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41. Reflecting on ‘Moving Connecticut Ahead: Protecting Girls from FGM/C’, a webinar
(News & Blog)
... the universal truth that every society is influenced by norms that guide behavior and can help to solidify what conduct is acceptable or unacceptable within the group. Individuals may be socially sanctioned ...
Created on 09 November 2022
42. Connecticut Trauma and Gender Learning Collaborative Training Part 2
(News & Blog)
... gender-responsive behavioral health care in Connecticut by providing training, consultation, and information to behavioral health agencies across the state. During this presentation, Sahiyo continued to ...
Created on 08 February 2022
43. Dear Maasi: Is there something wrong with me because I like this kind of sex?
(News & Blog)
... adult sexual behavior, and many participants negotiate communication norms before, during, and after for ongoing consent, and to ensure that partners are still having a good time. For readers curious to ...
Created on 05 January 2022
44. Sahiyo U.S. Advisory Board spotlight: Jo Keogh
(News & Blog)
Jo Keogh has been utilizing somatic approaches to treat female trauma survivors since 2014. She is currently completing her internship in Clinical Mental Health Counseling at Anna Haven Behavioral Health ...
Created on 15 October 2021
45. Mutilation or enhancement: A researcher’s argument for respectful terminology on genital cutting
(News & Blog)
... (FGM). An instance of such pushback came from a respected colleague in response to a paper of mine in Archives of Sexual Behavior, in which I argue against the use of ‘mutilation’ in certain contexts, ...
Created on 14 September 2021
46. Practitioner and advocate training: Best practices for working with survivors of gender-based violence
(News & Blog)
... of gender-based violence, such as domestic violence, FGC is a learned behavior of childhood, and is often surrounded by a culture of silence and shame, and is a form of generational violence. However, ...
Created on 19 July 2021
47. Using purity as a means to control women through Christianity and female genital cutting
(News & Blog)
... acts or behavior.  “Boys will be boys,” was the typical attitude when a young man admitted to sexual behavior before marriage. However, if a girl was promiscuous, within the church and my community, ...
Created on 15 June 2021
48. Upcoming Webinar: Addressing Female Genital Cutting in the Clinic
(News & Blog)
... Afterward, she pursued a Master’s degree in Physiology at Georgetown University. She then moved to the Bay Area and participated in neurobehavioral research while working with adolescents diagnosed with ...
Created on 01 December 2020
49. Voices Series: Naima Dido
(News & Blog)
... and me include making my own choices, taking my own chances, and embracing the resulting changes. And still, my mother and our female ancestors—with all of their obedience to culturally expected behavior—inspire ...
Created on 13 April 2020
50. Sahiyo Volunteer Spotlight: Zahra Qaiyumi
(News & Blog)
... She then moved to the Bay Area and participated in neurobehavioral research while working with adolescents diagnosed with ADHD at the University of California San Francisco’s Neuroscape Center. Currently, ...
Created on 12 April 2020
51. 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
52. 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
53. 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
54. 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
55. 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
56. 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. [youtube ...
Created on 28 February 2018
57. 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
58. StoryCenter-A digital storytelling workshop for Bohra women in the United States
(News & Blog)
... in the world. They spark our emotions and wake us up 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. ...
Created on 22 November 2017
59. 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
60. 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