Monthly Archive

November 2018

Welcome to our Archives page. On this page you will find a total of 9 of our articles broken down into Months and Years.

California Thaal pe Charcha allowed me to share my experiences through storytelling

29 Nov

News & Blog

Sahiyo

California Thaal pe Charcha allowed me to share my experiences through storytelling

By Anonymous I grew up in India, and when I moved to California a few years ago, I didn’t know anybody from the Bohra Jamaat (congregation). The Sahiyo ‘Thaal pe Charcha’ event came at a time in my l... read more..

27 Nov

News & Blog

Sahiyo

Examining Female Genital Cutting and Intersectionality

By a Bohra The recent dropping of charges against Dr. Jumana Nagarwala, who is accused of performing female genital cutting on underage girls in the United States, on a constitutional technicalit... read more..

Inaugural screening of Sahiyo Stories in California

26 Nov

News & Blog

Sahiyo

Inaugural screening of Sahiyo Stories in California

On October 19 in Oakland, California, Sahiyo, in collaboration with StoryCenter, Asian Women’s Shelter, Asian Pacific Institute on Gender-Based Violence hosted a screening of Sahiyo Stories that inclu... read more..

22 Nov

News & Blog

Sahiyo

Female Genital Cutting charges dismissed but our work continues: Global reactions to Michigan case news

By Sahiyo On November 20, U.S. District Judge Bernard Friedman dismissed the female genital cutting charges in the historic Michigan case involving girls from the Dawoodi Bohra sect, emphasizing that ... read more..

21 Nov

News & Blog

Sahiyo

U.S. Court's dismissal of FGM/C charge in Michigan case is disappointing, but does not condone genital cutting

By Mariya TaherCo-founder, Sahiyo I was sitting in my office, reading a blog post submitted to Sahiyo by a woman doing research on Female Genital Cutting in India, when I received a phone call. I answ... read more..

19 Nov

News & Blog

Sahiyo

બધા નુક્શાનો શારીરિક નથી હોતા અને દરેક ધર્મ સંપૂર્ણ રીતે નૈતિક નથી હોતો

(This essay was originally published in English on September 21, 2018. Read the English version here.) લેખક : ઝીનોબીયા ઉંમર : 27 વર્ષ દેશ : ભારત આજે સોશિયલ મીડિયા પર અન્ય બાબતોની સાથે-સાથે મહિલાઓને સશ read more..

15 Nov

News & Blog

Sahiyo

Thaal Pe Charcha Launches in California

On Oct 21st in Berkeley, CA, a team of Sahiyo activists organized the first California Bay Area Thaal Pe Charcha (TPC). This Sahiyo flagship program allows Bohra women to come together in a private, i... read more..

Aarefa Johari and Masooma Ranalvi discuss FGC at We the Women Bangalore

05 Nov

News & Blog

Sahiyo

Aarefa Johari and Masooma Ranalvi discuss FGC at We the Women Bangalore

On October 7, Sahiyo co-founder Aarefa Johari and We Speak Out founder Masooma Ranalvi participated in a panel discussion on Female Genital Cutting in India, at the We the Women summit organised by ve... read more..

01 Nov

News & Blog

Sahiyo

Sign the #EndFGM petition on change.org

A new change.org petition calling for an end to Female Genital Cutting in the Bohra community was started in September by Ranjana Sehgal and Umi Saran. The petition is addressed to Dr. Syedn... read more..