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Hijra Poems - Poems about Hijra


Premium MemberOn a Transgender Child

...A transgender child
does not not exist 
just because a white man 
says that that is so
as two spirited
third genders 
and others
(eight in the Talmud! that I didn’t know)
exist around the glo...
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Categories: hijra, anti bullying, gender, world,
Form: List

Premium MemberZebras

...Blue sky forms the fortress of their world

I can picture them- the ebony and white
velvet stripes, the arch of necks, the
flint-edged hooves
Beneath the weather-regimented trees
 they gather i...
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Categories: hijra, africa, nature,
Form: Free verse



Dancing Eunuchs of India

...a live by begging. They normally come out in groups of about five to ten and spread out in streets approaching small shops and restaurants for alms. Normally people give them alms out of fear of being cursed. It is widely believed in India that the curse of a "hijra" is very effective; same with their blessings. They offer to dance at small family functions like naming ceremonies of newborn children, weddings and other village functions....
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Categories: hijra, people, sympathy,
Form: Free verse

The Meaning of Islam2

......... Please read part one first.......

? How did Muhammad (may peace be upon him) become a prophet and a messenger of God?

At the age of 40, while engaged in a meditative retreat, Muhammad receiv...
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Categories: hijra, dedication, faith, religion, words,
Form: I do not know?

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