Monthly Archive

January 2019

Welcome to our Archives page. On this page you will find a total of 7 of our articles broken down into Months and Years.

A Nigerian Nurse's Perspective on Female Genital Cutting

29 Jan

News & Blog

Sahiyo

A Nigerian Nurse's Perspective on Female Genital Cutting

By Brionna Wiggins Female genital cutting (FGC) occurs in many countries around the world. Through my future posts, I hope to explore a few of these places by meeting with those who can speak on them.... read more..

A mother's side of the story on female genital cutting

22 Jan

News & Blog

Sahiyo

A mother's side of the story on female genital cutting

By Priya Ahluwalia Priya is a 22-year-old clinical psychology student at Tata Institute of Social Sciences – Mumbai. She is passionate about mental health, photography, and writing. She is currently ... read more..

Reflecting before we move forward: Overview of global FGC news from 2018

16 Jan

News & Blog

Sahiyo

Reflecting before we move forward: Overview of global FGC news from 2018

For everyone invested in laws and norms around the practices of FGC, 2018 was an incredibly eventful year. On January 22nd, Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, former Liberian president and first female head of st... read more..

15 Jan

News & Blog

Sahiyo

Reflections on Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting & Intergenerational Trauma

By Anonymous Country of Residence: United States I am not a survivor of female genital mutilation/cutting (FGM/C). In fact, my father is vehemently opposed to the practice. Even though I was shielded ... read more..

Sahiyo U.S. Advisory Board Spotlight: Maryum Saifee

14 Jan

News & Blog

Sahiyo

Sahiyo U.S. Advisory Board Spotlight: Maryum Saifee

As Sahiyo’s U.S. operations and programs have grown, in 2018, we invited various individuals from a host of backgrounds and professions to join our inaugural U.S. Advisory Board. The advisory board pr... read more..

Sahiyo Stories screened in Massachusetts

07 Jan

News & Blog

Sahiyo

Sahiyo Stories screened in Massachusetts

In May 2018, the Sahiyo Stories project brought together nine women from across the United States to create personalized digital stories that narrate the experience of undergoing female genital mutila... read more..

01 Jan

News & Blog

Sahiyo

A response to the letter written by Tasneem Yunus Burhani, Mubaraka Tambawala, Farida Mustafa Hussain, Fatemah Hussain, and Shakera Bohra published in Detroit News

By Umme Kulsoom Arif In response to your letter published in The Detroit News, “Dawoodi Bohra Women of Detroit speak up,” I write to you as a woman who grew up in a part of the Dawoodi Bohra community... read more..