An Assessment of the Social Status and Religious Practice of Khawaja Saras in Pakistani Society in the light of Islamic Teaching: Preliminary Results

An Assessment of the Social Status and Religious Practice of Khawaja Saras in Pakistani Society in the light of Islamic Teaching: Preliminary Results

Transgender persons in Pakistan are largely known as Khwaja Saras or Hijaras in different parts of the country.The term "Khwaja Sara" refers to a range of individual behaviors that tend to deviate from the societies mainstream culture. This study argues with the social status and religiou...

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Main Author: Dr. Sakina Riaz
Format: Article
Language:Arabic
Published: Sheikh Zayed Islamic Centre University of Karachi 2017-06-01
Series:The Islamic Culture
Online Access:http://theislamicculture.com/index.php/tis/article/view/431
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spelling doaj-3859ca0c10c1418ea78ea1a35774c6ba2021-07-31T20:12:58ZaraSheikh Zayed Islamic Centre University of KarachiThe Islamic Culture1813-775X2663-17092017-06-0137An Assessment of the Social Status and Religious Practice of Khawaja Saras in Pakistani Society in the light of Islamic Teaching: Preliminary ResultsDr. Sakina Riaz0karachi university Transgender persons in Pakistan are largely known as Khwaja Saras or Hijaras in different parts of the country.The term "Khwaja Sara" refers to a range of individual behaviors that tend to deviate from the societies mainstream culture. This study argues with the social status and religious practice of Khawaja Sara living in Karachi. The nature of this study is "exploratory" in which survey method was used as the research strategy. The population of the study was Khawaja Sara in the age bracket (14-70) living in Karachi. The result of the study showed that the societal chauvinism is too strong toward their presence. http://theislamicculture.com/index.php/tis/article/view/431
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description Transgender persons in Pakistan are largely known as Khwaja Saras or Hijaras in different parts of the country.The term "Khwaja Sara" refers to a range of individual behaviors that tend to deviate from the societies mainstream culture. This study argues with the social status and religious practice of Khawaja Sara living in Karachi. The nature of this study is "exploratory" in which survey method was used as the research strategy. The population of the study was Khawaja Sara in the age bracket (14-70) living in Karachi. The result of the study showed that the societal chauvinism is too strong toward their presence.
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