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21. Come See A Pinch of Skin - A film by Priya Goswami
(News & Blog)
... be screening in Mumbai on 19th Feb at 7.30 PM at Liberty Cinemas. This screening is organised by Osianama (part of the Oisan’s Film Festival) and they are holding a month long screening on the theme of ...
Created on 16 February 2016
22. Reflecting on a Screening of The Beginning, a Film Directed by Sahiyo Co-founder Insia Dariwala
(News & Blog)
By Insia Dariwala On July 19th, Population First/ Laadli, along with Sahiyo India and Equality Now, hosted a screening of South Asia’s first fiction film on FGC titled, The Beginning. Produced by Equality ...
Created on 27 August 2024
23. Struggle, belonging, and community: Sahiyo and StoryCenter hosted a Voices to End FGM/C screening
(News & Blog)
By Sandra Yu On August 19th, 2021, Sahiyo and StoryCenter co-hosted a film screening and panel discussion to highlight voices from the Voices to End FGM/C Digital Storytelling workshop. The event ...
Created on 17 September 2021
24. In the Name of Your Daughter: A film for change
(News & Blog)
By Sandra Yu Healthy Tomorrow hosted a film screening and panel discussion of In the Name of Your Daughter, filmed and directed by Giselle Portenier and released in 2018. The featured speakers of the ...
Created on 28 February 2021
25. Inaugural screening of Sahiyo Stories in California
(News & Blog)
... a behind the scenes short film documenting the women’s experiences in creating their digital stories. Sahiyo Stories involved bringing together nine women from across the United States to create personalized ...
Created on 26 November 2018
26. Sahiyo Stories to host first screening in Oakland, California
(News & Blog)
... the scenes short film documenting the women’s experiences in creating their digital stories, followed by a panel discussion on FGC.  To RSVP for the event, visit http://bit.ly/SahiyoStoriesOct As a ...
Created on 16 October 2018
27. Come See A Pinch of Skin - A film by Priya Goswami
(News & Blog)
... be screening in Mumbai on 19th Feb at 7.30 PM at Liberty Cinemas. This screening is organised by Osianama (part of the Oisan’s Film Festival) and they are holding a month long screening on the theme of ...
Created on 16 February 2016
28. Cave of Consciousness
(News & Blog)
Recently Sahiyo’s Editorial Assistant Megan Seaver sat down with 2022 Voices to End FGM/C Alum Ibtisam  to discuss the screening of her Voices digital story at the 2024 Trauma-Informed Film Festival, Leeds, ...
Created on 23 January 2025
29. "The Beginning" screened at a special Thaal Pe Charcha event in Mumba
(News & Blog)
... “The Beginning.” A short fiction film on FGC written and directed by Sahiyo co-founder Insia Dariwala, “The Beginning” is about the trauma and dilemma of a Bohra mother whose daughter is set to undergo ...
Created on 11 December 2024
30. Global Collaboration to End FGM/C Conference 2024
(News & Blog)
... attendees also watched a private screening of the short film, “The Beginning”, directed by Sahiyo Co-Founder Insia Dariwala. The film captures a mother’s trauma as a survivor of FGM/C, and her mission ...
Created on 18 November 2024
31. Sahiyo India holds guest lecture for students in Mumbai
(News & Blog)
... two short films from Sahiyo and StoryCentre's Voices to End FGM/C series: Why by Fakhera, and A Chorus of Voices by Aarefa. The lecture then helped students understand what FGC is, why it is practiced, ...
Created on 09 March 2022
32. Everyone’s Responsibility: Discussing the Role Male Allies Play In Preventing Female Genital Cutting
(News & Blog)
... new male ally program that seeks to encourage men to become involved in conversations about FGC. After a short introduction to our panelist’s work, and a screening of Amiji’s Voices to End FGM/C Film Listen, ...
Created on 25 March 2021
33. Sahiyo in the Media
(News & Blog)
... in Fight Against Female Genital Mutilation  2023 Milken researchers receive grant for female genital mutilation prevention  The film "The Beginning" laid the foundations of a new beginning ...
Created on 02 March 2021
34. Thaal Pe Charcha: February 2020
(News & Blog)
... by Mary McGuckain.  The film is a true story based on the testimony of Ifrah Ahmed, a Somalian whose suffering acted as catalyst for one of the world’s biggest and most successful movements to end gender-based ...
Created on 21 December 2020
35. Sahiyo participated in key virtual events with global organizations in October
(News & Blog)
... The event included a panel discussion on FGM/C, taking Ifrah’s case as seen in the film, and its current state in the U.S. where 11 states still don’t have laws against it.  Democracy, Populism, Coronavirus ...
Created on 18 November 2020
36. Cofounders
(Uncategorised)
... Programme, conducted by the United States Department of State. To contact Aarefa, email her at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.. Priya Goswami (b.1988, India) is a national award-winning documentary filmmaker, co-creator, ...
Created on 02 July 2019
37. 'A Pinch of Skin' to Screen in Berli
(News & Blog)
Sahiyo co-founder’s documentary ‘A Pinch of Skin’ will be screening at NaturFreudeJungend in Berlin on the 25th May. 25th May is also the one-year anniversary of the historic repealing of the ban on abortion ...
Created on 12 June 2019
38. The subject was heavy, but my heart felt light: My experience at Sahiyo’s StoryCenter workshop
(News & Blog)
... invited women to break the silence around FGC by transforming each woman’s personal FGC story into a short film. These are my experiences attending Sahiyo Stories… Unlike many of the ...
Created on 14 August 2018
39. Sahiyo hosts its second Thaal Pe Charcha event for Bohra women
(News & Blog)
... on the much-debated practice of Khatna within the Dawoodi Bohra community. The event was kicked off with an introductory session, followed by a film screening of Priya Goswami’s ‘A Pinch of Skin’, a ...
Created on 16 August 2017
40. Announcing 16 Days of Activism with Sahiyo: Join the campaign!
(News & Blog)
... Skin – a National Award-winning 2013 documentary by Sahiyo co-founder Priya Goswami. This was the first film to highlight the practice of Female Genital Cutting in the Bohra community. The film will ...
Created on 24 November 2016