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101. Conversations on khatna and social norms with Mumbai community workers
(Article tagged with: Mumbai)
On October 6, Sahiyo co-founders Insia Dariwala and Aarefa Johari were given an opportunity to introduce the topic of Female Genital Cutting to a host of grassroots social workers in Mumbai. This opportunity ...
Created on 21 October 2016
102. Join us at Azad Maidan on March 8 to assert women's equality within religio
(Article tagged with: Mumbai)
... CST, Mumbai Time: 2.00 pm sharp Organisers: Bharatiya Muslim Mahila Andolan, Bhumata Brigade, Sahiyo, Vaghini Sanghatana, Satyashodhak, Roots of Peace, Muslims for Secular Democracy, Gandhi-Ambedkar ...
Created on 07 March 2016
103. My mother thought she was saving me with khafz
(Article tagged with: Mumbai)
Photo Courtesy Of Kristin De Soto on Pexels.com By Rashida  I can recall with crystal clear memory my mother taking me at around age 7 to a dilapidated old Chawl style building in a Bohra Mohalla in ...
Created on 20 June 2019
104. Read Sahiyo co-founder Insia Dariwala’s Women’s Day speech
(Article tagged with: Mumbai)
... Spaces – Women Unite to Demand Equal Rights Within Religion’. The rally, held at Azad Maidan in Mumbai, was co-organised (among others) by the Bharatiya Muslim Mahila Andolan and the Bhumata Ranragini ...
Created on 29 March 2016
105. Sahiyo at a unique Women’s Day event in Mumbai
(Article tagged with: Mumbai)
Created on 12 April 2016
106. Sahiyo co-founders win Laadli and ShoorVeer Awards in India
(Article tagged with: Mumbai)
... also ordered the state police to take strict action against anyone found practicing FGC. ShoorVeer Awards Sahiyo’s co-founders Insia Dariwala and Aarefa Johari won the ShoorVeer Awards 2018 in Mumbai ...
Created on 19 September 2018
107. Sahiyo Hosts 'Thaal Pe Charcha' Iftar Party in Mumba
(Article tagged with: Mumbai)
On May 11, Sahiyo India hosted a special Thaal Pe Charcha “Iftar” dinner in Mumbai during the holy month of Ramzan. The event was attended by 24 women and men from the Bohra community, who came together ...
Created on 27 May 2019
108. Sahiyo hosts its second Thaal Pe Charcha event for Bohra women
(Article tagged with: Mumbai)
On July 1, Sahiyo conducted its second ‘Thaal Pe Charcha’ event which was attended by 20 women from the Dawoodi Bohra community. Thaal Pe Charcha (TPC), which loosely translates as “having discussions ...
Created on 16 August 2017
109. Sahiyo Participates in “Challenges to Minority Women’s Rights and Development in Maharashtra” Roundtable.
(Article tagged with: Mumbai)
Created on 04 April 2016
110. Sahiyo Volunteer Spotlight: Chandni Shiyal
(Article tagged with: Mumbai)
Created on 11 November 2016
111. Saved by a lie: A story of female genital cutting
(Article tagged with: Mumbai)
By Zainab Khambata Age: 17 Place of residence: Mumbai, India My maternal grandmother prides herself on being the perfect blend of modernity and religion. But when it came to her own daughter who ...
Created on 02 September 2021
112. Thaal Pe Charcha: A Sahiyo flagship event where Bohra women bonded over food
(Article tagged with: Mumbai)
In February, Sahiyo held an event titled Thaal Pe Charcha (loosely translated as ‘discussions over food’), in which 16 Bohra women from Mumbai came together to discuss – for the first time – the challenges ...
Created on 30 April 2017
113. Thaal Pe Charcha: February 2020
(Article tagged with: Mumbai)
 On February 8th, as part of our International Zero Tolerance Day for FGM/C, Sahiyo hosted its first Thaal Pe Charcha (TPC) for 2020, with a special private screening of ‘A Girl from Mogadishu’, directed ...
Created on 21 December 2020
114. We did a project on FGC in college and learned our Bohra Classmates had undergone it too
(Article tagged with: Mumbai)
By Rachael Alphonso, Green Madcaps City: Mumbai, India I’m no fan of Vogue, so I was wondering what the face of a pretty African model, Waris Dirie, was doing on the cover of my favourite Reader’s ...
Created on 10 May 2018
115. દાઉદી બોહરા મહિલાઓ માટે ‘સહિયો’એ યોજ્યો દ્વિતીય ‘થાલ પે ચર્ચા’ કાર્યક્રમ
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ગત પહેલી જુલાઈએ ‘સહિયો’એ તેનો દ્વિતીય ‘થાલ પે ચર્ચા’ કાર્યક્રમ યોજ્યો હતો. દાઉદી બોહરા સમુદાયની ૨૦ મહિલાઓએ આ કાર્યક્રમમાં હાજરી આપી હતી. ‘થાલ પે ચર્ચા’નો સામાન્ય શબ્દોમાં ‘ભોજન કરવાની સાથોસાથ ચર્ચા’ તરીકે ...
Created on 23 October 2017
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