There are 35 animated films, 86 international films and 201 documentaries competing in this year’s Academy Awards ...

KARACHI: Karachi came alive with colour, music, and powerful calls for justice on Saturday as the Khawaja Sira (transgender) community celebrated the *Hijra Festival 2025* at Burns Garden. The annual ...

Pakistan's transgender community has announced the Annual Hijra Festival 2025, scheduled for October 25 at Burns Garden, Karachi. The event, organised by leading transgender activists including Kami ...

The transgender community of the country has announced holding their third annual Hijra Festival 2025 at Burns Garden in Karachi on October 25. The event will bring together members of the transgender ...

Saudi filmmaker Shahad Ameen’s road movie “Hijra”, which explores the bond between different generations of Saudi women on a journey across the desert, has been chosen as Saudi Arabia’s entry for the ...

It's a tale of grandmother who travels with her two granddaughters towards Mecca Dubai: Saudi Arabia’s Film Commission has announced that ‘Hijra’, a feature film by acclaimed director Shahad Ameen, ...

Saudi Arabia has chosen Shahad Ameen’s female-focused drama Hijra as its entry for the Best International Feature Film category at the 98th Academy Awards, the Saudi Film Commission announced on ...

Explore the Hijra community in Bangladesh, a transgender Muslim village fighting for religious freedom and acceptance. Witness their inspiring journey of faith and community. 58 shot, 8 dead, in ...

Saudi writer-director Shahad Ameen returns to the Venice Film Festival with “Hijra,” which has its world premiere in the Spotlight section. Her debut “Scales” also premiered in Venice and then went on ...

This story contains graphic descriptions of sexual violence. Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh — Salma lives in a crowded refugee camp in Cox’s Bazar. On a late evening in September 2023, she put on a colorful ...