Some time ago, I took to Facebook and wrote about an encounter with a member of the Hijra community, and how, because I didn't have any change to offer, she (Ms Roy) told me she'd be happy if I could ...
Members of the Hijra community will be included as a gender separate from males and females in the upcoming National Census of January 2021. Mohammad Tajul Islam, director general of Bangladesh Bureau ...
The first madrassa, or Islamic school, specifically for transgender students in Bangladesh opened last week in the capital city of Dhaka. It was a first not only in the country, but across South Asia, ...
KUALA LUMPUR: The Hijrah concept has been translated into tangible efforts in effecting national transformation to propel Malaysia to greater heights. Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak said ...
“For me, this is an anthem for the underdogs, the voiceless and the marginalized. Together, they wage this war for the good and the just, and for me, I really wanted to include the hijra community, ...
Kicked out of other prayer services, members of Bangladesh’s transgender hijra community have been welcomed at a new mosque in the Muslim-majority nation with the promise of worship without ...
Saudi Arabian director Shahad Ameen, whose feminist fable “Scales” made a splash after launching from Venice in 2019, is back behind the camera on “Hijra,” an ambitious drama centered on the bond ...
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 ...
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 ...
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