Podcasts about Hijra

In this episode, I talk about Tawakkul — that deep trust in Allah, especially when things feel out of control. Between Qadr, free will, and faith, we dive into what it truly means to surrender. I also share a story from the Hijra and a personal moment when I realized that peace starts… when you stop carrying it all alone

They're calling Texas an Islamic country just waiting to be taken—radical Imams are buying churches, building mega-mosques, and claiming territory while politicians stay silent. This isn't immigration—it's Hijra, a strategic spiritual conquest. Throw in Tesla attacks and Trump's 25% tariff threats, and you've got a prophetic collision of chaos, courage, and clarity. Support today's show and take control of your family's water health! Visit LanceWallnau.com/Water and use code LANCE to save 10% on the best water treatment system.

Today, we are honoured to be joined by Dima Djani, the visionary CEO of Hijra, Indonesia's leading Islamic challenger bank, revolutionising Sharia-compliant financial technology for over 2 billion Muslims worldwide. With a background as Vice President at Société Générale and Citi, and an Executive MBA from INSEAD, Dima took a bold leap from conventional finance to build a digital banking solution rooted in ethics, transparency, and fairness. From navigating the world of high finance to pioneering Sharia-compliant fintech, his journey is a testament to leadership, innovation, and the power of faith-driven entrepreneurship. Join us as we explore his story, the challenges of disrupting the finance sector, and his vision for a more equitable and ethical financial future.A huge thanks to Dima for such an amazing discussion. For more information on Islamic financing, or his amazing journey, please check out some of his talks on youtube.For the video podcast, find us on:

Living in Pakistan – The Reality w/ Isa Hussain This episode is one I've been SO excited about! I sat down with Isa Hussain (@isa_unscripted), a UK-born, Pakistan-raised content creator who's shaking up the internet with his raw, hilarious, and eye-opening content about life in Pakistan. Isa's mission? To break the myths about Pakistan and show Western-born Pakistanis (and Muslims in general) that moving back "home" isn't just possible, it might actually be the best decision you ever make.  In this episode, we dive deep into: ✅ Isa's journey from the UK to Pakistan – how his dad saw the future and made a bold move 20 years ago ✅ The biggest myths about moving to Pakistan (Is it safe? What about WiFi? Can you actually live comfortably?) ✅ The REAL cost of living in Pakistan vs. the UK (this one will shock you) ✅ Why he believes Muslims in the West should consider making Hijra to Muslim countries ✅ How Isa's first-ever Instagram video went viral, launching his mission to change perceptions about Pakistan If you've ever thought about moving back to Pakistan – or just want to hear an inspiring story from someone who's making an impact – this one's for you! -- Get an Education degree from an accredited university by Muslims, from the comfort of your home: http://www.iou.edu.gm/fg

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Welcome to our very first movie discussion, nerds! In which we chat about the Ramayana with no Ram, why Hanuman is the Best Beast, Hijra superheroes, and also that Dev Patel should call us. As always, be sure to visit keepingit101.com for full show notes, homework, transcripts, & more.____Keeping It 101: A Killjoy's Introduction to Religion is proud to be part of the Amplify Podcast Network.

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Saif ur Rehman Raja è nato in Pakistan e si è trasferito a Belluno a undici anni, vivendo poi a Bologna. Si è laureato in Scienze pedagogiche, con una tesi dal titolo Tradimento e gelosia nelle monogamie e non monogamie che ha vinto il Premio UAAR. In passato ha collaborato con l'Università di Bologna in progetti di ricerca sulle famiglie pakistane residenti in Italia, e attualmente è dottorando all'Università di Siena in Apprendimento e innovazione in contesti sociali e di lavoro. I suoi ambiti di ricerca riguardano principalmente la multiculturalità e la Critical Race Theory, con un focus sulle dinamiche di potere e sulle pratiche di razzializzazione come strumento della classe dominante (europea principalmente) per mantenere lo status quo della bianchezza. Hijra, il suo romanzo edito Fandango, è stato segnalato al Premio Calvino 2022.

