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21. Including non-cis-women as FGM/C survivors
(News & Blog)
... born and raised in Queens, New York. They are the author of CUT WOMAN (Game Over Books, 2020) and I NEED THIS TO NOT SWALLOW ME ALIVE (Gingerbug Press, 2021). They are the founder of Dearest Mearest. Their ...
Created on 31 May 2022
22. A Quiet Violence: Navigating Female Genital Cutting as an LGBTQ+ Survivor
(News & Blog)
...    Dena Igusti (they/them) is a queer non-binary Indonesian Muslim poet, playwright, filmmaker, producer, and FGC survivor & activist born and raised in Queens, New York. They are the author of CUT ...
Created on 25 May 2022
23. Introducing the Speakers for ‘How to Stop the Rising Trend of Medicalising Female Genital Cutting in Asia’
(News & Blog)
... the International AIDS Vaccine Initiative (IAVI) for six years, where she served initially as India Country Director and then as Vice President for Country and Regional Programs in New York. As Vice President, ...
Created on 14 January 2022
24. UnChained At Last: The United States’ Child Marriage Problem webinar reflection
(News & Blog)
... joined by advocate Chelsea Clinton, author and influencer Blair Imani, bipartisan state Senators Julia Salazar (New York) and Katrina Shealy (South Carolina), Dr. Yvette Efevbera of the Bill & Melinda ...
Created on 29 July 2021
25. Addressing Critical Intersections: Anti-Racism and Female Genital Cutting
(News & Blog)
... genital mutilation/cutting. She has received numerous awards, including the New York State Assembly Certificate of Merit, Knights of Pythias Medal of Achievement, the Hackett Medal for Oratory Excellence, ...
Created on 05 July 2021
26. Using purity as a means to control women through Christianity and female genital cutting
(News & Blog)
... this emphasis, certainly not to the level I did. For example, every year my mom would take a few of my sisters and I to a women-only conference in New York called PureLife. Women from our global ministry ...
Created on 15 June 2021
27. Survivor Support Resources
(Resources)
... through education to eradicate gender-based violence, with special emphasis on female genital mutilation/cutting. NEW YORK - NYC FGM is a multi-sectoral coalition of organizations, individuals, and government ...
Created on 04 December 2020
28. Thaal Pe Charcha
(News & Blog)
... Charcha – August 2018 Thaal Pe Charcha – November 2018 Thaal Pe Charcha – April 2019 (Pune) Thaal Pe Charcha – May 2019 (Ramzan special) United States: Thaal Pe Charcha – New York Thaal Pe Charcha – California  ...
Created on 03 December 2020
29. Sahiyo and StoryCenter host virtual storytelling event on the intersection of race and female genital cutting: A reflection
(News & Blog)
... myself and my story in a forum meant for those directly affected by FGC.  Just minutes after reaching out to Lara, I received back a voice message set to a soundtrack of New York City honks and horns. ...
Created on 20 October 2020
30. Digital advocacy on female genital cutting in the time of COVID-19
(News & Blog)
... “We’re able to still connect with community members in that way, and we held our first ever digital activist retreat in April, which was supposed to be in New York in person. “It was an experiment and ...
Created on 18 June 2020
31. We are listening: Sahiyo's statement on protests against police brutalit
(News & Blog)
... History Month https://www.topospartnership.com/library/ The 1619 Project – The New York Times The Secret History of South Asian and African American Solidarity Books: ...
Created on 05 June 2020
32. Voices Series: Survivors are more than their stories
(News & Blog)
... diplomat with a regional interest in the Middle East. In graduate school, I used to write regularly for the Columbia Spectator and joined an art collective where I exhibited paintings in New York galleries, ...
Created on 05 February 2020
33. Looking Back: Sahiyo at CSW/MALA's March 2019 Even
(News & Blog)
... of Women 63rd Session in New York. The panel took place at the UN Church Center. The panel convened survivors, policy makers, non-profit leaders, and community organizers to facilitate the dialogue on ...
Created on 03 September 2019
34. Cofounders
(Uncategorised)
... Engendering Progress honoree and she was named 1 of the 6 FGC experts to watch by NewsDeeply.com. In 2018, Mariya received the Human Rights Storytellers Award from the Muslim American Leadership Alliance. ...
Created on 02 July 2019
35. My mother thought she was saving me with khafz
(News & Blog)
... tract infections in young girls.” I was embarrassed and knew she was referring to FGM/C. So I said, “No, mom, that is wrong and not true!” Mom just walked away. My friend had no idea what we were talking ...
Created on 20 June 2019
36. My experience of healing by attending the 2019 Sahiyo Activist Retreat in the U.S.
(News & Blog)
By Farzana Doctor Country of Residence: Canada Age: 48 When the first emails circulated about last month’s Sahiyo retreat in New York City, I wasn’t sure why I wanted to register, only that I knew ...
Created on 18 April 2019
37. Female Genital Mutilation: A Human Rights Issue?
(News & Blog)
By Maryah Haidery Country of Residence: United States Last month, the Columbia University South Asian Feminisms Alliance organized a panel discussion in New York City to discuss female genital mutilation ...
Created on 20 March 2019
38. The Disturbing Trend of Medicalising Female Genital Mutilation
(News & Blog)
... an Agonising Choice’. In the article, it was asserted that because three decades of campaigning for a total ban on FGM have failed, a new approach is warranted. The article advocated “nicking” of girl’s ...
Created on 05 March 2019
39. Thaal Pe Charcha Launches in California
(News & Blog)
... States in 2018 in New York and California. For the organizers of the California Bay Area TPC, the weeks leading up to the event were full of excitement and anticipation for what they hoped would be the ...
Created on 15 November 2018
40. Trauma and Female Genital Cutting, Part 6: Effects of FGM/C on the Lower Urinary Tract System
(News & Blog)
...  Julia is a Female Pelvic Medicine and Reconstructive Surgeon in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at Northwestern. During her residency at New York Presbyterian – Weill Cornell, she founded ...
Created on 26 October 2018