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21. Mutilation or enhancement: A researcher’s argument for respectful terminology on genital cutting
(News & Blog)
... clitoris with a rusty implement and no pain control followed by infibulation, as occurs in some rural parts of Northeast Africa, for example. It is entirely accurate to say that all of those quite ...
Created on 14 September 2021
22. Sahiyo takes part in a variety of virtual NGO CSW 65 Forum events in March
(News & Blog)
... Developer Innovation Lead at Synctera March 23rd Amplifying The Voices On Ending Female Genital Mutilation Sponsored by Soroptimist International Co-sponsored by North American/European Caucus ...
Created on 20 April 2021
23. Sahiyo Awards and Distinctions
(News & Blog)
... Comprehensive Sex Education: A Comparative Study From North East Africa to India. Mariya Taher was 1 of 5 inaugural grant recipients from the Crave Women Foundation In October 2020, Sunhak Peace Prize ...
Created on 02 March 2021
24. Survivor Support Resources
(Resources)
... Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting (FGM). The project aims to provide a safe space for women and girls to unpack the effects of FGM. North America UNITED STATES: Asian Women’s Shelter ...
Created on 04 December 2020
25. Sahiyo participated in key virtual events with global organizations in October
(News & Blog)
... + Panel on FGM/C, Council of the Great City Schools Fall Conference, North America and Europe Caucus for CSW International Day of The Girl Child, and Taboo Conversations with RAHMA. #EndFGM Media Campaigns: ...
Created on 18 November 2020
26. Get involved with the next cohort of the Voices to End FGM/C project!
(News & Blog)
... StoryCenter. This workshop is open to all individuals based in North America and Canada. Due to the pandemic, this workshop will be held virtually.  When: Six online sessions held on consecutive Wednesdays, ...
Created on 01 November 2020
27. SEVEN, the first novel of its kind to address female genital cutting in the Bohra community, releases this month
(News & Blog)
SEVEN is being released in North America this September (Sept 5 Canada/Sept 29 U.S.). The novel sensitively addresses women’s relationships, sexuality, infidelity, intergenerational violence, religion ...
Created on 13 September 2020
28. Digital advocacy on female genital cutting in the time of COVID-19
(News & Blog)
... community, which is largely concentrated in India and Pakistan, but also dispersed globally across Europe, North America and Oceania. Sahiyo focuses on ending female genital cutting (FGC), often known ...
Created on 18 June 2020
29. U.S. Sahiyo Board Member Spotlight: A. Renee Bergstrom, EdD
(News & Blog)
... by several others, including photojournalist Meeri Matilda Koutaniemi of Finland who is writing a book about FGM/C survivors.  After going public, two other white Christian North American FGM/C survivors ...
Created on 17 November 2019
30. Op-Ed: A Global Platform to End FGM/C
(News & Blog)
... to Asia and to North America; women and men, civil society organisations, champions, survivors, and grassroots representatives, all came together to unite voices around a global call to action to end FGM. ...
Created on 11 November 2019
31. Multiple events on female genital cutting hosted at Women Deliver in Vancouver
(News & Blog)
... grassroots and civil society activists from East and West Africa, Asia, and North America, this session shined a light on effective community-led strategies to shift social norms and end FGC.  ‘Ending ...
Created on 14 June 2019
32. Joint Press Release: ENDING FGM/C BY 2030: Uniting forces to make FGM/C a practice of the past
(News & Blog)
... a global issue that needs a global response, which is why we have come together – across Asia, Africa, Europe and North America – to build a unified platform for action. Together, we represent no less ...
Created on 04 June 2019
33. The Disturbing Trend of Medicalising Female Genital Mutilation
(News & Blog)
... with the practice. Consequently, in recent years, the medicalisation of FGM has taken place globally, particularly in Egypt, Indonesia, Kenya, Malaysia, Mali, Nigeria, Northern Sudan, and Yemen. In many ...
Created on 05 March 2019
34. How doctors responded to my genital mutilation: An American woman's 70-year journe
(News & Blog)
... in a Wahpeton, North Dakota, clinic. He removed my visible clitoris. Some of my sensitive tissue fused to my inner labia. 1959—age 15—I drove myself to the same clinic not realizing this was ...
Created on 26 February 2019
35. Sahiyo U.S. Advisory Board Spotlight: Maryum Saifee
(News & Blog)
... I worked in a small village just north of the Dead Sea in Jordan. In my two years there, I became interested in the impact of U.S. foreign policy in the Middle East. When I came home from Jordan, I served ...
Created on 14 January 2019
36. Female Genital Cutting is an International Issue
(News & Blog)
... in the world where females undergo FGC. Unfortunately, this is not the case. This practice reaches Asia, Europe, North America, South America, and Australia. Its presence on multiple continents leads FGC ...
Created on 06 December 2018
37. 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
38. Why I Chose to Tell My Story About Female Genital Mutilation at the Sahiyo Stories’ Workshop
(News & Blog)
... patriarchs. Instead of being seen as a Western woman imposing my beliefs on another culture, I am supporting their efforts. Recently, other white Christian women from North America have contacted me with ...
Created on 21 August 2018
39. White House Press Release Falsely links Gender Violence (and FGC) to Foreign Nationals
(News & Blog)
By Geethika Kodukula (Disclaimer: Although they graciously accepted it, the views in this post are my own and do not necessarily reflect those of Sahiyo or its founders. I am not myself an immigrant, ...
Created on 21 February 2018
40. FGC Articles & Research in Other Countries
(News & Blog)
... Changing Paradigms of FGM/C Russian clinic in row over female genital cutting FGC in Iraq: Changing Perceptions to End a Harmful Tradition in Northern Iraq FGC in Malaysia: Review fatwa ...
Created on 04 December 2017