Monthly Archive

June 2017

Welcome to our Archives page. On this page you will find a total of 13 of our articles broken down into Months and Years.

Khatna: A mother’s pain and a son's search for retribution

30 Jun

News & Blog

Sahiyo

Khatna: A mother’s pain and a son's search for retribution

By: Anonymous Age: 31Country: United States My mother is a woman of faith. The innate cultism of the Bohra community has never dissuaded her from being a part of it, attending every function on the br... read more..

27 Jun

News & Blog

Sahiyo

How I learned that FGM happens in India

By: Anonymous journalist whose friend underwent FGM Age: 26Country: India “It was supposed to stop me from me doing ‘those things’. I’m not sure if it served the purpose,” M told me. I would have know... read more..

‘Girls must be circumcised or they will grow up loose’: Three Sri Lankan women talk about Female Genital Cutting

23 Jun

News & Blog

Sahiyo

‘Girls must be circumcised or they will grow up loose’: Three Sri Lankan women talk about Female Genital Cutting

by: Bintari Hamza Zafar, a concerned Sri Lankan Muslim citizen Country: Sri Lanka Female Genital Mutilation is a serious problem in Sri Lanka. Almost all Sri Lankan Muslim women are circumcised. Both ... read more..

Announcement: A new research project on Khatna in Mumbai

20 Jun

News & Blog

Sahiyo

Announcement: A new research project on Khatna in Mumbai

by Keire Murphy and Cleo Egli An exciting new research project is being undertaken in Mumbai and its environs this summer which hopes to bring a new perspective to the international discussion of khat... read more..

Sahiyo Volunteer Spotlight: Lubaina Plumber

18 Jun

News & Blog

Sahiyo

Sahiyo Volunteer Spotlight: Lubaina Plumber

Lubaina Plumber is a U.S. based volunteer who has been with Sahiyo for a year now. She was a human rights lawyer in Mumbai who just graduated from Washington University School of Law, St Louis with he... read more..

Part-time Translator Job Opportunity in Mumbai

17 Jun

News & Blog

Sahiyo

Part-time Translator Job Opportunity in Mumbai

Looking for an individual willing to assist in translation between Gujarati and English, with a preference for those also able to speak Lisan al-Dawat, for the month of July in Mumbai and surrounding ... read more..

'Far from enhancing my marital bliss, khatna had all but devastated it'

15 Jun

News & Blog

Sahiyo

'Far from enhancing my marital bliss, khatna had all but devastated it'

by: Anonymous Age: 30 Country: United States I first learned that khatna had been performed on me when I was 11 years old. My mother told me, and even then the hair on my neck rose and I had a clear i... read more..

To those who say that Sahiyo is not their voice...

10 Jun

News & Blog

Sahiyo

To those who say that Sahiyo is not their voice...

By: Anonymous Country: United Kingdom The past few days have been an emotional rollercoaster for me. I deeply believe in the values that Sahiyo espouses and wholeheartedly wish for the practice ... read more..

08 Jun

News & Blog

Sahiyo

U.S. Muslim Leaders Stance on FGM/C (also known as Female Circumcision)

(Originally document can be found here. Republished with permission on 6/7/2017) We, Muslim organizations, FGM/C Survivors, Islamic scholars, and leaders, strongly condemn the remarks made in th read more..

07 Jun

News & Blog

Sahiyo

FGM before the Indian Supreme Court

By: Koen Van den Brande Age: 55Country: India It was to be expected… The Indian Supreme Court has been asked to look at the practice of ‘khatna’ – commonly known as FGM (Female Genital Mutilation) as ... read more..

05 Jun

News & Blog

Sahiyo

The story of my start to the holy month of Ramzan

by Insia Dariwala, Sahiyo Ramzan — the time of peace, love, and prayers; a time for family gatherings, breaking fasts together and collectively praying for individual good, and the good of all in this... read more..

02 Jun

News & Blog

Sahiyo

Despite backlash, Sahiyo will continue to work with the community

The World Health Organization (WHO)’s guidelines on the management of health complications from female genital mutilation/cutting states that the “involvement of health-care providers in performing FG... read more..

I underwent Female Genital Cutting in a hospital in Rajasthan

01 Jun

News & Blog

Sahiyo

I underwent Female Genital Cutting in a hospital in Rajasthan

(Trigger Warning: Below is the account of one woman’s experience with FGC. We thank her for being brave and sharing her story with us) By: Jamila Mandsour Age: 25Country of Residence: KuwaitCountry wh read more..