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41. More Than A Survivor: An interview with Aisha
(News & Blog)
... exposed me to the complexity of humanity. And how we can coexist with all the differences in culture, religion, language and ethnic/nationalities. What are some of your passions? I have vast passions ...
Created on 25 November 2020
42. How female genital cutting is portrayed in television series
(News & Blog)
... the launch of Farzana Doctor’s newest novel, Seven, about women’s relationships, marriage, infidelity, religion, tradition, and sensitively exposes the practice of khatna or FGC among the Dawoodi Bohra ...
Created on 13 October 2020
43. 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
44. To my surprise, my friend defended khatna
(News & Blog)
... female sexuality and religion. The reason that men/boys in the Bohra community did not talk about it or oppose it was that they thought it’s a girl’s issue; whereas the girls who went through it might ...
Created on 20 August 2020
45. Protecting the girl child: The need for an anti-FGM law in India 
(News & Blog)
... as discrimination against women, it is often the women of the community who are the perpetrators of this practice. It thus boils down to FGM being a facet of religion governed by individual belief. Autonomy ...
Created on 06 August 2020
46. Why human rights education, including FGC, is crucial for American classrooms
(News & Blog)
... so we should not condemn it.  FGC is often justified with religion, but it is not technically a religious practice. It pre-dates Islam and Christianity. Medicalization does not remove many of the physical ...
Created on 13 July 2020
47. U.S. may deny asylum for females fleeing gender-based violence
(News & Blog)
... must prove the persecution they fear is for reason of her race, religion, nationality, membership of a particular social group, or political opinion. FGC is often thought to be a religious requirement. ...
Created on 06 July 2020
48. Part II–Medicalising khatna within the Bohra community: A Struggle of Tradition and Modernity
(News & Blog)
By Fatema Kakal (This is Part II in a series about female genital cutting within the Bohra community. Read Part I here.) While religion and religious leaders, along with culture and tradition can be ...
Created on 23 June 2020
49. How I learned female genital mutilation is happening in India
(News & Blog)
... that something I thought was happening in different parts of the world, has happened in the state I lived in. The friendship with her became strained because she felt I was talking against her religion, ...
Created on 09 June 2020
50. An ode to every woman fighting social norms around the world
(News & Blog)
... human being she considers compatible and wants to spend her life with him, she should reject him and marry a stranger selected by her parents based on the family he was born into, his religion/state/caste/creed, ...
Created on 27 February 2020
51. Voices Series: Why silence is our enemy
(News & Blog)
... does not see one ethnic group, one culture, one religion, one country, one social class or one generation.  FGM/C has a lifelong impact on anyone touched by this act; anyone who survives, anyone left ...
Created on 26 February 2020
52. Khatna within the Bohra community: A Struggle of Tradition and Modernity
(News & Blog)
... FGM/C. Religion and religious power can often be political, and can be woven through various forms, like the sensual, corporeal and the imaginary. Religious leaders are crucial here, who are defined by ...
Created on 25 February 2020
53. Exploring the Connections Between Religion and Female Genital Cutting (FGC) (2021-10-28)
(Events Calendar/Exploring the Connections Between Religion and Female Genital Cutting (FGC))
Exploring the Connections Between Religion and Female Genital Cutting (FGC) On October 28 at 2 pm (EST) Sahiyo will be hosting the webinar, “Exploring the Connections Between Religion and Female Genital ...
Created on 29 November 2021
54. Sahiyo Discusses: Seven by Farzana Doctor (2021-10-01)
(Events Calendar/Sahiyo Discusses: Seven by Farzana Doctor)
... themes ranging from feminism, equality, bodily autonomy, women-centered movements, and sexual empowerment - this club will focus on uplifting the stories and experiences of women everywhere.  https://bit.ly/ReligionAndFGC ...
Created on 29 November 2021
55. Critical Intersections of FGM/C: Law and Policy in Systems of Oppression (24 April 2024 12:00)
(Events / Webinar)
... to FGM/C, with a focus on various oppressive systems and their impact on FGM/C survivors and advocates; law and policy will be discussed within the context of religion, race/racism, and xenophobia. An ...
Created on 09 April 2024
56. 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
57. 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
58. Female Genital Cutting: Religion has nothing to do with it
(News & Blog)
... out of this country in an effort to ensure this practice lives because they still think it’s the right thing to do as it is prescribed by our religion and by the leadership of this community. Most seem ...
Created on 05 May 2017
59. Deen and Duniya (Religion and the World) a film by Alisha Bhagat
(News & Blog)
By Alisha Bhagat Country: United States & India I made Deen and Duniya in 2004 before my senior year in college. I received a Vira Heinz grant for women in leadership and thought it would be interesting ...
Created on 04 February 2017
60. Join us at Azad Maidan on March 8 to assert women's equality within religio
(News & Blog)
8th MARCH – INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S DAY Women Of All Religions Unite To Fight Patriarchy Within Women Demand Equal Rights To Access Of Places Of Worship Date: 8th March 2016 Venue: Azad Maidan, near ...
Created on 07 March 2016