Sunday September 15, 2024 Rabi al-Awwal 11, 1446   This episode ushers the entry of the Sira into the 10th year after the Hijra and explores 'Ali's mission to Madh-hij, Abu Bakr's Hajj and the delivery of the verses of Sura al-Tawba marking the removal of paganism from the Arabian Peninsula.

Monday August 12, 2024 Safar 7, 1446   After discussing the battle of Hunayn and the siege of Ta'if, this episode looks at the events at the end of the eighth year after Hijra and the ninth year, discussing the repentance of Ka'b b. Zuhayr, delegations, letters to rulers, the birth of Ibrahim, and the beginning of the battle of Tabuk.

Talk 02 – Reviving Legends – Sahabah Role in Hijra Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wewuzeIRFXs The post Talk 02 – Reviving Legends – Sahabah Role in Hijra first appeared on Islampodcasts.

In the fifth year after the Hijra, the Muslims in Medina faced a formidable alliance of tribes amassing an army of 10,000. Vastly outnumbered, the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) and his followers strategically... The post Courage and Strategy: The Prophet's (saw) Response to Threats and Our Modern Challenges first appeared on Islampodcasts.

Friday July 12, 2024 Muharrum 6, 1446   As we enter the new Islamic year of 1446, this Khutba reflects on the lessons of the Hijra and new beginnings.

Explore how Hijra was not just a physical journey, but a profound transformation marked the beginning of an era of justice, unity, and the implementation of divine principles that reshaped societies and inspired generations. Learn... The post Hijra-Heralding a New Epoch of Transformation first appeared on Islampodcasts.

What is the great event that changed the history of the world, an event not only of global significance but also an event that transformed the human experience as we know it? Today in the 21st century, we still have so many lessons to extract from the Hijra, the migration of the Muslims to Madinah.

Dr. Abdul Wahid discusses a pivotal moment in the life of the Prophet Muhammad, peace be upon him, which marked the foundation of Islamic civilization. Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X1SPcFOTdHo The post The Hijra & The Foundation Of Al-Madinah – Dr. Abdul Wahid first appeared on Islampodcasts.

