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1. Reflecting on the Activist Retreat
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By Arefa Cassoobhoy Why did you want to attend the retreat? I had attended a virtual retreat during Covid and I was really surprised by how much I enjoyed meeting other people virtually, so that helped ...
Created on 28 May 2024
2. Reflecting on our webinar: Quiet Activism and Understanding the Psychosocial Impacts of Female Genital Cutting
(News & Blog)
... The event, titled "Quiet Activism and Understanding the Psychosocial Impacts of Female Genital Cutting," brought together a panel of inspiring speakers: Arefa Cassoobhoy, Farrah Dalal, Doris Mukangu, and ...
Created on 14 May 2024
3. Presenting “Quiet Activism and the Psychosocial Impacts of Female Genital Cutting”
(News & Blog)
Event Overview Join us on April 25, 2024, at 12 PM EST for an enlightening webinar titled “Quiet Activism and the Psychosocial Impacts of Female Genital Cutting.” We are honored to feature speakers Arefa ...
Created on 11 April 2024
4. Sahiyo's Silent Auction Donor Spotlight: Arefa Cassoobho
(News & Blog)
... if you, too, would like to contribute in some way,  click here to donate auction items, money, or sponsor the event. Today we’re profiling Arefa Cassoobhoy, who served as the chair of the Sahiyo U.S. ...
Created on 06 March 2024
5. Sahiyo spotlight: Outgoing U.S. Advisory Board Chair Arefa Cassoobhoy
(News & Blog)
Arefa Cassoobhoy is a board certified internal medicine physician with expertise in digital health communications. She is committed to raising awareness of topics like female genital cutting and is honored ...
Created on 13 March 2023
6. Sahiyo’s International Women’s Day Celebration & Silent Auction Donor Spotlight: Doris Mukangu of the Amani Women Center
(News & Blog)
...  How did you first hear about Sahiyo and what did you donate?   I first heard about Sahiyo through Arefa Cassoobhoy. We donated five beautiful hand-crafted fabric button necklaces proudly made by refugee ...
Created on 06 March 2023
7. Reflecting on A Quiet Violence: Navigating Female Genital Cutting as an LGBTQ+ Survivor
(News & Blog)
... Advisory Board chair, internal medicine physician, and chief medical editor of EverydayHealth.com Dr. Arefa Cassoobhoy. Panelists included poet, playwright, filmmaker, and producer Dena Igusti (they/them), ...
Created on 01 August 2022
8. Voices reflection: Forging bonds
(News & Blog)
By Arefa Cassoobhoy Every Wednesday evening for six weeks earlier this year, I logged on to my computer for a video meeting with 12 other women for the Voices to End Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting ...
Created on 28 July 2021
9. U.S. Advisory Board
(News & Blog)
... with powerful results. Arefa Cassoobhoy is a board certified internal medicine doctor who is passionate about health literacy and committed to raising awareness of health topics that are currently under ...
Created on 16 September 2018
10. A Quiet Violence: Navigating Female Genital Cutting as an LGBTQ+ Survivor (2022-06-23)
(Events Calendar/A Quiet Violence: Navigating Female Genital Cutting as an LGBTQ+ Survivor)
... by advocates who have an intimate knowledge of the topic and the challenges that we seek to address; Dena Igusti, Afiqa, Umme Kulsoom Arif, Dr. Marci Bowers, and moderated by Dr. Arefa Cassoobhoy. Dena ...
Created on 29 June 2022
11. Sahiyo's Silent Auction Donor Spotlight: Arefa Cassoobho
(News & Blog)
... if you, too, would like to contribute in some way,  click here to donate auction items, money, or sponsor the event. Today we’re profiling Arefa Cassoobhoy, who served as the chair of the Sahiyo U.S. ...
Created on 06 March 2024
12. Sahiyo spotlight: Outgoing U.S. Advisory Board Chair Arefa Cassoobhoy
(News & Blog)
Arefa Cassoobhoy is a board certified internal medicine physician with expertise in digital health communications. She is committed to raising awareness of topics like female genital cutting and is honored ...
Created on 13 March 2023
13. Reflecting on the Activist Retreat
(News & Blog)
By Arefa Cassoobhoy Why did you want to attend the retreat? I had attended a virtual retreat during Covid and I was really surprised by how much I enjoyed meeting other people virtually, so that helped ...
Created on 28 May 2024
14. Reflecting on our webinar: Quiet Activism and Understanding the Psychosocial Impacts of Female Genital Cutting
(News & Blog)
... The event, titled "Quiet Activism and Understanding the Psychosocial Impacts of Female Genital Cutting," brought together a panel of inspiring speakers: Arefa Cassoobhoy, Farrah Dalal, Doris Mukangu, and ...
Created on 14 May 2024
15. Presenting “Quiet Activism and the Psychosocial Impacts of Female Genital Cutting”
(News & Blog)
Event Overview Join us on April 25, 2024, at 12 PM EST for an enlightening webinar titled “Quiet Activism and the Psychosocial Impacts of Female Genital Cutting.” We are honored to feature speakers Arefa ...
Created on 11 April 2024
16. Sahiyo’s International Women’s Day Celebration & Silent Auction Donor Spotlight: Doris Mukangu of the Amani Women Center
(News & Blog)
...  How did you first hear about Sahiyo and what did you donate?   I first heard about Sahiyo through Arefa Cassoobhoy. We donated five beautiful hand-crafted fabric button necklaces proudly made by refugee ...
Created on 06 March 2023
17. Reflecting on A Quiet Violence: Navigating Female Genital Cutting as an LGBTQ+ Survivor
(News & Blog)
... Advisory Board chair, internal medicine physician, and chief medical editor of EverydayHealth.com Dr. Arefa Cassoobhoy. Panelists included poet, playwright, filmmaker, and producer Dena Igusti (they/them), ...
Created on 01 August 2022
18. Voices reflection: Forging bonds
(News & Blog)
By Arefa Cassoobhoy Every Wednesday evening for six weeks earlier this year, I logged on to my computer for a video meeting with 12 other women for the Voices to End Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting ...
Created on 28 July 2021
19. U.S. Advisory Board
(News & Blog)
... with powerful results. Arefa Cassoobhoy is a board certified internal medicine doctor who is passionate about health literacy and committed to raising awareness of health topics that are currently under ...
Created on 16 September 2018
20. Arefa Cassoobhoy
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Arefa Cassoobhoy
Created on 28 May 2024
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By Umme Kulsoom Arif , Esq. I first attended a Sahiyo Activists’ Retreat in 2022 , when virtual...
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Washington D.C. Passes Comprehensive Law to Protect Children from Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting
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The History of Addressing Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting via Legislation in Connecticut
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By: Katie Bai Female genital mutilation/cutting (FGM/C) is a harmful social norm involving the...
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The History of Addressing Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting in Montana
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The History of Addressing Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting in Montana
By: Katie Bai Female genital mutilation/cutting (FGM/C) is a harmful social norm involving the...
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      • Critical Intersections
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