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61. Donor Spotlight: Brad Mazon
(News & Blog)
... male engagement and voices within the movement to end FGM/C? There's no sex that's greater than the other. I believe that I am an anti-patriarchy and feminist man. At the end of the day, as I have gotten ...
Created on 24 September 2024
62. Sahiyo staff spotlight: Editorial Coordinator Sheena Vasani
(News & Blog)
... five billion years later, I saw a job listing for the position. It was perfect timing, because I’d just been thinking how much I wanted to involve myself more with feminist initiatives again, and so of ...
Created on 20 May 2024
63. Staff Spotlight Community Engagement Coordinator: Samman Masud
(News & Blog)
... research explored the intersection of human rights advocacy and social media platforms in light of the #Metoo movement and the possibilities of transnational feminist solidarity networks in the digital ...
Created on 13 February 2024
64. NEW Voices to End FGM/C Podcast!
(News & Blog)
... powerful short videos during our workshops, so much of their narratives remained unexplored. If you’ve always wanted to know more about FGM/C, or if you’re wondering why, as a feminist or social justice ...
Created on 07 December 2023
65. My time at the 2023 Peer-to-Peer National ARP Convening
(News & Blog)
... of work to be done in the gender-based violence space, the feminist solidarity I saw at the convention gave me immense hope about what this growing network can achieve: a future free from violence for ...
Created on 05 December 2023
66. PRESS RELEASE: Sahiyo publishes Examining the Current State of Critical Intersections: Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting and Social Oppressions report
(News & Blog)
... from the FGM/C sphere. Feminism: there are many complexities at the intersection of FGM/C and feminism.  Both the resister and accommodator of FGM/C may argue that their actions are aligned with Feminist ...
Created on 03 October 2023
67. Critical Intersections
(Programs)
... begin with women’s sexual liberation, which played a prominent part in Western second-wave feminist agenda, African feminists have approached FGC by strengthening women’s social, economic, and political ...
Created on 28 August 2023
68. Sahiyo welcomes Kaneez Madraswalla as new U.S. Advisory Board Member
(News & Blog)
... violence, refugee assistance, and grassroots political awareness. Though she was not exposed to female genital cutting (FGC) as a child, Kaneez is an aspiring feminist and Bohra woman raised by a strong ...
Created on 14 August 2023
69. 2023 Kigali Declaration launched at the Women Deliver Pre-Conference
(News & Blog)
... and actions, with women-led organizations and the feminist movement at the center, for women and girls’ bodily autonomy and sexual and reproductive health and rights. It also includes a call for a global ...
Created on 20 July 2023
70. Volunteer spotlight: Editorial Intern Megan Seaver
(News & Blog)
... involvement with Sahiyo impacted your life? It’s encouraged me to be more conscious of my privilege from a feminist perspective, and it’s also caused me to realize that the work I most enjoy doing is ...
Created on 20 July 2023
71. Announcing the Women Deliver 2023 Conference
(News & Blog)
... intersectional feminist principles, will address a wide range of issues impacting girls and women– including (but not limited to) climate change, gender- based violence (GBV) and unpaid care work. The ...
Created on 03 July 2023
72. Full circle: A bridge from the political to the personal
(News & Blog)
... story of a woman with endometriosis was shared within the context of FGM/C on the first day of the Voices workshop. It helped me begin my journey to acknowledge my own pain and see how it informs my feminist ...
Created on 12 April 2023
73. There’s an App For That? Technological Innovation and Change Towards Ending Female Genital Mutilation/ Cutting
(News & Blog)
... She addressed and advocated for the urgent need for feminist technological interventions and the limitations and challenges of developing an innovation around the taboo subject of FGM/C. Goswami believes ...
Created on 15 March 2023
74. Dear Maasi addresses pain and pleasure
(News & Blog)
... our virginity”, a concept that has been challenged by feminists as a damaging social construct.   Anonymous, it’s worth thinking about what you mean by “the first time”. Is it masturbation? Penetration ...
Created on 30 November 2022
75. Sahiyo volunteer spotlight: Editorial intern Kristin Grady
(News & Blog)
Kristin received her Certification of Editing through the University of Washington. As an enthusiastic grammarian and dedicated feminist, she is passionate about elevating women’s voices through storytelling ...
Created on 05 January 2022
76. End FGM - Save our daughters
(News & Blog)
...  mean we keep sitting quietly. They are survivors, not victims. I'm a modern feminist and Bohra girl. I'm not a victim, I'm a survivor. I almost sat quietly, i didn't talk about it but then I realised  ...
Created on 30 September 2021
77. Reflecting on the critical intersections between anti-racism and female genital cutting
(News & Blog)
... around the world. Johari is a journalist, feminist, and activist based in Mumbai, India. Johari is a senior reporter with Scroll.in, where she covers gender and labor. She has been speaking out against ...
Created on 08 August 2021
78. Sahiyo volunteer spotlight: Research intern Madrisha Debnath
(News & Blog)
Madrisha Debnath is a graduate from Jawaharlal Nehru University in New Delhi with a masters in geography. Her research interests are in the area of feminist geography, geography of bodies and embodiment. ...
Created on 21 July 2021
79. Addressing Critical Intersections: Anti-Racism and Female Genital Cutting
(News & Blog)
... African issue, it’s not an Asian issue; it’s a global issue that requires a global investment in women. Aarefa Johari is a journalist, feminist and activist based in Mumbai, India. Aarefa is a senior ...
Created on 05 July 2021
80. Sahiyo Volunteer Spotlight: Social Media Intern Kamakshi Arora
(News & Blog)
... innovative grassroots initiatives based on storytelling and community engagement and is grateful for the opportunity to learn more about working in a feminist organization.  1) When and how did you first ...
Created on 18 June 2021
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