आजच्या एपिसोड चा उद्देश Transgender community समजून घेण्याचा आहे. Transgender म्हणजे काय? Transmen किंवा Transwomen यांना कुठल्या शारीरिक आणि मानसिक बदलांना सामोरं जावं लागतं? Transformation ची process काय असते? Sexual orientation आणि Gender Identity म्हणजे काय? Male किंवा Female हि identity निवडता येते का? हिजडा community आणि transgender community यामध्ये फरक काय आहे? Community बाबतचे myths काय आहेत? Transgender व्यक्ती ला नोकरी मिळते का? लग्ना-बाबत काय approach असू शकतो? Trans व्यक्तींचा संघर्ष आणि समाजाचा त्यांच्या प्रति दृष्टिकोन याबद्दल जाणून घेऊया! हा संवेदनशील आणि महत्त्वपूर्ण विषय आपल्याला अधिक चांगल्या प्रकारे समजावा यासाठी आपल्याबरोबर आहेत पियुष दळवी (Transman) आणि यशश्री कुलकर्णी (Transwoman). In today's episode, we aim to understand the Trans community. What does transgender mean? What physical and mental changes do Transmen and Transwomen go through? What is the process of transformation? What are sexual orientation and gender identity? Can one choose to identify as male or female? What is the difference between the Hijra community and the transgender community? What myths exist about the community? Do transgender individuals get jobs? What could be the approach towards marriage? Let's explore the struggles of transgender individuals and society's perspective towards them. To help us understand this sensitive and important topic better, we have with us Piyush Dalvi (Transman) and Yashashri Kulkarni (Transwoman). #AmukTamuk #Khuspus #pridemonth #LGBTQIA #MarathiPodcast आणि मित्रांनो आपलं Merch घेण्यासाठी लगेच click करा! Amuktamuk.swiftindi.com Disclaimer: व्हिडिओमध्ये किंवा आमच्या कोणत्याही चॅनेलवर पॅनलिस्ट/अतिथी/होस्टद्वारे सांगण्यात आलेली कोणतीही माहिती केवळ general information साठी आहे. पॉडकास्ट दरम्यान किंवा त्यासंबंधात व्यक्त केलेली कोणतीही मते निर्माते/कंपनी/चॅनल किंवा त्यांच्या कोणत्याही कर्मचाऱ्यांची मते/अभिव्यक्ती/विचार दर्शवत नाहीत. अतिथींनी केलेली विधाने सद्भावनेने आणि चांगल्या हेतूने केलेली आहेत ती विश्वास ठेवण्याजोगी आहेत किंवा ती सत्य आणि वस्तुस्थितीनुसार सत्य मानण्याचे कारण आहे. चॅनलने सादर केलेला सध्याचा व्हिडिओ केवळ माहिती आणि मनोरंजनाच्या उद्देशाने आहे आणि चॅनल त्याची अचूकता आणि वैधता यासाठी कोणतीही जबाबदारी घेत नाही. अतिथींनी किंवा पॉडकास्ट दरम्यान व्यक्त केलेली कोणतीही माहिती किंवा विचार व्यक्ती/कास्ट/समुदाय/वंश/धर्म यांच्या भावना दुखावण्याचा किंवा कोणत्याही संस्था/राजकीय पक्ष/राजकारणी/नेत्याचा, जिवंत किंवा मृत यांचा अपमान करण्याचा हेतू नाही.. Guests: Piyush Dalvi (Transman) & Yahashri Kulkarni (Transwoman). Host: Omkar Jadhav. Creative producer: Shardul Kadam.                                Editor: Sangramsingh Kadam.                                                                                  Edit Assistant: Rohit landage.                                                                                  Content Head: Sohan Mane.                                                                              Social Media Manager: Sonali Gokhale.                                                                Legal Advisor: Savani Vaze. Connect with us: Twitter: https://twitter.com/amuk_tamuk Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/amuktamuk/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/amuktamukpodcasts  #AmukTamuk #MarathiPodcasts

An anonymous young man unleashes a campaign of vengeance against the corrupt podcasters who infected his mother's brain and continue to systematically victimize the poor fools that tune in weekly! On Episode 616 of Trick or Treat Radio we discuss the action thriller Monkey Man, the directorial debut from Dev Patel! We also talk about the bloodiest films of all time, who we would want to narrate our lives, and the struggles of making a film during the pandemic! So grab your favorite monkey mask, have Jason “The Jokeman” Voorhees make you laugh, and strap on for the world's most dangerous podcast!Stuff we talk about: Cannibal Holocaust, Re-Animator, Day of the Dead, The Blood Remains the Same, Dead Alive, Gore Sells But Who's Buying, Billy Joel Armstrong, Jason “The Jokeman” Voorhees, Neil “Plant Based” Hamburger, Eli Roth, Silver Scream, MonstahXpo, beat poets, Fred Savage and Son, Allen Oppenheimer, Peter Cullen, The Neverending Story, who you'd want to narrate your life, Werner Herzog, Kaientai, Howard Finkel, Christopher Lee, Vincent Price, Monkey Man, Dev Patel, The Night Comes For Us, bloody action films, Bloodywood, Slumdog Millionaire, Green Knight, Hearts of Darkness, Jordan Peele, the struggles of making a film during the pandemic, tabla, Zakir Hussain, John Wick, low budget action films, ctrl+z, Raid-lite with a better story, vicious violence, standard action fare, Jimmie Fallon, The Roots, Quest Love, Kama Sutra, Hijra, Sharlto Copley, District 9, Murdoch, A-Team, Ronny Milsap, Tyrannosaurus Bitch, Boone the Bounty Hunter, John Hennigan, Marlon Wayans, Robin, Madonna, canopy bed+grandmothers+OnlyFans=OnlyGrams, demonstrations, Infested, Sebastien Vanicek, Evil Dead, Robbie Ray, these are the Daves I know, Three Dev Patel, and Monkey Manning Around.Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/trickortreatradioJoin our Discord Community: discord.trickortreatradio.comSend Email/Voicemail: mailto:podcast@trickortreatradio.comVisit our website: http://trickortreatradio.comStart your own podcast: https://www.buzzsprout.com/?referrer_id=386Use our Amazon link: http://amzn.to/2CTdZzKFB Group: http://www.facebook.com/groups/trickortreatradioTwitter: http://twitter.com/TrickTreatRadioFacebook: http://facebook.com/TrickOrTreatRadioYouTube: http://youtube.com/TrickOrTreatRadioInstagram: http://instagram.com/TrickorTreatRadioSupport the Show.

