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61. Dear Maasi: How can I stop the trauma of FGM/C from popping into my mind?
(News & Blog)
...  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
62. Announcing the Women Deliver 2023 Conference
(News & Blog)
... Canada Network Date and time: July 16, 2023 from 8:30 AM – 5:30 PM CAT More information: https://www.wd2023.org/pre-conferences About Women Deliver 2023: The Women Deliver 2023 Conference, using ...
Created on 03 July 2023
63. Dear Maasi: Why it is that women who have gone through FGM/C continue to do it to their young ones?
(News & Blog)
... 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! Find out more about her at http://www.farzanadoctor.com ...
Created on 14 June 2023
64. Exploring Canadian physicians’ experiences providing FGC-related care
(News & Blog)
By Kiah Leone As countries like the United States, Canada, Australia, and others become increasingly aware of the practice of female genital cutting (FGC) and its presence in their country, their healthcare ...
Created on 11 May 2023
65. Reflecting on an Israeli Minister’s decision to not grant asylum for a woman fleeing female genital mutilation/cutting
(News & Blog)
... from Canada or the United States, would Shaked's decision to deny refugee status stuck? What constitutes a trauma that is “sufficient” enough? And who has the power to declare it as such?  There is ...
Created on 11 January 2023
66. Dear Maasi addresses pain and pleasure
(News & Blog)
... She’s a founding member of WeSpeakOut and the End FGM/C Canada Network. She loves talking about relationships and sexuality! Find out more about her at www.farzanadoctor.com Disclaimer:  While Farzana ...
Created on 30 November 2022
67. Dear Maasi: "Should I confront the person responsible for my khatna (FGM/C)?"
(News & Blog)
... 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! Find out more about her ...
Created on 26 October 2022
68. Sahiyo Discusses book club holds next event in September
(News & Blog)
... volunteers with WeSpeakOut, a global group that is working to ban female genital cutting (FGC) in her Dawoodi Bohra community, and is a co-founder of the End FGM Canada Network. Farzana is also behind ...
Created on 04 August 2022
69. PRESS RELEASE: Dozens of Survivors of Female Genital Cutting Share Stories on New ‘Voices To End FGM/C’ Website
(News & Blog)
... countries, including the United States, Canada, India, Singapore, Indonesia, Sri Lanka, United Kingdom, Tanzania, Chad, and more. The storytellers represent a range of ages, economic statuses, cultural ...
Created on 29 July 2022
70. You are not alone
(News & Blog)
... from Memorial University, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada and another Masters in Development Studies from the University of Nairobi, Kenya. Maryan is a Co-Chair of the board of End FGM Canada Network. ...
Created on 31 May 2022
71. Sahiyo speaks at the ABA International Law Section Annual Conference
(News & Blog)
... & Associates, US End FGM/C Network Giselle Portenier, Journalist, End FGM Canada Network Mariya Taher, Cofounder, Sahiyo, US End FGM/C Network   During the event, speakers introduced the World ...
Created on 11 May 2022
72. Dear Maasi: Will my daughter ever forgive me?
(News & Blog)
... 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! Find out more about her at www.farzanadoctor.com ...
Created on 06 April 2022
73. Upcoming NGO CSW 66 Parallel Event: Engaging Men to End Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting
(News & Blog)
... Health Africa, Coalition on Violence Against Women, End FGM Canada Network, End FGM European Network, Equality Now, Orchid Project, Sahiyo, The Girl Generation, The Inter-African Committee on Traditional ...
Created on 22 February 2022
74. Dear Maasi: Is there something wrong with me because I like this kind of sex?
(News & Blog)
...  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! Find out more ...
Created on 05 January 2022
75. Dear Maasi: "I’m a transgender man who is also a survivor of female genital cutting" ...
(News & Blog)
... WeSpeakOut and the End FGM/C Canada Network. She loves talking about relationships and sexuality! Find out more about her at www.farzanadoctor.com  Disclaimer: While Farzana is full of good advice, ...
Created on 13 October 2021
76. Upcoming webinar: Exploring the connections between religion and female genital cutting
(News & Blog)
... both in Canada and the United States. After twelve years in non-profit spaces, she founded her own business, Sexual Health for Muslims, in the Fall of 2020. The goal of her work is to create online, comprehensive ...
Created on 11 October 2021
77. Dear Maasi talks about clitoral anatomy
(News & Blog)
...  —Maasi   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 ...
Created on 19 July 2021
78. Dear Maasi: “How do I move past the shame of being cut?”
(News & Blog)
... 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! Find out more about her ...
Created on 18 May 2021
79. Dear Maasi: “Did khatna impact my sex life or is it all in my head?”
(News & Blog)
... of WeSpeakOut and the End FGM/C Canada Network. She loves talking about relationships and sexuality! Find out more about her at http://www.farzanadoctor.com Disclaimer: While Farzana is full of good ...
Created on 16 April 2021
80. Dear Maasi: “How do I tell my husband I haven’t enjoyed sex for 15 years?”
(News & Blog)
... in private practice. She’s a founding member of WeSpeakOut and the End FGM/C Canada Network. She loves talking about relationships and sexuality! Find out more about her at http://www.farzanadoctor.com ...
Created on 14 March 2021
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