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61. Female Genital Cutting Diaries: My first encounter with the tradition of female genital cutting
(News & Blog)
... I realized I wanted to explore and understand the motivations behind the practice of cutting. I knew the girls in Mali. They’d sat in my best woven chair under a porch made of tree branches and chatted ...
Created on 18 December 2018
62. Trauma and Female Genital Cutting, Part 6: Effects of FGM/C on the Lower Urinary Tract System
(News & Blog)
... has founded the Northwestern ERASE Clinic for survivors of human trafficking and is an asylum evaluator for Physicians for Human Rights. She is currently a co-chair of the American Women’s Medical Association ...
Created on 26 October 2018
63. Sahiyo Storycenter Workshop: The Power of Storytelling
(News & Blog)
... at the University of Bradford Management Centre in the UK and the Université de Montpellier in France. Zehra serves on the Board of the Foote School and Co-Chairs MOSAIC, the Foote School’s multicultural ...
Created on 02 October 2018
64. U.S. Advisory Board
(News & Blog)
Alisha Bhagat, Sahiyo U.S. Advisory Board Chair, is a futurist and senior strategist whose work focuses on the creative use of futures tools to impact long term positive change, particularly around ...
Created on 16 September 2018
65. Feeling drained after talking about Khatna? Here are some resources that can help
(News & Blog)
... in the present moment and thereby reduce our anxiety. Steps involved: Sit on a straight-backed chair or cross-legged on the floor. Focus on an aspect of your breathing, such as the sensation ...
Created on 15 June 2018
66. Why the new survey on Khafz (Female Genital Cutting) among Bohras is biased and unscientific
(News & Blog)
... We can’t really know much about the definition of khatna/khafz without asking about the experience and its effects over time.” While Karen A. McDonnell, an Associate Professor and Vice-Chair in the Department ...
Created on 14 May 2018
67. Finally in the spotlight: Female Genital Cutting is getting national attention in Sri Lanka
(News & Blog)
... came to an agreement that the ritual needs to be treated as a public health issue. The meeting, held last week, included the Minister of Justice, the Minister of Women and Child Affairs and the Chairperson ...
Created on 14 December 2017
68. Memories of a cry: A Bohra woman’s poem on her Khatna
(News & Blog)
... the pani puri, the colourful shalwar kameez. We waited in the hall, wooden chairs. My cousin was first, after some time, don’t remember how much heard a scream, sharp sound of pain… my cousin’s cry. ...
Created on 29 March 2017
69. Sahiyo participates in the End Violence Against Girls Summit on FGM/C
(News & Blog)
... Cofounder Mariya Taher was chair of the Community Leader Working Group for the Summit’s planning committee. To learn more about the summit, and to view a recording of the summit day, please visit  https://www.usip.org/events/webcast-end-female-genital-mutilation ...
Created on 14 December 2016
70. Discussing FGC During International Women's Day event in Pun
(News & Blog)
... female genital cutting, also known as ‘khatna’ amongst the Dawoodi Bohra community.  Hon’ble Smt. Pratibha Patilji, ex-President of India, inaugurated the program and chaired the discussions as ...
Created on 06 June 2016
71. Mariya Taher to represent Sahiyo at Women Deliver Conference
(News & Blog)
... Include: Dr Linah Jebill Kilimo, Chair of Anti-FGM Board, Kenya Mariya Taher, Sahiyo, India and United States Kelechukwu Nwachukwu, Nigerian youth activists Filzah ...
Created on 13 May 2016
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Created on 24 April 2023
73. Sahiyo spotlight: Incoming U.S. Advisory Board Chair Zehra Patwa
(Article tagged with: Chair)
Zehra Patwa, Sahiyo U.S. Advisory Board Chair, is the Co-Founder and U.S. Lead of WeSpeakOut, an organization that strives to work for equal rights for Bohra women in all spheres of life, specifically, ...
Created on 24 April 2023