This week is a ACTION-PACKED episode! We kick things off with a discussion around UFC 300 (Sandhu reported live on-site), we recap one of the most historic UFC events ever. We talk about all the biggest movie news of the week (including Martin Scorsese's next TWO films). Our first review is for "THE FIRST OMEN" but the pièce de résistance is our review of Dev Patel's "MONKEY MAN". We have a great conversation about Dev as a filmmaker, India as the setting, Hijra representation and so much more. Time stamps: 00:50 Intro 00:57 UFC 300 talk 08:59 Movie and TV news (Martin Scorsese film news, Leonardo DiCaprio as Frank Sinatra + more) 24:58 “THE FIRST OMEN” (2024) Review 33:22 “MONKEY MAN” (2024) Review 59:14 Watch Recommendations for the Week

Monkey Man ist als Regie-Debüt und Action-Revenge-Movie das beeindruckende Ergebnis von Dev Patels Verlangen, ihm zugewiesene Rollenklischees zu überwinden. Gleichzeitig hat er einen äußerst brutalen Film gemacht, dessen Kultur und Settings vielen sonst nur aus fröhlich-bunten Bollywood-Produktionen bekannt sein dürften. Eine aufrichtige Integration von Hijra, die nicht bloß Deko-Figuren am Rande bleiben, kann Daniel darüber hinweg trösten, dass aktuelle politische Verhältnisse Indiens nur in Form fiktiver Schergen repräsentiert werden.

