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81. Dear Maasi: How do you navigate being a public advocate on female genital cutting while dating?
(News & Blog)
... be this kind of person. While you search for them, I hope that you will be shameless in the best kind of way. —Maasi About Maasi, aka Farzana Doctor: Farzana is a novelist and psychotherapist in ...
Created on 16 November 2020
82. A Reflection on Moving Towards Sexual Pleasure and Emotional Healing After Female Genital Cutting
(News & Blog)
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 Pleasure ...
Created on 02 November 2020
83. Dear Maasi: Why you may want to speak to a trauma-informed therapist after khatna
(News & Blog)
... Maasi, aka Farzana Doctor: Farzana is a novelist and psychotherapist in private practice. She’s a founding member of WeSpeakOut and the End FGM/C Canada Network. She loves talking about relationships ...
Created on 15 October 2020
84. How female genital cutting is portrayed in television series
(News & Blog)
... the launch of Farzana Doctor’s newest novel, Seven, about women’s relationships, marriage, infidelity, religion, tradition, and sensitively exposes the practice of khatna or FGC among the Dawoodi Bohra ...
Created on 13 October 2020
85. From Saving Safa to Seven: How authors use writing to shed light on FGC
(News & Blog)
... Dirie. New and emerging writers are taking the torch to use writing to help shift the narratives around FGC. One of those writers is Farzana Doctor, author of the upcoming novel, Seven. In her novel, Doctor ...
Created on 08 October 2020
86. Dear Maasi: "Should I tell my new partner about my experience with khatna?
(News & Blog)
... Farzana Doctor: Farzana is a novelist and psychotherapist in private practice. She’s a founding member of WeSpeakOut and the End FGM/C Canada Network. She loves talking about relationships and sexuality! ...
Created on 13 September 2020
87. SEVEN, the first novel of its kind to address female genital cutting in the Bohra community, releases this month
(News & Blog)
... and healing sexual trauma within the context of the Dawoodi Bohra (sub-sect of Shia Islam) community. This is the first novel of its kind to address female genital cutting in the Bohra community. Farzana ...
Created on 13 September 2020
88. Upcoming webinar: Moving Towards Sexual Pleasure and Emotional Healing After FGC
(News & Blog)
... from three expert panelists: Farzana Doctor, Joanna Vergoth, and Sarian Karim-Kamara, who will help to shed light on these subjects using their professional and personal experiences.  Farzana Doctor ...
Created on 04 September 2020
89. My experience of healing by attending the 2019 Sahiyo Activist Retreat in the U.S.
(News & Blog)
By Farzana Doctor Country of Residence: Canada Age: 48 When the first emails circulated about last month’s Sahiyo retreat in New York City, I wasn’t sure why I wanted to register, only that I knew ...
Created on 18 April 2019
90. 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
91. Female Genital Cutting charges dismissed but our work continues: Global reactions to Michigan case news
(News & Blog)
... Bohra girls.” ~ Farzana Doctor, Canada   “By declaring the federal ban on FGM/C unconstitutional, Judge Friedman opens the door for parents to do exactly what was done in this case — take their daughters ...
Created on 22 November 2018
92. U.S. Muslim Leaders Stance on FGM/C (also known as Female Circumcision)
(News & Blog)
... The Islamic Center at NYU Imam Jamal Rahman,  Interfaith Community Sanctuary, WA Khadijah Abdullah,  RAHMA Zehra Patwa,  WeSpeakOut Farzana Doctor,  WeSpeakOut Alifya Sulemanji,  WeSpeakOut  ...
Created on 08 June 2017
93. Our History
(Uncategorised)
... of Sahiyo, and Farzana Esmail, survivor, mother and advocate, sat down together for a virtual fireside chat on female genital cutting: part interview, part sincere exchange of stories, and part education. ...
Created on 15 June 2016
94. FGC in Dawoodi Bohra Community
(News & Blog)
... discussing FGC in the Bohra Community Farzana Doctor Talks about FGC in Bohra Community From Canada  Battle Within Tiny Indian Muslim Sect on Circumcising Girls Only 1 in 10 who underwent FGM want ...
Created on 09 June 2016
95. Submissions
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... or FGM/C) and how it impacts our bodies, minds, sexualities and relationships. We welcome you to submit your anonymous questions to be answered by novelist and psychotherapist Farzana Doctor, or Maasi. ...
Created on 03 January 2016
96. Farzana Doctor
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Farzana Doctor
Created on 04 August 2022
97. “Four Essential Strategies for Self and Community Care in Activism” Event with Farzana Doctor on September 10th
(Article tagged with: Farzana Doctor)
...  Description: Farzana Doctor, an activist, social worker, Sahiyo blog contributor, and author, will share practical strategies to help reduce stress, fatigue, and vicarious trauma, offering actionable ...
Created on 05 September 2024
98. Dear Maasi: How can I stop the trauma of FGM/C from popping into my mind?
(Article tagged with: Farzana Doctor)
...  About Maasi, aka Farzana Doctor:  Farzana is a novelist and psychotherapist in private practice. She’s a founding member of WeSpeakOut and the End FGM/C Canada Network. She loves talking about relationships ...
Created on 24 October 2023
99. Sahiyo Discusses book club holds next event in September
(Article tagged with: Farzana Doctor)
Event: Sahiyo Discusses: You Still Look the Same by Farzana Doctor Date: September 21, 2022 Time: 7:00 PM EST Registration Link: https://bit.ly/SahiyoDiscusses   Sahiyo invites you to join the ...
Created on 04 August 2022
100. Sahiyo Discusses: You Still Look the Same, a discussion with Farzana Doctor
(Article tagged with: Farzana Doctor)
In our latest Sahiyo Discusses event, which took place on September 21st, we were joined by Farzana Doctor, to discuss her newly released poetry book, You Still Look the Same. A profoundly moving collection ...
Created on 24 October 2022
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