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  • On The Supreme Court Hearings and The Pro-Khatna FAQs Circulated by Bohras

    Mutilation (FGM), and that khatna does notcause any physical harm, trauma or even pain. This claim ignores all the personal stories of women who have said that it caused harm, long-lasting trauma, and terrible pain to them (including myself). The...

    https://mail.sahiyo.org/sahiyo-blog/on-the-supreme-court-hearings-and-the-pro-khatna-faqs-circulated-by-bohras.html

  • Not all damages are physical. Not everyone religious is morally ethical

    most of our teachings. All the more reason why I am grateful to Sahiyo for this amazing platform for women to share their stories, to empathise, to let girls like me know that I am not the only damaged one and that I don’t need to see myself as a...

    https://mail.sahiyo.org/sahiyo-blog/not-all-damages-are-physical.html

  • Let there be no more victims like me

    I wondered whether what happened to me was a mere unfortunate mistake by this doctor. I have since then come across stories of others in Sri Lanka who were cut by the same and other doctors who share similar tales. So no, I was not an unfortunate...

    https://mail.sahiyo.org/sahiyo-blog/let-there-be-no-more-victims-like-me.html

  • Examining Female Genital Cutting and Intersectionality

    the work done by organisations such as Sahiyo is vital. By reaching out to individuals, and creating a space to share our stories, Sahiyo creates sustainable change within the community, and rebalances the power structures that exist within.

    https://mail.sahiyo.org/sahiyo-blog/fgc-and-intersectionality.html

  • The Legal Side of Khatna or Female Genital Cutting

    petition was filed against it anonymously. The online campaign triggered a barrage of women coming forward with their own stories of trauma caused by khatna. It further fueled both online petitions as well as an onground movement. Within the Indian...

    https://mail.sahiyo.org/sahiyo-blog/the-legal-side-of-khatna.html

  • Intern Spotlight: Sahiyo editorial intern Jenny Cordle

    were cut. Sahiyo has given me that opportunity. I have been writing about my time in Mali and I will get to share those stories through Sahiyo’s platform, which is an honor. Working with Sahiyo has been an educational experience that has taught me more...

    https://mail.sahiyo.org/sahiyo-blog/spotlight-sahiyo-editorial-intern-jenny-cordle.html

  • Utilizing Participatory Storytelling to Educate - A session at APHA 2019

    Pennsylvania to discuss the Voices to End FGM/C project. Participants were able to view a sample of the digital stories created by survivors. They were also able to learn how by utilizing participatory storytelling methods, we can educate communities,...

    https://mail.sahiyo.org/sahiyo-blog/utilizing-participatory-storytelling.html

  • Intern Spotlight: Sahiyo Social Media Intern Kavya Palavalasa

    had the opportunity to witness a movement that allows women to encounter their experiences and their bodies as beautiful stories to be narrated, and not just as legal facts. It has been wonderful to closely observe and support this community of kind,...

    https://mail.sahiyo.org/sahiyo-blog/intern-spotlight-kavya-palavalasa.html

  • Survivor: Why labia elongation is female genital mutilation

    about telling a young lady that age that you need to make yourself this way for a man. You’re not good enough. There’s even stories about women who get returned from their marriage — that they need to go and pull that labia longer. It’s very damaging to...

    https://mail.sahiyo.org/sahiyo-blog/survivor-why-labia.html

  • Voices Series: Finding my voice through storytelling on female genital mutilation/cutting

    I met with a group of amazing participants and facilitators. From the participants I learned various experience and stories and felt that we had a sense of solidarity and strength from sharing the perspectives. It is empowering to learn that each of us...

    https://mail.sahiyo.org/sahiyo-blog/voices-series-finding-my-voice.html

  • Voices Series: The power of naming

    storytelling, Voices to End FGM/C enables those who have been affected by female genital mutilation/cutting to tell their stories through their own perspectives, in their own words. by Comfort Dondo As an African immigrant, I come from a place of oral...

    https://mail.sahiyo.org/sahiyo-blog/voices-series-the-power-of-naming.html

  • Voices Series: Why I believe in the power of storytelling

    storytelling, Voices to End FGM/C enables those who have been affected by female genital mutilation/cutting to tell their stories through their own perspectives, in their own words. By Shabana Feroze I participated in the Voices To End FGM/C project by...

    https://mail.sahiyo.org/sahiyo-blog/voices-series-why-i-believe.html

  • Voices Series: How I learned to tell my FGM/C story

    storytelling, Voices to End FGM/C enables those who have been affected by female genital mutilation/cutting to tell their stories through their own perspectives, in their own words. By Saza Faradilla Creating this digital narrative alongside other women...

    https://mail.sahiyo.org/sahiyo-blog/voices-series-how-i-learned.html

  • Voices Series: Why I'm grateful for sharing my story of Female Genital Cutting

    storytelling, Voices to End FGM/C enables those who have been affected by female genital mutilation/cutting to tell their stories through their own perspectives, in their own words. By Anonymous Honestly, I have never felt like a victim. What I am here...

    https://mail.sahiyo.org/sahiyo-blog/voices-series-why-im-grateful.html

  • Voices Series: Why we must continue to protect our girls

    storytelling, Voices to End FGM/C enables those who have been affected by female genital mutilation/cutting to tell their stories through their own perspectives, in their own words. By Rhobi Samwelly I decided to share a story about my experience with...

    https://mail.sahiyo.org/sahiyo-blog/voices-series-why-we-must-continue.html

  • Voices Series: A Reflection on a nine-month journey

    lives, as a shadow, as a fear, a vacillation, whenever we have to deal with our bodies. How much better could I tell these stories, as I vividly remembered them, if not using the format of a poem? Verses that revive and denounce. Additionally, it was...

    https://mail.sahiyo.org/sahiyo-blog/voices-series-a-reflection-on-a-nine-month-journey.html

  • How I learned female genital mutilation is happening in India

    to engage in dialogue with the community to find a collective solution toward ending FGM. The materials, information, and stories shared created a lot of change and awareness. A video that came out in 2018 of three firsthand accounts of khata in India...

    https://mail.sahiyo.org/sahiyo-blog/how-i-learned-female-genital.html

  • Digital advocacy on female genital cutting in the time of COVID-19

    messages, and to great success. They’ve held webinars with over 300 people in attendance, and continue to share survivor stories on their social channels through a project with StoryCenter called Voices to End FGM/C. Aarefa shared how Sahiyo India is...

    https://mail.sahiyo.org/sahiyo-blog/digital-advocacy-on-female-genital-cutting.html

  • Sahiyo co-founder gives keynote address at festival

    text. While also acknowledging the role and support of digital activists and media, she highlighted the importance of the stories keeping the interest of people who have undergone the practice at the forefront of all communication. The keynote address...

    https://mail.sahiyo.org/sahiyo-blog/sahiyo-co-founder-gives-keynote.html

  • Khatna within the Bohra community: A Struggle of Tradition and Modernity

    and We Speak Out in their reports, and Goswami’s documentary A Pinch of Skin, I found a few overarching themes within their stories. Khatna was seen as a religious and traditional practice, and was considered to be a tool to control women’s sexuality,...

    https://mail.sahiyo.org/sahiyo-blog/khatna-within-the-bohra-community-struggle-tradition-modernity.html

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