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121. Reflecting on the 5th Annual Activist Retreat for members of the Bohra Community
(News & Blog)
... it reiterated for me that, regardless of your level of attachment to the Bohra community, it is possible to cultivate a community where we could speak openly and honestly about our shared culture. Among ...
Created on 09 June 2022
122. Webinar reflection: Centring Community in FGM/C Behaviour Change Theory
(News & Blog)
By Ellen Ince On May 12th, I attended the webinar, Centring Community in FGM/C Behaviour Change Theory. This webinar was presented by Dr. Bettina Shell-Duncan, a Professor of Anthropology at University ...
Created on 03 June 2022
123. How I took part in the Each One, Reach Bhaiyo Campaign: Turning neighbors, friends, and community members into Bhaiyos
(News & Blog)
By Hakim Bhai   In honor of International Women’s Day on March 8th, Sahiyo launched our campaign “Each One, Reach Bhaiyo.” During this campaign, Sahiyo encouraged community members to reach out ...
Created on 08 March 2022
124. Struggle, belonging, and community: Sahiyo and StoryCenter hosted a Voices to End FGM/C screening
(News & Blog)
... said. “I feel lighter, and I feel scared all at once. I wanted to talk about this work and khatna and the challenges that are faced in the community for many years. The 2021 Voices digital ...
Created on 17 September 2021
125. Dear Maasi: How to address sex-negativity and misogyny in a conservative community
(News & Blog)
Dear Maasi is a column about everything you wanted to know about sex and relationships but were afraid to ask! It’s a partnership between Sahiyo and WeSpeakOut, and is for all of us who have questions ...
Created on 07 December 2020
126. Community Outreach
(Programs)
Community Outreach and Education Community outreach and education are essential in ending harmful practices like female genital cutting (FGC). Since our founding, Sahiyo has spoken on various platforms, ...
Created on 03 December 2020
127. SEVEN, the first novel of its kind to address female genital cutting in the Bohra community, releases this month
(News & Blog)
... and healing sexual trauma within the context of the Dawoodi Bohra (sub-sect of Shia Islam) community. This is the first novel of its kind to address female genital cutting in the Bohra community. Farzana ...
Created on 13 September 2020
128. Why I shared my experience at Voices to End FGM/C with the medical community
(News & Blog)
By Mariam Sabir I had the opportunity to participate in the Voices to End FGM/C project with Sahiyo, StoryCenter and The George Washington University Milken Institute School of Public Health in November ...
Created on 11 August 2020
129. Part II–Medicalising khatna within the Bohra community: A Struggle of Tradition and Modernity
(News & Blog)
By Fatema Kakal (This is Part II in a series about female genital cutting within the Bohra community. Read Part I here.) While religion and religious leaders, along with culture and tradition can be ...
Created on 23 June 2020
130. Khatna within the Bohra community: A Struggle of Tradition and Modernity
(News & Blog)
By Fatema Kakal (This is Part I in a series about female genital cutting within the Bohra community. Read Part II here) The Bohra Muslims, who have the reputation of being modern and progressive, secretly ...
Created on 25 February 2020
131. Discovering female genital cutting in my community
(News & Blog)
... after class and she confirmed it. I was enraged as though I was hearing it and truly understanding it for the first time. It felt like a conspiracy. No one in the community talked about it. How many of ...
Created on 18 June 2019
132. Is the Dawoodi Bohra community truly as progressive as it claims to be?
(News & Blog)
... I occasionally went to the local Bohra mosque to socialize with others in the community. I loved going to the “masjid” – there I got a chance to meet my best friend and also eat delicious Bohri food. It ...
Created on 30 October 2018
133. Building the data on Female Genital Cutting in the Bohra Community
(News & Blog)
In February 2017, Sahiyo released the findings of the first ever large scale global study on Female Genital Cutting in the Bohra community in order to gain insight into how and why this harmful practice ...
Created on 19 February 2018
134. Despite backlash, Sahiyo will continue to work with the community
(News & Blog)
... of man or woman, bond or free,” can promote khatna in India. In one part of the world doctors from our community are tried for violating the laws of their country (United States and Australia), and then ...
Created on 02 June 2017
135. Conversations on khatna and social norms with Mumbai community workers
(News & Blog)
... community centres across the city, but the session that Sahiyo conducted with more than 20 social workers was held at JPC’s headquarters at St. Pius College.   Most of the participants in the session ...
Created on 21 October 2016
136. A Kenyan Woman's Take on FGM/FGC in the Bohra Communit
(News & Blog)
By: Zarina Patel   Country of Residence: Kenya       Age: 81 years   I only very recently heard a fleeting mention of FGM being practiced in the Bohra Community in my country, Kenya. It was ...
Created on 18 October 2016
137. Community Outreach
(Uncategorised)
Community Outreach is essential to helping to end harmful practices such as female genital cutting. Since our founding, Sahiyo has been invited on various  platforms to talk about Female Genital Cutting ...
Created on 05 October 2016
138. FGC in Dawoodi Bohra Community
(News & Blog)
... Fear Girls Could Be Put At Risk Of FGM/C By Bohra Religious Leader’s UK Visit 2021 Demystifying the practice of khafd in the Dawoodi Bohra community: A commentary on the WeSpeakOut report from ...
Created on 09 June 2016
139. The Role of Men in Ending FGM in the Bohra Community
(News & Blog)
... fellow member of the Dawoodi Bohra community, who in this moment realized I must not have known.   After she spoke to me about it, I remained in disbelief. I was sure she must be wrong. I reached out to ...
Created on 07 June 2016
140. Cafe Dissensus runs a special issue on female circumcision in the Bohra community
(News & Blog)
Cafe Dissensus, an alternative magazine about dissenting art, culture, literature and politics, has run a special May issue focusing solely on female genital cutting or khatna in the Dawoodi Bohra community. ...
Created on 25 May 2016