[This blog will always be free to read, but it's also how I pay my bills. If you have suggestions or feedback on how I can earn your paid subscription, shoot me an email: cmclymer@gmail.com. And yes, I am available for speaking engagements. And if all this is too big a commitment, I'm always thankful for a simple cup of coffee.]Happy Thursday, folks!This week's edition is several days late. Here are five positive/interesting/fun things that'll hopefully make you smile, make you laugh, and make you think. And in case you missed it, check out the previous iteration.1. Beyoncé Finally Releases Her Long-Awaited Country AlbumIt had been rumored for years, and on Friday, we finally got it: Beyoncé dropped Cowboy Carter, her eighth studio album, a widely-anticipated country music record that's already garnering universal acclaim. I reviewed it this weekend, and I can confidently say it's a masterpiece. Y'all should check it out. But I want to pay special emphasis to a particular moment. Beyoncé covered the classic Lennon-McCartney song “Blackbird” and featured four Black women country music artists in the vocals, including Tiera Kennedy, who posted her reaction to hearing her voice on the record. And it's absolutely lovely.2. This Random Dolly Parton Video Makes Me SmileOkay, admittedly, not-so-random. Dolly Parton was featured heavily on Beyoncé's new album, including in an intro to a cover of “Jolene" and that sent me down a Dolly Parton rabbit hole and I came across a video (below) in which Parton's casual genius is captured during an appearance on The Tonight Show w/ Johnny Carson.Notice how she's perfectly strumming with those long, acrylic nails? She's making it look easy, and that is not one bit easy. At all. The woman has always been ridiculously talented and somehow under-appreciated.3. Iowa-LSU Rematch Scores Huge RatingsWomen's college basketball has been the biggest show in American sports over the past few weeks, and Tuesday's game between Iowa and LSU in an Elite Eight rematch of last year's championship game proved no different. More than 12.3 million viewers tuned-in to watch LSU's Angel Reese and Flau'jae Johnson take on Iowa's Caitlyn Clark.For all you non-sportsball fans, that's a huge number, not just for women's college basketball but any sports event. More people watched this game than last year's World Series, last year's NBA Finals, and every regular season college football game, save Ohio State vs. Michigan.Men's college basketball is somehow an afterthought, which is remarkable given that N.C. State's men's team is in the middle of an incredible cinderella run.I say that to emphasize this: both these tournaments have been great fun to watch, but it is abundantly clear that the country is simply more interested in the women's tournament.Could I let this moment pass without some tongue-in-cheek commentary? Y'all know me too well. I could not. Enjoy this bit of satire.4. Dev Patel Talks About Surprising Trans Representation in “Monkey Man”One of the most hotly anticipated films of the year is about to drop this weekend, but first, some quick background for y'all:For years, beloved actor Dev Patel has been slowly building a remarkable filmography: Slumdog Millionaire (2009), Lion (2016), and The Green Knight (2021) are just a handful of examples. But he's always wanted to do an action film. The problem is that no studio would cast him in an action vehicle. So, he thought: you know what? I'll make the damn thing myself. He co-wrote the screenplay and directed it, and buzz really started to build after Jordan Peele saw a rough cut and quickly moved to acquire the film under his company Monkeypaw Productions (to be clear, the name is a coincidence).Then the trailer dropped two months ago, and the world immediately understood what Mr. Peele saw. It looks absolutely breathtaking and is poised to be one of the most original and exciting flicks in recent memory.So, the anticipation is already off-the-charts for “Monkey Man” — but things got kicked up a notch this week when Dev Patel addressed the surprising inclusion of the Hijra community in the film. These are third gender (or nonbinary) individuals in South Asia, throughout which is a large network of transgender communities, the largest of whom are the Hijra.Mr. Patel was asked about this on the red carpet, and his answer is beautiful.5. Kids with Xylophones Deliver Smash Cover of Ozzy's “Crazy Train”Okay, this video is from 11 years ago, but when I saw it, I was so absolutely charmed that I had to include it in this week's edition. In 2012, the Louisville Leopard Percussionists—most of whom have definitely graduated college by now—performed a stellar cover of Ozzy Osbourne's “Crazy Train” and it'll make you smile.Have a lovely weekend, y'all! And if you have something you think belongs in Five Things You Should Know, email it to me (cmclymer@gmail.com). If I include it in a future edition, you'll get a shout-out and a lifetime paid subscription to the blog.Charlotte's Web Thoughts is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. Get full access to Charlotte's Web Thoughts at charlotteclymer.substack.com/subscribe

