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81. Sahiyo volunteer spotlight: Research intern Madrisha Debnath
(News & Blog)
... I had randomly searched for whether the practice was prevalent in the Indian subcontinent. This is when I came to know about Sahiyo and the petition they had initiated against the practice. I was inspired ...
Created on 21 July 2021
82. Dear Maasi: “How do I move past the shame of being cut?”
(News & Blog)
... There are many paths to healing: Begin to intentionally cast a compassionate gaze upon yourself. At first, your affirmations may feel false, but with repetition, that will change. View your inner ...
Created on 18 May 2021
83. Sahiyo in the Media
(News & Blog)
... Bohras, campaigns against it Break the silence, stop female genital mutilation Bohra women speak out against Female genital mutilation, launch petition Lifting the veil of silence: Speaking out against ...
Created on 02 March 2021
84. Is legal action against female genital cutting enough to end the practice?
(News & Blog)
... against FGC. The PIL had been filed in 2017 by a Delhi-based lawyer seeking a ban on the practice of FGC in India. While other survivors of the practice joined in the petition against FGC, they were opposed ...
Created on 20 October 2020
85. Massachusetts Senate passes FGM/C bill
(News & Blog)
... passed in the House on July 16th. Governor Charlie Baker will have 10 days to sign the bill.  Survivors Mariya Taher, an Anonymous survivor, and activist Hanna Stern created a change.org petition to ...
Created on 30 July 2020
86. Massachusetts House passes FGM/C bill
(News & Blog)
... Relative to the Penalties for the Crime of Female Genital Mutilation will now go to the Senate floor for a vote.  Survivor Mariya Taher and activist Hanna Stern created a change.org petition to plead ...
Created on 16 July 2020
87. FGM/C in sports: Why some female athletes are being coerced into partial clitoridectomy
(News & Blog)
... must be maintained for a period of time before and during international competition in order to remain eligible.  By enacting this policy, the IAAF is equating elevated androgen production with athletic ...
Created on 26 May 2020
88. Khatna within the Bohra community: A Struggle of Tradition and Modernity
(News & Blog)
... pseudonym of Tasleem had recently filed the first public petition asking the Syedna (High Priest/religious leader of the Bohra community) to stop practicing khatna. While it shocked me, it also left me ...
Created on 25 February 2020
89. The movement to end FGM/C: Looking back at the 2010s and looking forward in 2020
(News & Blog)
... so that Asian survivors of FGC are officially recognised.  In fact, you can start now by signing Sahiyo’s petition asking the global community to invest in research on FGC prevalence and advocacy and ...
Created on 11 January 2020
90. Understanding the Supreme Court’s latest judgement mentioning female genital cutting in India
(News & Blog)
... bench. It is likely that the case will now be heard in conjunction with three other petitions dealing with women’s rights and freedom of religion: cases about Hindu women’s entry into the Sabarimala temple, ...
Created on 17 November 2019
91. Sahiyo U.S. Advisory Board Spotlight: Joanne Golden
(News & Blog)
... to tell such a deeply personal story. With Mariya and Sahiyo, we also successfully initiated a change.org petition to support the MA state legislation with over 300,000 signatures. I have admired her efforts ...
Created on 10 August 2019
92. Cofounders
(Uncategorised)
... with basic needs grants. Since 2015, she has collaborated with the Massachusetts Women’s Bar Association to pass legislation to protect girls from FGC. After starting a Change.org petition and gathering ...
Created on 02 July 2019
93. 31 US States Now Have Laws Against Female Genital Cutting, But Government Will Not Appeal in the Federal Michigan Case
(News & Blog)
... a special law to ban female genital cutting in India. The Indian Supreme Court is currently hearing a set of petitions demanding a law against FGC, as well as a counter-petition defending FGC on the grounds ...
Created on 05 May 2019
94. 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
95. Reflecting before we move forward: Overview of global FGC news from 2018
(News & Blog)
... seeking a ban on the practice of FGC in India. While other survivors of the practice joined in the petition against FGC, they were opposed by a counter-petition filed by a pro-FGC group within the Dawoodi ...
Created on 16 January 2019
96. The Legal Side of Khatna or Female Genital Cutting
(News & Blog)
... key reasons for why khatna was performed in India. However, the movement only gained momentum in 2011, when the first online petition was filed against it anonymously. The online campaign triggered a barrage ...
Created on 04 December 2018
97. U.S. Court's dismissal of FGM/C charge in Michigan case is disappointing, but does not condone genital cuttin
(News & Blog)
... states in the U.S. have such laws. Massachusetts, the state I live in, does not. (See petition ‘Ban FGM/C in MA’). Even when laws are passed, I believe that it will be important to remember that FGC ...
Created on 21 November 2018
98. ‘Even Though I Was Impacted by Female Genital Cutting, I Knew Little About It’
(News & Blog)
... in Somalia are cut, I want that statistic to be a thing of the past and no longer be true in the 21st century. Additionally, I am currently offering support to a change.org petition to advocate to ban ...
Created on 04 September 2018
99. Why Won’t Massachusetts Pass A Law Against Female Genital Cutting?
(News & Blog)
... pass such a law, Mariya Taher (a survivor of FGM/C) and Hanna Stern (an advocate against FGM/C), started a change.org petition calling on Governor Charlie Baker, Speaker of the House Robert DeLeo, and ...
Created on 06 August 2018
100. An appeal to Maneka Gandhi: Stop the flip-flops on Female Genital Cutting in India
(News & Blog)
... first publicly acknowledged the practice of FGC in India in May 2017, a month after an independent lawyer petitioned the Supreme Court asking for a ban on FGC. The Court sought a response from the government ...
Created on 29 June 2018