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21. The movement to end FGM/C: Looking back at the 2010s and looking forward in 2020
(News & Blog)
... platforms to nurture this dialogue: the Each One Reach One campaign, the I Am Bohra photo campaign, our storytelling blog, Thaal Pe Charcha, Sahiyo Stories, Faces for Change, the Male Ally campaign, and ...
Created on 11 January 2020
22. U.S. Sahiyo Board Member Spotlight: A. Renee Bergstrom, EdD
(News & Blog)
... by several others, including photojournalist Meeri Matilda Koutaniemi of Finland who is writing a book about FGM/C survivors.  After going public, two other white Christian North American FGM/C survivors ...
Created on 17 November 2019
23. Calling survivors of female genital cutting and health providers for a unique storytelling opportunity
(News & Blog)
... toolkit (fgmtoolkit.gwu.edu). If you would like to participate in the workshop, apply by October 14th via this link:  http://bit.ly/DC_VoicesEndFGMC. View informational flyer here.  Photo above is ...
Created on 22 August 2019
24. Launching Global Voices to End FGM/C — An Online Digital Storytelling Workshop
(News & Blog)
... of personal images (photos and video clips) provided by the storytellers, and images contributed by participating women artists.  The storytellers come from a variety of countries including: Tanzania, ...
Created on 29 July 2019
25. Sahiyo's Second Annual Retreat: A Space for Healing and Reflectio
(News & Blog)
Photograph of Maryum Saifee at Activist Retreat By Maryum Saifee In late March, I participated in Sahiyo’s Second Annual Retreat for survivors and allies in the campaign to end female genital mutilation ...
Created on 16 July 2019
26. My mother thought she was saving me with khafz
(News & Blog)
Photo Courtesy Of Kristin De Soto on Pexels.com By Rashida  I can recall with crystal clear memory my mother taking me at around age 7 to a dilapidated old Chawl style building in a Bohra Mohalla in ...
Created on 20 June 2019
27. I still don’t get why my mom took me there: A Bohra survivor of female genital cutting speaks out
(News & Blog)
Photo Courtesy Of luizclas on Pexels.com  By Anonymous Country of Residence: India Age: 31 Many communities across the world continue to practice female genital mutilation (FGM). In India, it’s ...
Created on 04 June 2019
28. Female Genital Cutting Diaries: Addressing the chief in Mali
(News & Blog)
... who gathered under a tree for a photo — all barefoot, and all wearing long fabric over their heads with colorful patterns of stripes, leaves, acorns and sunbursts. The girls in the group photo were adorned ...
Created on 28 May 2019
29. Learning new methods of data analysis to conduct research on female genital cutting
(News & Blog)
Photo Courtesy Of Pixabay on Pexels.com By Cameron Adelman A major finding of the research project I have been conducting on the social and emotional correlates of female genital cutting (FGC) is that ...
Created on 25 April 2019
30. The experience of hosting my very own Thaal Pe Charcha
(News & Blog)
... photo of Thaal Pe Charcha cuisine Thaal Pe Charcha is a flagship Sahiyo program that brings Bohra women together in an informal, private space, so that they can bond over traditional Bohra cuisine while ...
Created on 16 April 2019
31. Voices to End FGM/C: Seeking Storytellers for Social Norm Change
(News & Blog)
... for: Wed. June 5, 12, 19, and 26, 2019 (one-hour sessions, times to be determined). The stories will be illustrated with a combination of personal images (photos and video clips) to be provided by the ...
Created on 23 February 2019
32. Why female genital cutting still continues: Exploring the reasons behind its sustenance
(News & Blog)
... faith, tradition paves the way for the socio-cultural reasons behind the practice. Dogon people of Mali / Photo by Jenny Cordle • Socio-Cultural: Among practicing communities, the practice in many ...
Created on 05 February 2019
33. A mother's side of the story on female genital cuttin
(News & Blog)
By Priya Ahluwalia Priya is a 22-year-old clinical psychology student at Tata Institute of Social Sciences – Mumbai. She is passionate about mental health, photography, and writing. She is currently ...
Created on 22 January 2019
34. Intern Spotlight: Sahiyo editorial intern Jenny Cordle
(News & Blog)
... Ghana through Georgetown University for her Master’s of Science in Global Health. Jenny’s passions include documenting human rights issues through photography and nonfiction writing. In 2016, she received ...
Created on 26 December 2018
35. Female Genital Cutting Diaries: My first encounter with the tradition of female genital cutting
(News & Blog)
... of stopping it, but I had to go. photo by Jenny Cordle   There’s a particular kind of hush that falls over Konza during a ritual cutting of girls. The pounding of millet is stifled by a thick ...
Created on 18 December 2018
36. The Legal Side of Khatna or Female Genital Cutting
(News & Blog)
By Priya Ahluwalia Priya is a 22-year-old clinical psychology student at Tata Institute of Social Sciences – Mumbai. She is passionate about mental health, photography and writing. She is currently conducting ...
Created on 04 December 2018
37. Is the Dawoodi Bohra community truly as progressive as it claims to be?
(News & Blog)
... carry a RFID photo ID which will monitor attendance to the mosque.   Humanity has achieved such remarkable progress. We have ventured into space, developed cloning and gene editing technologies, and ...
Created on 30 October 2018
38. Topple the system- question the microaggressions
(News & Blog)
By Priya Ahluwalia Priya is a 22-year-old clinical psychology student at Tata Institute of Social Sciences – Mumbai. She is passionate about mental health, photography, and writing. She is currently ...
Created on 04 October 2018
39. Trauma and Female Genital Cutting, Part 5: The “C” Word… and I Don’t Mean Circumcision
(News & Blog)
... glans then split into the two leg-like parts, the crura, which are composed of erectile tissue and are next to the vagina and urethra (see MRI photo below of internal clitoris). The vestibular bulbs are ...
Created on 28 September 2018
40. Why men too must speak out against Khatna
(News & Blog)
By Priya Ahluwalia Priya is a 22-year-old clinical psychology student at Tata Institute of Social Sciences – Mumbai. She is passionate about mental health, photography and writing. She is currently conducting ...
Created on 27 July 2018