Trigger Warning for discussions of genocide, transphobia, and mention of suicide Note: There are some audio sync issues on this episode between me and Jo. Apologies for that. I'm still learning how to edit audio smoothly. I'm going to leave the episode as is though (unless its just utterly unlistenable). It's a learning experience.  Episode music can be found here: https://uppbeat.io/track/paulo-kalazzi/heros-time Day 3 will dive deep into the historic context surrounding trans identities, look at the origins of the gender binary, look at famous trans individuals throughout history, and tackle the modern manifestations of transphobia and how it all adds up to a trans genocide. Day 3 features special guest Jo Dinozzi, actor, fight choreopgrapher, and Director of A Sketch of New York. Episode notes to follow: Hey, Hi, Hello, this is the History Wizard and welcome back for Day 3 of Have a Day w/ The History Wizard. Thank you to everyone who tuned in for Day 2 last week, and especially thank you to everyone who rated and/or reviewed the podcast. I hope you all learned something last week and I hope the same for this week. This week we're going to be talking about the trans genocide that is currently ongoing in the United States, this is certainly an issue in other parts of the West, such as Canada and the UK, but I live in the US and that's the location that I am most qualified and able to speak on. As with last week we're not going to be starting with what's happening right now in 2024. We're going to dive deep into the historical context surrounding trans gender identities and their perpetual position as a marginalized community. Before we get into that though! I have something special for you this episode! Today we are joined by a guest, my good friend, Jo Dinozzi. Hi Jo, thanks so much for joining me today. So, I thought we'd start today off with an examination of the gender binary and where it all started. According to Suzzanah Weiss, a feminist writer and sexologist with a Masters of Professional Studies in Sexual Health from the University of Minnesota:  “Arguably, modern notions of the gender binary originated during the Enlightenment,” they say. “That's when scientists and physicians adopted what historians call a ‘two-sex model' when describing people's bodies.” This model treated male and female bodies as opposites, and as the only two options. “Up until that point, popular thinkers thought more along the lines of a one-sex model, where male and female bodies were homologous,” explains Weiss. Case and point: female genitalia were viewed as male genitalia turned inward, and female orgasm was deemed necessary for reproduction since male orgasm was. Indeed, the one-sex model had its own problems. Mainly, women were often viewed as incomplete men. “But the two-sex model created new problems, such as the devaluing of female sexuality and the erasure of anyone outside the gender binary,” they say. You can find more information on the one sex theory and the emergence of the two sex theory in Thomas Laqueur's book Making Sex: Body and Gender from the Greeks to Freud. So far though we've just been looking at Western ideas of gender though, many cultures around the world have far more expansive views of gender, though many of these ideas of gender are still attached to biological features and characteristics. Some examples of these include the Hijra from Hinduism, to further underline how bigoted Western systems of power can be, the British passed a law in 1871 categorizing all Hijra people as criminals. The Bugis ethnic group of South Sulawesi, Indonesia, recognizes three genders beyond the binary. These are the Calalai, the Calabai, and the Bissu.Something interesting to note is while Bugis gender is often described as a spectrum, bissu are deemed to be above this classification: spiritual beings who are not halfway between male and female, but rather embody the power of both at once. In Mexico there is a third gender called Muxes which is deeply embedded within the indigenous Zapotec culture. Since the 1970s, every year in November, muxes celebrate La Vela de las Auténticas Intrépidas Buscadoras del Peligro, or the Festival of the Authentic and Intrepid Danger-Seekers, a day of energetic merriment to honor muxes. There's also Sekarata from the Sajalava people indigenous to Madagascar. They are viewed as both sacred and protected by supernatural powers. There is, of course, Two Spirit people. This is a pan Indigenous North American term that was coined in the 1990s as a way for the indigenous LGBTQIA+ for reject white, Western, ideas about queerness and gender identity. There has been some push back against the term Two Spirit as some see it as inherently recognizing the Western Gender binary. Many indigenous tribes such as Niitsitapi, the Cheyenne, the Cree, the Lakota, and the Ojibwe, to name just a few have their own terms for these gender identities that fall outside of the binary. Those terms are, of course, in their own languages and I think I would only insult some people with how poorly I pronounce them. So, suffice it to say, you can find more information about this on the wikipedia article for Two-Spirit under the subheading Traditional Indigenous Terms. Last culture I want to go over for today is Judiasm. Jewish law, or halacha recognizes 8 distinct genders. The two classic ones that we all know and have mixed feelings about and then 6 others Androgynos, Tumtum, Aylonit hamah, Aylonit adam, Saris hamah, Saris adam.  