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41. Trauma and Female Genital Cutting, Part 5: The “C” Word… and I Don’t Mean Circumcision
(News & Blog)
... 18:3 (2017): 190-200. Wolf, Naomi. Vagina A new Biography. New York: Harper Collins, 2012 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clitoris The images included were researched from internet sources.   About ...
Created on 28 September 2018
42. Why I co-hosted a Sahiyo 'Thaal pe Charcha' lunch in New Yor
(News & Blog)
... to host one at my home and bring together New York Bohra women for such an event. I reached out to few friends and acquaintances who I thought would be interested in being a part of this inaugural Thaal ...
Created on 17 September 2018
43. U.S. Advisory Board
(News & Blog)
... of Hopkins School (New Haven, CT) and on the Board of Integrated Refugee and Immigrant Services – IRIS (New Haven, CT) . After discovering well into adulthood, that Type 1 FGM/C was practiced in her community ...
Created on 16 September 2018
44. Sharing My Story of Female Genital Cutting with Other Survivors Comforted Me
(News & Blog)
... to be extremely cathartic. This workshop was a new step along that continuum because it enabled me to muster the courage to find my voice and share my own story.  In that sense, it has helped me shed the ...
Created on 11 September 2018
45. Break the Silence on FGC Soumou in New York
(News & Blog)
From March 24-25th, Sahiyo Cofounder, Mariya Taher, spoke on Fireside Conversation – Seeing is Believing: Story Telling and Media Engagement to end FGM,” during the Break the Silence Soumou in New York ...
Created on 30 April 2018
46. The U.S. Sahiyo retreat taught me there are different ways of being Bohri in America, and we can all end FGC
(News & Blog)
... norms to advocate against it. Changing an entrenched cultural practice can be very challenging, even if it is so clearly the right thing to do. Everyone at the Sahiyo activist retreat in New York was ...
Created on 19 April 2018
47. Volunteer Spotlight: Alisha Bhagat
(News & Blog)
... if they could feature it on their blog so I did a short write up of it, which you can read by clicking here.   Most recently, I helped organize an activist retreat in New York for eleven activists ...
Created on 16 February 2018
48. My Reflections on Sahiyo’s Activist Retreat and my advocacy on ending FGM/C in the U.S.
(News & Blog)
... (Khatna), but who still bears a Bohra identity. I have a very vivid memory of being cut at the tender age of seven. It felt like my body was being violated. Even when I was just 7 years of age, I knew ...
Created on 14 February 2018
49. My Empowerment at the Sahiyo U.S. Activists Retreat
(News & Blog)
 By Anonymous Country of Residence: United States A few weeks ago, I attended the first U.S-based Bohra Activists Retreat held in Brooklyn, New York. Eleven women from all over the country gathered ...
Created on 13 February 2018
50. Shifting terrains: Lessons learnt from the first U.S. Activists Retreat for Bohras against Female Genital Cutting
(News & Blog)
... social media has penetrated our lives, 24-hour news cycles shape our worldviews, and there is never enough time to process the influx of information coming at you, it’s often difficult to remember that ...
Created on 08 February 2018
51. A Quiet Violence: Navigating Female Genital Cutting as an LGBTQ+ Survivor (2022-06-23)
(Events Calendar/A Quiet Violence: Navigating Female Genital Cutting as an LGBTQ+ Survivor)
... 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 WOMAN (Game ...
Created on 29 June 2022
52. Bhaiyo February Community Meeting (2023-02-23)
(Events Calendar/Bhaiyo February Community Meeting)
Bhaiyo February Community Meeting Date: Thursday, February 23rd  Time: 9:00 am EST (New York) / 7:30 pm IST (India)  Who: Current Bhaiyo members & Prospective Bhaiyo members (anyone interested in supporting ...
Created on 05 February 2023
53. Sahiyo’s International Women’s Day Celebration Live Kick-Off Event (2023-03-08)
(Events Calendar/Sahiyo’s International Women’s Day Celebration Live Kick-Off Event)
Sahiyo’s International Women’s Day Celebration Live Kick-Off Event Date: March 8th  Time: 8:00 pm EST (New York) / 5:00 pm PST Who: Any & All  Sahiyo will hold its first ever virtual silent auction ...
Created on 05 February 2023
54. CWS69: Storytelling as a Tool for Female Genital Mutilation/ Cutting (FGM/C) Survivor-Centered Care (18 March 2025 12:30)
(Events / Panel Discussion)
Sahiyo, AWS, and Silence Speaks are hosting a parallel event titled "Storytelling as a Tool for Female Genital Mutilation/ Cutting (FGM/C) Survivor-Centered Care" for the 69th Session of the Commission ...
Created on 21 January 2025
55. Reframing FGM/C Through an Intersectional Lens: A CSW69 Parallel Event (13 March 2025 14:30)
(Events / Panel Discussion)
... driving action. With over 230 million girls and women affected and new data revealing FGM/C as a leading cause of death in some regions of the world, this session will highlight inclusive, renewed framing ...
Created on 04 March 2025
56. Sahiyo Discusses: Cut Woman by Dena Igusti (27 September 2023 19:00)
(Events / Sahiyo Book Club )
... Dena Igusti is an Indonesian Muslim writer born and raised in Queens, New York. They are the author of CUT WOMAN (Game Over Books, 2020), which has been listed as a 2020 Harvard Bookstore Staff Pick and ...
Created on 22 September 2023
57. Roundtable on Systems Change to Address FGM/C Perspectives from State and Municipal Coalitions (23 June 2023 12:00)
(Events / Webinar)
... the United States that work to address FGM/C. This roundtable will feature coalitions from Washington State, Connecticut, New York City, Minnesota, Greater Los Angeles, and Massachusetts. This roundtable ...
Created on 07 June 2023
58. Bhaiyo Community Interest Meeting (23 February 2023 09:00)
(Events / Community Meeting)
... am EST (New York) / 7:30 pm IST (India) Who: Current Bhaiyo members & prospective Bhaiyo members (anyone interested in supporting male engagement on the topic of ending FGC) Register: bit.ly/BhaiyoCommMeeting ...
Created on 05 September 2023
59. Join Sahiyo, the Asian Women’s Shelter, and Silence Speaks for a Parallel Event at the 69th Session of Commission on the Status of Women in New York
(News & Blog)
On March 18, 2025, Sahiyo, in collaboration with the Asian Women’s Shelter and Silence Speaks, will host a parallel event at the 69th Session of the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW69) in New York ...
Created on 11 February 2025
60. Why I co-hosted a Sahiyo 'Thaal pe Charcha' lunch in New Yor
(News & Blog)
... to host one at my home and bring together New York Bohra women for such an event. I reached out to few friends and acquaintances who I thought would be interested in being a part of this inaugural Thaal ...
Created on 17 September 2018