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41. Conversations with my mom about khatna and betrayal
(News & Blog)
... changed. I picked up a gender studies major and began learning about concepts such as informed consent and an individual’s right over their own body. This made me more and more uncomfortable with my “ignorance ...
Created on 06 October 2020
42. Sahiyo India needs a part-time Communications Associate
(News & Blog)
... dialogue, education and collaboration based on community involvement. By working towards an FGC-free world, we aim to recognize and emphasize the values of consent and a child’s/woman’s right over her ...
Created on 24 August 2020
43. Massachusetts House passes FGM/C bill
(News & Blog)
... and emphasize the values of consent and a child’s/woman’s right over her own body. We aim to enable a culture in which female sexuality is not feared or suppressed but embraced as normal. The Women’s ...
Created on 16 July 2020
44. Part II–Medicalising khatna within the Bohra community: A Struggle of Tradition and Modernity
(News & Blog)
... abandon the practice. For others, consent is crucial, and believe khatna requires a girl’s consent. Since children are incapable of giving informed consent, people believe their daughters can choose to ...
Created on 23 June 2020
45. How I learned female genital mutilation is happening in India
(News & Blog)
... FGM, the human body, understanding the body, and consent in the Tamil language. This is a very small way to create awareness and a basic step to change the social construct and mindset. The storytelling ...
Created on 09 June 2020
46. Survivor: Why labia elongation is female genital mutilation
(News & Blog)
... deem as modification because the process appears to be devoid of violence. Consent is key. For Comfort, the idea that girls are coerced into altering their genitals for the pleasure of men, and even ...
Created on 06 February 2020
47. The complexities of female genital cutting in Singapore: Part IV
(News & Blog)
... successful. Similar to my interlocutor’s sharing that the language of female sexuality, children’s rights and consent is foreign or even “Western,” I think it is important that we find the right language ...
Created on 18 July 2019
48. Female Genital Cutting Diaries: Addressing the chief in Mali
(News & Blog)
... to the northern part of the village for privacy and sat under a tree. I pulled out my RCA digital voice recorder and after she gave me her consent, I pressed record. (This blog is the second in a series ...
Created on 28 May 2019
49. When I found out my friend had undergone female genital mutilation
(News & Blog)
By Amy Vaya Country of Residence: Bahrain The first time I ever heard about female genital mutilation (FGM), I was 20 years old. A friend told me about a book she had read called ‘Desert Flower,’ by ...
Created on 07 May 2019
50. The complexities of female genital cutting (FGC) in Singapore
(News & Blog)
... was performed on young children, and consented to by their parents at medical clinics or with traditional midwives. My complete lack of knowledge until that moment about a practice that my relative described ...
Created on 19 March 2019
51. How to Stop The Rising Trend of Medicalisation of Female Genital Cutting in Asia (2022-01-20)
(Events Calendar/How to Stop The Rising Trend of Medicalisation of Female Genital Cutting in Asia)
... will explore medical perspectives about medicalisation and the current ethical debate surrounding this phenomenon, as well as touching upon the safety concerns and question of consent that underpins much ...
Created on 13 January 2022
52. New England Sex Ed Conference (15 May 2025)
(Events / Panel Discussion)
... Ed Conference in Newton, MA. It’s going to be an awesome day packed with workshops and sessions on topics such as media literacy, healthy relationships, consent, gender, reproductive health, puberty, LGBTQ+ ...
Created on 04 April 2025
53. Consent and gender imbalance: their role in female genital cutting
(News & Blog)
... and performed without consent, should be “opposed equally on moral and legal grounds and discouraged by all appropriate means.” The solution to this imbalance? A gender-inclusive opposition to genital ...
Created on 10 February 2022
54. Washington D.C. Passes Comprehensive Law to Protect Children from Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting
(News & Blog)
... ritual reasons as a defense;   Excludes parental or guardianship consent as a defense; Differentiates between gender-affirming surgeries and FGM/C procedures; Mandates the D.C. Department of ...
Created on 02 June 2025
55. Exploring Other Forms of Female Genital Alteration
(News & Blog)
... negative impact on bodily autonomy, health, and well-being. Through this social media series, Sahiyo aims to amplify awareness within the broader discussions surrounding gender-based violence, consent, ...
Created on 10 April 2025
56. Sahiyo Releases Toolkit for Survivor and Community Engagement to Address FGM/C
(News & Blog)
... world, Sahiyo U.S. aims to recognize and emphasize the values of consent and a child’s/woman’s right over her own body, and to enable a culture in which female sexuality is not feared or suppressed but ...
Created on 11 March 2025
57. Sahiyo condemns recent executive order conflating female genital mutilation/cutting with gender-affirming care
(News & Blog)
... we recognize that there are several key differences between FGM/C and gender-affirming care, namely the fundamental issues of consent and bodily autonomy. FGM/C is a human rights violation performed without ...
Created on 31 January 2025
58. Learning the complicated history of passing FGM/C legislation in Maine
(News & Blog)
... FGM/C became highly partisan. A large point of contention was whether there should be criminal consequences for any parent or guardian who knowingly consents to a minor undergoing FGM/C.  Timeline of ...
Created on 20 January 2025
59. Staff Spotlight: Communications Assistant Kira Omans
(News & Blog)
... toward creating a culture that values consent as well as the rights of  children and women. I look forward to continuing to learn from survivors and activists as I continue to work with Sahiyo. What ...
Created on 05 November 2024
60. The forgotten history of female genital cutting in the United States
(News & Blog)
... for the parent, caretaker, or guardian of a girl under the age of 18 to facilitate or consent to FGC being performed on her. Transporting a girl for the purpose of FGC became a punishable offense in the ...
Created on 24 October 2024