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21. Why are Indian ethics committees still hesitant to approve studies on FGM/C? 
(News & Blog)
... Research Pvt Ltd. Though they had certain reservations, such as not including religion and naming Bohras as a practicing community, they were not as opposed to our research topic because we only included ...
Created on 23 September 2022
22. Reflecting on A Quiet Violence: Navigating Female Genital Cutting as an LGBTQ+ Survivor
(News & Blog)
... experience with gender-based violence (GBV). Not all LGBTQ+ survivors of GBV share similar experiences, as these are also shaped by intersectional factors such as culture, value, and religion, among others. ...
Created on 01 August 2022
23. Sahiyo wins grant from Peace Development Fund
(News & Blog)
Sahiyo U.S. would like to thank our friends at the Peace Development Fund for a core support grant award of $5,000.00. The Peace Development Fund supports organizations who are working to shift power, ...
Created on 09 July 2022
24. How I took part in the Each One, Reach Bhaiyo Campaign: Turning neighbors, friends, and community members into Bhaiyos
(News & Blog)
... in today's age. I feel all my brothers from my community are silent in spite of knowing everything in their minds about female Khatna and pretend to be strangers to people of other religions! I am trying ...
Created on 08 March 2022
25. Being a researcher: Finding balance
(News & Blog)
... thorough understanding of the practice and its contextual continuation. In turn, what I found could help explain the way that communities function and whether culture or religion play a role in practices ...
Created on 02 March 2022
26. Consent and gender imbalance: their role in female genital cutting
(News & Blog)
... of religion for why FGC is done hold more of my attention. The fact that it is a female-specific reason holds more of my attention. By female-specific I mean that it is an attribute of being female itself- ...
Created on 10 February 2022
27. Reflecting on the 'How to Stop The Rising Trend of Medicalising Female Genital Cutting in Asia' webina
(News & Blog)
... of female genital cutting (FGC), citing motivating factors for the practice such as social acceptance, marriageability, community belonging, proof of virginity, curbing promiscuity, hygiene, and religion. ...
Created on 09 February 2022
28. Sahiyo staff spotlight: Editorial coordinator Rachel Wine
(News & Blog)
... to call out this form of gender violence that affects women around the world; ending violence that is ingrained in cultural or religious norms, especially in cultures and religions that are not mine, is ...
Created on 04 November 2021
29. Upcoming webinar: Exploring the connections between religion and female genital cutting
(News & Blog)
By Sarah Boudreau, Programs Intern  Event: Exploring the Connections Between Religion and Female Genital Cutting Date: Thursday, October 28, 2021 Time: 2pm EST Registration Link: https://bit.ly/ReligionAndFGC ...
Created on 11 October 2021
30. End FGM - Save our daughters
(News & Blog)
... religion but also do not support any religion in that way. What I mean is, I'm not against any religion but also I don't have blind faith in it. I think there's a major difference between beliefs and faith ...
Created on 30 September 2021
31. Absence of female genital cutting laws in India: An issue that requires immediate action
(News & Blog)
... the other. The proposed ban on khatna raises a similar obstacle. The Indian Constitution confers upon its citizens the right to equality, as well as the right to practice and profess any religion. There ...
Created on 22 September 2021
32. Voices reflection: Hear it from a Hindu girl, FGM/C has nothing to do with religion 
(News & Blog)
... my undergraduate college years. A play through which we spoke about the cultural subversion of women and how every religion has its way of propagating patriarchy via religion and culture.  When we performed ...
Created on 15 September 2021
33. My experience of learning about female genital cutting: An outsider’s perspective
(News & Blog)
... and the religion or culture I grew up in never condoned it. Interestingly, those who have questioned me have been peers at my university, who also did not come from FGC-practicing communities. But, each ...
Created on 27 July 2021
34. Female genital cutting: A poem
(News & Blog)
... in the name of religion,” they said. And it is this ideology I dread. It is done to curb a woman’s desires, To subdue her voice and her fire. My grandmother said “It’s all right, all girls must ...
Created on 18 June 2021
35. Saved by a lie: A story of female genital cutting
(News & Blog)
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 18 April 2021
36. Sahiyo in the Media
(News & Blog)
... you need to know about ‘We The Women’ festival Muslim Women and the Challenge of Religion in Contemporary Mumbai We the Women: Horror on Female Genital Cutting Bohra women want an end to the practice ...
Created on 02 March 2021
37. In the Name of Your Daughter: A film for change
(News & Blog)
... relationship between FGC, traditions, and religion, as well as the growing medicalization trend of FGC being performed by healthcare providers. However, in the 1 hour and 25 minutes, In the Name of Your ...
Created on 28 February 2021
38. Sahiyo Resources
(Resources)
... (With English Subtitles) Deen and Duniya (Religion and the World) a 2004 film by Alisha Bhagat highlights the role of women in the Bohra community. A Small Nick or ...
Created on 04 December 2020
39. Saathi: Peer Support Program1
(Uncategorised)
... a healthcare market research consultancy in partnership with Sahiyo, found that the most significant challenges activists face when speaking out stems from the high degree of overlap between religion and ...
Created on 03 December 2020
40. Community Outreach
(Programs)
... including conferences on women’s rights, gender, and religion, college guest lectures, and local community events. We engage in public presentations, webinars, and media outreach to raise awareness and ...
Created on 03 December 2020