Muslims worldwide will celebrate today the Islamic New Year or Hijra marking the Prophet Mohammed's (PBUH) migration from Makkah to Madinah. Muslims consider this blessed event the best time of the ...

(RNS) Some members of India's ancient "hijra" community fear that the new, official third-gender classification will prevent them from practicing their traditions. AHMEDABAD, India (RNS) Tucked away ...

Fans are raving about Dev Patel’s “Monkey Man” for its thrilling action sequences and poignant revenge storyline, but for LGBTQ South Asians, the film holds a particular significance. The film ...

Six days a week, transgender students come to Rina Hijras’ home to learn. Six days a week, transgender students in Dhaka, Bangladesh, come to Rina Hijras' home to dance, eat and, more importantly, ...

Dhaka, Bangladesh (TrustLaw) - “If you are a hijra the undertaker refuses to bury you, and your body ends up in a river,” says Laily Sikder, one of the tens of thousands of hijras – transgender people ...

6 Pack Band has put the stigmatized transgender community on the global creative map. But there’s a long way to go. India’s transgender (Hijra) community celebrated a win last week. Unlike the Supreme ...

Hijra communities in Bangladesh often face discrimination at government hospitals due to issues such as the absence of separate queues, lack of time to discuss their medical concerns, and being ...

Saudi filmmaker Shahad Ameen's road movie "Hijra," centered on the bond formed between different generations of Saudi women during a journey across the desert, has been selected as Saudi Arabia's ...

AHMEDABAD, India — Tucked away in the Gomtipur ghetto sits the dusty pink home of Shobha, Shilpa and Joya, members of Ahmedabad’s small hijra community. Hijras, India’s “third gender,” have performed ...