So, as we can clearly see, the idea of a strict gender binary of only Male and Female isn't an idea that was always widely accepted and the fact that is has crept into so many cultures around the world that had much greater levels of acceptance of diverse identities is solely the fault of western colonialism and white supremacy. Something that should be noted is that gender identity and gender presentation are two different things in a society and often for individuals. I, for example, identify as agender or gender apathetic. I don't identify with any gender at all really, but my gender presentation is decidedly masculine. In my opinion gender identity is internal and specific to each individual person, whereas gender presentation is external and based on the culture you live in and how that society views the way a specific gender traditionally looks. With that out of the way let's talk about the greatest nightmare of Jordan Peterson and Ben Shapiro… pronouns. You've got them, I've got them, everyone's got them. Well, that might not, actually be true. There might very easily be people who don't feel that any currently available pronoun fits their own concept of gender. I guess it's more accurate to say that I have never met anyone who doesn't use any pronouns. There's a specific set of pronouns that I want to discuss today, though we could likely do a whole other episode on just pronouns. I want to talk about they/them pronouns. Cause, those are really the ones that started this whole temper tantrum conservatives have been throwing for the past several years. They say that they/them is a plural pronoun, and always has been. As if language never changes and we were all STILL speaking Old English.  Hell, when the folks who made the King James Bible were translating it they used thee, thou, thy, and thine as singular and ye, you, your, and yours as plural. Also, Chaucer, Shakespeare, and Jane Austen all used the singular they in their works. It's been in the Canterbury Tales, Hamlet, and Pride and Prejudice. So, if we're gonna be pedantic about it, I have sources to back up my pedantry and they don't. But also, language evolves! We have contronyms now! Words that are their own opposites! So, just chill and take the opportunity to grow, if you haven't already. Next thing to talk about is, of course, the difference between gender and sex. Gender is an internal identity that is based on your own relationship with the concept of gender. Sex is biological and is, frankly just based on your genitals. No one is out there doing chromosome tests on every single baby born. A doctor just looks at your crotch and decides. They'll also assign you a gender at birth based on those same characteristics, but just because you're assigned a gender doesn't mean you have to keep it. We also have to note that, just like gender, sex also exists on a spectrum. And listen, you don't have to believe me. Go watch Season 1, Episode 9 of Bill Nye Saves The World. He'll tell you too, and if you don't trust Bill Nye on Science, you're a fool of a Took. I'm actually going to turn the mic fully over to Jo at this point as she is far better informed on this topic than I am. (Insert Jo here) Now, something that we need to talk about is the Recency Illusion. There are many people that believe trans gender people are somehow a new phenomenon. That they haven't always existed throughout history. So here are some examples for you to do some more reading on, on your own. Ashurbanipal (669-631BCE) - King of the Neo-Assryian empire, who according to Diodorus Siculus is reported to have dressed, behaved, and socialized as a woman. Elagabalus (204-222 CE) - Roman Emperor who preferred to be called a lady and not a lord, presented as a woman, called herself her lover's queen and wife, and offered vast sums of money to any doctor able to make her anatomically female. Kalonymus ben Kalonymus (1286-1328) - French Jewish philosopher who wrote poetry about longing to be a woman. Eleanor Rykener (14th century) - trans woman in London who was questioned under charges of sex work Chevalier d'Eon (1728-1810) - French diplomat, spy, freemason, and soldier who fought in the Seven Years' War, who transitioned at the age of 49 and lived the remaining 33 years of her life as a woman. And, of course: Sylvia Rivera (1951-2002) - Gay liberation and trans rights pioneer and community worker in NYC; co-founded STAR, a group dedicated to helping homeless young drag