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81. The overturning of Roe v. Wade and its implications for survivors of FGC
(News & Blog)
... care away, you're already talking about a vulnerable group of women from the start. Now you're making them even more vulnerable.”  It is not uncommon for survivors of FGC to feel hesitant when seeking ...
Created on 02 May 2023
82. Reflecting on A Quiet Violence: Navigating Female Genital Cutting as an LGBTQ+ Survivor
(News & Blog)
... about steps anti-FGC organizations can take to be more inclusive, respectful, and welcoming to survivors of all gender identities.  The event began with two powerful videos from our 2022 Voices to End ...
Created on 01 August 2022
83. Survivors of Childhood Sexual Abuse Belong in the Movement to End FGC
(News & Blog)
By Anonymous I am a survivor of childhood sexual abuse. Though for much of my life, “victim” felt like the most honest word. Those experiences have shaped my relationships, both to others and with myself, ...
Created on 24 June 2022
84. A Quiet Violence: Navigating Female Genital Cutting as an LGBTQ+ Survivor
(News & Blog)
... most associated with cisgender and heterosexual women. Furthermore, anti-FGC laws in the United States are increasingly being weaponized against trans communities to deny them gender-affirming healthcare.  ...
Created on 25 May 2022
85. Amidst the pandemic, Sahiyo releases 11 more Voices To End FGM/C stories
(News & Blog)
... a new cohort of Sahiyo and StoryCenter’s Voices to End FGM/C project, choosing to share her personal story in the hope that no more girls will be subjected to FGM/C.  On July 5th, Sahiyo will begin releasing ...
Created on 01 July 2021
86. Digital advocacy: The future of activism for survivors and activists
(News & Blog)
... As allies, it is our job to amplify their stories so that more people may hear them and become inspired to create change. I recently attended a webinar that spoke about how we can best amplify voices ...
Created on 10 November 2020
87. Survivor: Female genital mutilation as a form of ritual abuse
(News & Blog)
... violate norms and laws. For more information about this issue: https://endritualabuse.org/   https://survivorship.org/   https://survivorship.org/frequently-ask-questions/#rabroad http://ra-info.org/ ...
Created on 11 August 2020
88. Sri Lanka’s first survey on FGM/C: Survivors need space to talk and access to medical care
(News & Blog)
...  Moreover, explaining the reluctance of the medical fraternity in engaging with the issue, the report observed, “Medical professionals expressed a reluctance to speak or engage publicly on the practice ...
Created on 14 April 2020
89. How the Sahiyo Activist Retreat helped me gain perspective from other khatna survivors
(News & Blog)
... a set of problems. The retreat taught me that issues surrounding khatna are more complicated than just making the act itself illegal. I also had an opportunity to see that women who weren’t cut still ...
Created on 30 July 2019
90. The unexpected gift of attending the U.S. Sahiyo Activist Retreat and connecting with other survivors
(News & Blog)
... happened to me, too.” We all know that there is an entire social movement around the #metoo hashtag, but it is more than a hashtag. It felt like when you are doing an exercise, and the teacher comes up ...
Created on 24 July 2019
91. For survivors and their doctors: An online tool about female genital cutting
(News & Blog)
... FGC. She simply started by talking more in-depth about the practice with her students so they were made aware of the topic. Then two years ago, when the Office on Women’s Health came out with a funding ...
Created on 02 May 2019
92. Sahiyo Stories screened in Washington DC: A survivor's reflectio
(News & Blog)
... silent and by the end, quite a few people seemed visibly moved. During the Q&A period following the screening, I was struck by the number of people who wanted to know how they could find out more about ...
Created on 14 December 2018
93. Sharing My Story of Female Genital Cutting with Other Survivors Comforted Me
(News & Blog)
By Leena Khandwala I chose to tell my story of FGC to highlight how after more than three decades, my experience of being cut is still traumatizing and vivid. Everything about it — from the deception leading ...
Created on 11 September 2018
94. The undecided: Conversations with survivors of Female Genital Cutting in Pakistan
(News & Blog)
... had by now made it clear that the more answers I received, the more questions arose. Wrapping my head around Female Genital Cutting (FGC) was not going to be easy as I had, up till that point, been presented ...
Created on 19 March 2018
95. A tale of deception: My conversation with an FGC survivor in Pakistan
(News & Blog)
... up that phone. Little did I know that my conversation with an FGC survivor would be more harrowing for me than the talk which revealed its existence to me in Pakistan.   I picked up the phone and made ...
Created on 16 February 2018
96. The unsolved riddle: conversations with survivors (Part 2)
(News & Blog)
... be expressed aloud in the Pakistani media? Was this the way of patriarchy? It made you suffer in silence. I traced my steps back to where I had deviated from the norm. The more I struggled to solve the ...
Created on 06 January 2018
97. I’m A Survivor of Female Genital Cutting and I’m Speaking Out – As Others Must Too
(News & Blog)
... Bohra community, a Shia subsect from India’s coastal state of Gujarat. As I learned more about the practice, I discovered that more often than not, men are oblivious and may not even know it is happening ...
Created on 10 June 2016
98. More News on FGC
(Uncategorised)
... silence on FGM   It’s Time for Canada To Play Its Part In Ending Female Genital Mutilation   FGM, A Bitter Reality: Canada Needs To Do More   Female Genital Mutilation ...
Created on 06 January 2016
99. You don’t know how much you need it until it’s over
(News & Blog)
... my cousins, my grandparents are too. For all my fury, my grief, my resentment, they are the home I turn to and the roots that lift me. The more difficult it became to keep quiet, the harder it became ...
Created on 04 June 2025
100. The History of Addressing Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting in Montana
(News & Blog)
... for a term of not less than 2 years or more than 10 years, and a fine of not more than $50,000, or both fine and imprisonment. Despite these comprehensive measures, the bill did not advance past the ...
Created on 02 June 2025