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41. Why doctors need to speak out against female genital cutting in India
(News & Blog)
By Aarefa Johari (A shorter version of this piece was published on the British Medical Journal’s blogs site on January 20, 2017. Read it here.)  Two years ago I met Sara (name changed), a bright mother ...
Created on 11 July 2017
42. The Detroit doctor arrests are an opportunity to talk about Khatna
(News & Blog)
... Dawoodi Bohra community. It always felt wrong, but if my mother, sister, and seemingly everyone else in the community embraced it, who was I to question? I had been an obedient little Bohra girl – attending ...
Created on 14 May 2017
43. Why the khatna conversation needs men's voices to
(News & Blog)
... We can not keep pretending that it isn’t our problem. 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. ...
Created on 09 December 2016
44. What can Bohras learn from a new report on the global status of female genital cutting?
(News & Blog)
... that their grandmothers probably did not – some compare it to male circumcision and claim that it prevents urinary infections and/or sexually transmitted diseases; others have started equating it with ...
Created on 16 October 2016
45. '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
46. I did not circumcise my daughters, says a Malay Muslim mother
(News & Blog)
... removed like in some parts of Africa and Middle-East. I will require more validity from theological and medical sources before I hand over my child for such a procedure. As a Muslim and a mother, my ...
Created on 08 September 2016
47. 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
48. 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
49. 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
50. 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
51. 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
52. FEMALE GENITAL CUTTING A Continuing Tradition
(News & Blog)
... my mother and aunt took me to an apartment inside a run-down building located in Bhindi Bazaar, a Dawoodi Bohra populated neighborhood in south Mumbai. Inside the apartment, several elderly ladies dressed ...
Created on 17 January 2016
53. Protecting Children in Washington State from Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting (2023-03-09)
(Events Calendar/Protecting Children in Washington State from Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting)
Protecting Children in Washington State from Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting Female genital mutilation/cutting (FGM/C) is a harmful social norm practiced worldwide and the United Nations has declared ...
Created on 06 March 2023
54. Voices to End Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting: A Video Screening & Discussion with Survivors of FGM/C in Washington State (13 June 2024)
(Events / Screening)
...  12:15 - 12:30 pm - Next steps and closing 12:30 - 1:30 pm - Networking lunch (optional) About the Event Organizers: Mother Africa’s mission is to support African women, immigrants, and refugees ...
Created on 05 June 2024
55. Virtual Briefing: Prevention & Response: How to Protect Washington’s Children & Support Survivors & Communities Impacted by Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting. (08 May 2024)
(Events / Webinar)
... 5453- An Act Relative to Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting (FGM/C) in April 2023. A virtual webinar briefing hosted by the Washington Department of Health, Mother Africa, Sahiyo U.S., and the U.S. End ...
Created on 30 April 2024
56. Prevention & Response: How to Protect Children & Support Survivors & Communities Impacted by FGM/C (23 April 2024)
(Events / Panel Discussion)
Join us on Tuesday, April 23rd for a groundbreaking event hosted by the Washington Department of Health, Mother Africa, Sahiyo U.S., and the U.S. End FGM/C Network. Learn more about how Washington State ...
Created on 10 April 2024
57. Protecting Children in Washington State from Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting (09 March 2023 12:30)
(Events / Webinar)
Female genital mutilation/cutting (FGM/C) is a harmful social norm practiced worldwide and the United Nations has declared it a human rights violation. A 2016 study by the Population Reference Bureau estimated ...
Created on 28 March 2023
58. I did not circumcise my daughters, says a Malay Muslim mother
(News & Blog)
... removed like in some parts of Africa and Middle-East. I will require more validity from theological and medical sources before I hand over my child for such a procedure. As a Muslim and a mother, my ...
Created on 08 September 2016
59. 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
60. Upcoming Training: Prevention Efforts for FGM/C Across the Country
(News & Blog)
... 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