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41. 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
42. SEVEN, the first novel of its kind to address female genital cutting in the Bohra community, releases this month
(News & Blog)
SEVEN is being released in North America this September (Sept 5 Canada/Sept 29 U.S.). The novel sensitively addresses women’s relationships, sexuality, infidelity, intergenerational violence, religion ...
Created on 13 September 2020
43. Upcoming webinar: Moving Towards Sexual Pleasure and Emotional Healing After FGC
(News & Blog)
... Canada You Need To Know Now,” Farzana’s novels explore complex topics, including loss, relationships, sexuality, gender, and racism. She is also the co-founder of WeSpeakOut and The End FGM/C Canada Network, ...
Created on 04 September 2020
44. Voices Series: We remember stories we're told as childre
(News & Blog)
... my niece, Farzana, an eminent writer and therapist, a voice recognised in the literary circle in Canada, introduced me to Masooma Ranavli, the principal advocate on FGM through her organisation, Speak ...
Created on 29 April 2020
45. Op-Ed: A Global Platform to End FGM/C
(News & Blog)
... Kenyatta, sitting beside Canada’s Prime Minister Justin Trudeau at Women Deliver in Vancouver just a few months ago, courageously committed to ending FGM/C in Kenya by 2022, eight years ahead of the Sustainable ...
Created on 11 November 2019
46. Global Call to Action From “Uniting forces to make female genital mutilation/cutting a practice of the past: A gathering for global civil society actors”
(News & Blog)
On June 2, 2019 in Vancouver, Canada, civil society organisations, champions, survivors and other grassroots representatives came together at Women Deliver 2019 to unite voices around a global Call to ...
Created on 04 September 2019
47. Multiple events on female genital cutting hosted at Women Deliver in Vancouver
(News & Blog)
From June 2 to June 6th, Sahiyo co-founder, Mariya Taher took part in Women Deliver 2019 held in Vancouver, Canada this year. Over 8,000 participants took part in the conference and for the first time ...
Created on 14 June 2019
48. Joint Press Release: ENDING FGM/C BY 2030: Uniting forces to make FGM/C a practice of the past
(News & Blog)
Download Press Release as PDF JOINT PRESS RELEASE:   ENDING FGM/C BY 2030: Uniting forces to make FGM/C a practice of the past  2nd June 2019, Vancouver (Canada)   3.9 million girls are at risk ...
Created on 04 June 2019
49. 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
50. 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
51. Is the Dawoodi Bohra community truly as progressive as it claims to be?
(News & Blog)
By Saleha  Country of Residence: Canada Age: 45 Having lived in South-East Asia, and being exposed to multiple races and cultures, I grew up in a very open-minded family. As a child, my family and ...
Created on 30 October 2018
52. Spotlight on Annual Conference Program: The Role of Laws and Social Norms: How to Eradicate Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting (CLE) (Human Rights Track) (2022-04-28)
(Events Calendar/Spotlight on Annual Conference Program: The Role of Laws and Social Norms: How to Eradicate Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting (CLE) (Human Rights Track))
... DC Speakers: Isabella Micali Drossos, Senior Counsel, The World Bank, Washington, DC Giselle Portenier, Journalist, End FGM Canada Network, Vancouver, BC Canada Mariya Taher, Sahiyo, ...
Created on 25 April 2022
53. Launch of Americas Alliance to End FGM/C and Roundtable Discussion (10 July 2025)
(Events / Webinar)
... to end FGM/C in the Americas:  Discuss recent pushbacks in the United States and attempts to co-opt the issue of FGM/C  Highlight the recent research on FGM/C in Canada Share progress on the bill ...
Created on 03 June 2025
54. Integrating FGM/C Awareness and Action into Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault Services! (17 June 2025)
(Events / Webinar)
Date: Jun 17, 2025 at 03:00 PM in Eastern Time (US and Canada) Female genital mutilation/cutting (FGM/C) affects many women and girls across many communities in the United States, yet, like domestic ...
Created on 03 June 2025
55. Taking Action on Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting in Canada & Beyond (06 February 2024)
(Events / Webinar)
On February 6th & 7th, the End FGM Canada Network will be hosting a conference, Taking Action on Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting in Canada & Beyond. This conference aims to observe February 6th, The ...
Created on 13 January 2024
56. Upcoming conference on ending FGM/C in Canada
(News & Blog)
On February 6th & 7th, the End FGM Canada Network will be hosting a conference, Taking Action on Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting in Canada & Beyond. This conference aims to observe February 6th, The ...
Created on 09 January 2024
57. Research Survey for Study on Clitoral Reconstructive Surgery in Canada
(News & Blog)
... in Canada. The aims of the research are the following: To develop a greater understanding of survivors’ interests, motivations, and/or expectations in electing to undergo clitoral reconstructive surgery ...
Created on 12 December 2023
58. Research Study on Clitoral Reconstructive Surgery in Canada
(News & Blog)
A research study titled Clitoral Reconstructive Surgery in Canada is currently looking for interview participants who are survivors of female genital cutting and have undergone clitoral reconstructive ...
Created on 16 August 2023
59. Uniting to End FGM/C Across the Americas: A Joint Statement
(News & Blog)
... girls across the United States and Canada affected by or at risk of FGM/C. FGM/C also continues to be reported in Colombia, where a bill has recently been introduced to combat the harmful practice. There ...
Created on 06 February 2025
60. Key takeaways from the “From Rhetoric to Reality: Closing the Funding Gap to End FGM/C” event
(News & Blog)
... of the Social Development Bureau at Global Affairs Canada Jaha Dukureh, the UN Women Goodwill Ambassador for Africa on FGM and child marriage, was unable to attend as she was in The Gambia working ...
Created on 09 May 2024