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, ...

The Khawaja Sara (transgender) community celebrated the Hijra Festival 2025 with a vibrant rally that captured both the cultural and political aspirations of the community. Transgender people and ...

The Islamic new year, known as Al-Hijra, begins on Friday and marks the beginning of Muharram, the first month of the Muslim lunar calendar. The lunar calendar, or Hijri, has been used for more than 1 ...

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 ...

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MUMBAI, India — When Lord Rama was exiled from Ayodhya and his entire kingdom began to follow him into the forest, he told his disciples, “Men and women, please wipe your tears and go away.” So they ...