Another woman told us that she had to call the police after her own brother harassed her for her activism against FGC and for voicing an opinion that contradicted the edict given by Dawoodi Bohra religious leaders. Others spoke about friends who no longer spoke to them or about how they feared losing friendship or support systems if they openly discussed FGC. Some women at the retreat spoke about the economic boycott their husbandsвЂ™ businesses encountered. activist retreat, many of us spoke about the negatives that come with challenging your family and friends on the issue of FGC, as well as challenging other social norms. Activists who do challenge FGC often encounter the wrath of those who would simply permit a practice that has always been done.ДЄt the U.S. To confront this norm meant to challenge the wisdom of those who came before us, and in a sense admit that our religious traditions are fallible. (Sahiyo will also host an activist retreat in India in mid-February 2018.) We planned both these retreats because we had recognized from our own experience activism is emotionally and physically challenging, and often we did this work in isolation from one another.ДЄs activists, the challenges we face are often linked to the fact that FGC in our community developed due to consistent repetition of the practice for generations. My fellow Sahiyo cofounders and I had been planning this retreat for the past year. Also, like me, these women felt encouraged to take an active role in preventing female genital cutting (FGC), or khatna as it is known in the Dawoodi Bohra community, from being performed on the next generation of girls. The women who attended, like me, had all been born into the Dawoodi Bohra religion and culture. Dawoodi Bohra Anti-Female Genital Cutting Activist Retreat.вЂќ That message was one I hoped to convey to the 10 women who accepted my invitation to gather in New York on January 19 through 21 for what my organization Sahiyo called an вЂњU.S. Intercultural and Interreligious Dialogue Topic Transatlantic Policy Network on Religion and Diplomacy.Towards a Global Culture of Safeguarding.Revitalizing Global Religious and Interfaith Networks.Religion and the Future of Global Governance.Politicization of Religion in Global Perspective.The Geopolitics of Religious Soft Power.

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