Monthly Archive

September 2018

Welcome to our Archives page. On this page you will find a total of 13 of our articles broken down into Months and Years.
Trauma and Female Genital Cutting, Part 5: The “C” Word… and I Don’t Mean Circumcision
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Trauma and Female Genital Cutting, Part 5: The “C” Word… and I Don’t Mean Circumcision

(This article is Part 5 of a seven-part series on trauma related to Female Genital Cutting. To read the complete series, click here. These articles should NOT be used in lieu of seeking professional m read more..
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Let there be no more victims like me

By AnonymousCountry: Sri Lanka I am a victim of Female Genital Cutting – some might want to call it circumcision, I call it Mutilation. Not quite the way that the proponents want to depict it as what ... read more..
A Tradition That Branded Me
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A Tradition That Branded Me

By Severina Lemachokoti I chose to tell this particular story about my experience with Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) because the story defines me, who I am, and shows what my culture/tradition brand... read more..
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Not all damages are physical. Not everyone religious is morally ethical

Name: Xenobia (name changed) Age: 27Country: India Today, social media is raging with thoughts and opinions on empowering women, being pro-choice, violating someone’s privacy and their body, and the r... read more..
Looking from the Outside-In: Initial Perceptions of Female Genital Cutting
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Looking from the Outside-In: Initial Perceptions of Female Genital Cutting

By Batoul Saleh A campaign event for Minnesota Rep. Ilhan Omar and former Michigan rep. Rashida Tlaib was disrupted on August 11 by Laura Loomer, a conservative media personality. Invading the event, ... read more..
Donate to Sahiyo U.S.
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Donate to Sahiyo U.S.

Donate Now and Protect the Next Generation of Women from Female Genital Cutting. By supporting our U.S. storytelling initiatives, you  ensure that survivors’ voices are heard. And that we continu... read more..
Sahiyo co-founders win Laadli and ShoorVeer Awards in India
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Sahiyo co-founders win Laadli and ShoorVeer Awards in India

Sahiyo’s investigative report on the previously unknown prevalence of Female Genital Cutting in the Indian state of Kerala won the prestigious Laadli Media and Advertising Award for Gender Sensitivity... read more..
Why I co-hosted a Sahiyo 'Thaal pe Charcha' lunch in New York
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Why I co-hosted a Sahiyo 'Thaal pe Charcha' lunch in New York

By Alifya Sulemanji I had been hearing about Thaal pe Charcha (TPC), an event organized by Sahiyo, on a regular basis in Bombay India and it seemed like a very interesting concept to me. I felt inspi... read more..
U.S. Advisory Board
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U.S. Advisory Board

Alisha Bhagat, Sahiyo U.S. Advisory Board Chair, is a futurist and senior strategist whose work focuses on the creative use of futures tools to impact long term positive change, particularly around read more..
WeSpeakOut spearheads two-day workshop on ending FGC in India
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WeSpeakOut spearheads two-day workshop on ending FGC in India

In a unique event bringing together activists working to end Female Genital Cutting and various stakeholders from civil society organisations, WeSpeakOut organised a two-day symposium at the Tata Inst... read more..
Sharing My Story of Female Genital Cutting with Other Survivors Comforted Me
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Sharing My Story of Female Genital Cutting with Other Survivors Comforted Me

By Leena Khandwala I chose to tell my story of FGC to highlight how after more than three decades, my experience of being cut is still traumatizing and vivid. Everything about it — from the deception ... read more..
Sahiyo Stories - Women in the U.S. Share Stories on Female Genital Cutting
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Sahiyo Stories - Women in the U.S. Share Stories on Female Genital Cutting

Sahiyo is excited to announce the launch of our digital story project: Sahiyo Stories! The project brought together nine women from across the United States to create personalized digital stories that... read more..
‘Even Though I Was Impacted by Female Genital Cutting, I Knew Little About It’
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‘Even Though I Was Impacted by Female Genital Cutting, I Knew Little About It’

By Anonymous I am a female genital cutting (FGC) survivor. I was born in Somalia, a country with one of the highest FGC rates in the world. Recently, Somalia was named by the Thomson Reuters... read more..
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