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101. 'I am not traumatized or damaged, but I still want Khatna to stop
(News & Blog)
... me when I was seven years old was NOT something that happened to all girls. In fact it was considered a violation of human rights.  I confronted  my mother about it. I showed her documentation ...
Created on 03 October 2016
102. I’m A Survivor of Female Genital Cutting and I’m Speaking Out – As Others Must Too
(News & Blog)
... — or has happened — to their daughters, sisters, and mothers. I learned that FGM/C dates back thousands of years, predating Islam and Christianity. It is a cultural practice that is neither rooted in religion ...
Created on 10 June 2016
103. The Role of Men in Ending FGM in the Bohra Community
(News & Blog)
... These are our friends, our daughters, our sisters, our mothers, and our wives. Read their stories. Understand what FGM is and how it affects them. Once you do, you’ll be as angry as I am. You won’t want ...
Created on 07 June 2016
104. Discussing FGC During International Women's Day event in Pun
(News & Blog)
... women from the Dawoodi Bohra community. A few very brave women like my mother – Dilshad Tavawalla, Masooma Ranalvi and our Sahiyo co-founder, Aarefa Johari, shared their personal trauma about this “dark ...
Created on 06 June 2016
105. A 17-year-old girl passes away due to circumcision in Egypt
(News & Blog)
... will continue the dialogue on these issues, either by posting a comment or writing to us at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..   Meanwhile, In a moving facebook post Mayar’s friend went on to blame the mother.   “Mayar ...
Created on 01 June 2016
106. To cut or not to cut? 10 Bohra stories to set off a debate on khatna
(News & Blog)
... to fight the practice. She was cut at seven, when her mother took her to an “aunt’s” place. The pain lasted for three days. There are no “side-effects” to the practice, she says, but it is done ...
Created on 19 February 2016
107. FEMALE GENITAL CUTTING A Continuing Tradition
(News & Blog)
... quotes from interviews are italicized The summer before I began second-grade, my family visited relatives in India. One morning, my mother and aunt took me to an apartment inside a run-down building ...
Created on 17 January 2016
108. Mother Africa
(Tags)
Mother Africa
Created on 14 November 2024
109. Upcoming Training: Prevention Efforts for FGM/C Across the Country
(Article tagged with: Mother Africa)
... with our project partners the U.S. End FGM/C Network, Mother Africa, and the Washington Department of Health, as part of our efforts to prevent and respond to FGM/C in Washington State. In this session ...
Created on 14 November 2024