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The Hindi word “hijra” (alternately romanised as hijira, hijda, hijada, hijara, hijrah) is written as हिजड़ा in devanagari.
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The Urdu and Hindi word "hijra" may alternately be romanised as hijira, hijda, hijada, hijara, hijrah and is pronounced hidʒɽaː, between "heejra" and "heejda".
Archive 2009-07-01 photographerno1 2009
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In Hindi, hijra may be spelled hijada, hijara, hijda, hijira, or hijrah, and is pronounced somewhere between "heejra" and "heejda".
Archive 2009-07-01 photographerno1 2009
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After hearing first hand accounts of hijira from the Rohingya elders, Aziz and I then visited a bare-walled, local Burmese religious school called Madrassa Usmani.
Derek Flood: From South to South: Refugees as Migrants: The Rohingya in Pakistan 2008
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The root of the Arabic term mohajir is hijira, symbolizing the Prophet Mohammed's flight from Mecca to Medina in the 7th century.
Derek Flood: From South to South: Refugees as Migrants: The Rohingya in Pakistan 2008
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The Hindi word “hijra” (alternately romansied as hijira, hijda, hijada, hijara, hijrah) is written as िहजड़ा in devanagari.
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The Hindi word “hijra” (alternately romansied as hijira, hijda, hijada, hijara, hijrah) is written as िहजड़ा in devanagari.
Homing in on the Hijda « bollywoods most wanted photographerno1 2006
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The Hindi word “hijra” (alternately romansied as hijira, hijda, hijada, hijara, hijrah) is written as िहजड़ा in devanagari.
2006 October 14 « bollywoods most wanted photographerno1 2006
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Laxsminarayan Tripathi is a 28 year old hijira, and the 'mamma', or mother, of this group of Mumbai-based hijiras.
RNW: English 2008
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