relax or concentrate. ...
Created on 26 March 2018
26. I attended the U.S. Bohra Activist Retreat because I hope to see an end to FGM/C in my lifetime
(News & Blog)
... female behavior, meaning to ensure girls remain chaste until marriage (and not be sexually promiscuous). But, FGC is really not a religious requirement. It is a cultural practice that predates Islam.  ...
Created on 28 February 2018
27. Trauma and Female Genital Cutting, Part 1: What is trauma?
(News & Blog)
...  Some proponents of FGC actually consider that the shock and trauma of the surgery may contribute to the behavior described as calmer and docile—considered to be positive feminine traits. FGC is a ...
Created on 26 February 2018
28. StoryCenter-A digital storytelling workshop for Bohra women in the United States
(News & Blog)
... to our reality. Too often in everyday life, we try and connect with each other on a rational level, but this isn’t always enough to change behavior. People must be emotionally engaged to understand what ...
Created on 22 November 2017
29. Female Genital Cutting exists to preserve patriarchy: A Bohra survivor speaks out
(News & Blog)
... controlled by someone or something for our entire life. This kind of behavior  makes us give in and accept the stereotypes that are actually abusive and violating to us. We are manipulated into submission ...
Created on 08 March 2017
30. Sahiyo welcomes the new WHO guidelines to improve care for millions living with female genital cutting
(News & Blog)
... in the report include: Mental health including cognitive behavioral therapy and psychological support to treat depression and anxiety disorders Female sexual health covering sexual counselling ...
Created on 18 May 2016
31. Survivor and Community Engagement Toolkit
(Uncategorised)
... ~ Katharine Conroy, Sauti Yetu Voices From The Field:   “We want to also effect a change in behavior. So it's why we try to engage the community. Because if they are not aware of ...
Created on 15 March 2025
32. Positive Masculinity; A Critical Tool in the Movement to End FGM/C
(News & Blog)
... Does it start at home, as one speaker advocated for, at school, or in the media? We are inundated with examples of toxic masculinity, even to the point of admiring the most toxic behaviors in our celebrities, ...
Created on 20 February 2025
33. The Connecticut Coalition to End FGM/C Interview Series: Caitlin LeMay
(News & Blog)
... behavior.” These racial stereotypes only serve to perpetuate problems in the U.S. “The root of the US not reconciling with ... is completely rooted in racism and anti-blackness. Not being able ...
Created on 20 August 2024
34. Sahiyo U.S. Releases New Impact Report: Policy Outreach, Education, and Advocacy Program
(News & Blog)
... the practice by acting as a mechanism to shape the behavior of communities or individuals. Policies can be educational tools, deterrents, and influencers for psychosocial change. In guiding the creation ...
Created on 20 August 2024
35. I Didn’t Dare Ask
(News & Blog)
... I want people to know that FGM/C can damage an individual’s self-worth, which can become the root cause of other behavioral or mental health issues. Is there anything in your digital story that you would ...
Created on 11 January 2024
36. Sexual pleasure after female genital cutting
(News & Blog)
... as well, and found that it can include: Mindfulness which involves pausing and reflecting during sexual activity to study your body’s behavior which can be key to the healing process. Mindfulness may ...
Created on 11 August 2023
37. Reflecting on Investing in Girls and Women: Unleashing the Power of Philanthropy to End FGM/C
(News & Blog)
... quick fixes when deciding what programs to invest in, and hence fail to invest in the long-term, multi-year solutions that are really needed to create behavior change to end FGC. Donors may also find it ...
Created on 17 May 2023
38. Policy Outreach, Education, and Advocacy
(Programs)
... or individual’s behavior. As FGC is often considered a social norm in practicing communities, laws against FGC may prevent the practice. Policies can thus serve as educational tools, deterrents, influencers ...
Created on 29 April 2023
39. Proposed legislation in Idaho and Texas discriminates against Transgender Youth and removes protections for children at risk of undergoing FGC
(News & Blog)
... would alter existing policy against FGC to ban gender-affirming care for minors. Gender-affirming care includes social, psychological, behavioral, and medical practices which affirm the gender identity ...
Created on 01 March 2023
40. Reflecting on an Israeli Minister’s decision to not grant asylum for a woman fleeing female genital mutilation/cutting
(News & Blog)
... with and supporting those who face oppression in all of its iterations and holding members of your community accountable for problematic and dangerous behavior. When other Jews fail to use their privileges ...
Created on 11 January 2023