queens, gay youth, and trans women Marsha P. Johnson (1945-1992) - Gay liberation and trans rights pioneer; co-founded STAR with Sylvia Rivera, the woman who threw a brick to start the Stonewall Riots And, I would be remiss if we didn't talk about my favorite trans gender individual in history, the Public Universal Friend. The Public Universal Friend was originally a Quaker born in 1752. However, The Friend contracted a very serious illness, suspected to be typhus, in 1776 and nearly died. Once the Friend had recovered they shunned their original name and all gendered pronouns. Asking to be referred to only as the Public Universal Friend, the P.U.F. or simply as the Friend. Whenever someone asked if the Friend was male or female, the Friend would merely reply. “I am that I am”. The Friend would go on to form an offshoot of Quakerism called the Society of Universal friends which, unfortunately, ceased to exist in 1860, 41 years after the Friend's death in 1819. The congregation's death book records: “25 minutes past 2 on the Clock, The Friend went from here.” We're starting to make our way to more modern issues now, next on our docket is the looting of the Institute of Sexology in Berlin in 1933. On 6 May 1933, the Institute of Sexology, an academic foundation devoted to sexological research and the advocacy of homosexual rights, was broken into and occupied by Nazi-supporting youth. Several days later the entire contents of the library were removed and burned. The Institute was founded by Magnus Hischfield in 1919 and was the earliest institution to be doing research into gender affirming surgery, as well as offering contraceptive services and sexual health education. The Institute actually performed one of, if not the first, gender affirming surgery in 1931. It was bottom surgery for a trans woman named Dora Richter. She is believed to have died in the initial attack on the Institute. On May 10th, the German Student Union, a group of young Nazis, dragged every single book and bit of research out of the Institute, piled them in Bebelplatz Square and set them on fire. This was the first, and largest book burning of the 3rd Reich, with over 20,000 books burned. There is no telling how far back trans gender health research was set by this event. Hirschfield wasn't in Germany when the book burning occurred. He was on a world speaking tour and remained in Nice, France after he finished. He died there of a heart attack in 1935. We're getting closer and closer to the modern day now dear listeners. Before we get there I want to talk with you about a resource I like to use called the Pyramid of Hate. It was designed by the ADL based on the Alport Scale of Prejudice, which was created by psychologist Gordon Alport in 1954. The Pyramid illustrates the prevalence of bias, hate and oppression in our society. It is organized in escalating levels of attitudes and behavior that grow in complexity from bottom to top. Like a pyramid, the upper levels are supported by the lower levels; unlike a pyramid, the levels are not built consecutively or to demonstrate a ranking of each level. Bias at each level reflects a system of oppression that negatively impacts individuals, institutions and society. Unchecked bias can become “normalized” and contribute to a pattern of accepting discrimination, violence and injustice in society.  The second level of the Pyramid included bigoted humor as one of these hallmarks of systems of oppression. There are many people who feel that humor is somewhat sacred. That it falls outside the standard array of ethics and that anything can be joked about, because it's just a joke and there's nothing serious about it. If you are the type of person who believes that… well you probably haven't made it this far into the episode. Regardless, let me draw everyone's attention to a PhD dissertation written by former appellate attorney of the Texas 5th Circuit Court Jason P. Steed. Steed says, and I'm quoting directly from a series of tweets he made a few years ago: You're never "just joking." Nobody is ever "just joking." Humor is a social act that performs a social function (always). To say humor is a social act is to say it is always in social context; we don't joke alone. Humor is a way we relate/interact with others. Which is to say, humor is a way we construct identity - who we are in relation to others. We use humor to form groups… ...and to find our individual place in or out of those groups. In short, joking/humor is one tool by which we assimilate or alienate. We use humor to bring people into - or keep them out of - our social groups. This is what humor *does.* What it's for. Consequently, how we use humor is tied up with ethics - who do we embrace, who do we shun, and how/why? And the assimilating/alienating function of humor works not only on people but also on *ideas.* This is why, e.g., racist "jokes" are bad. Not just because they serve to alienate certain people, but also because… ...they serve to assimilate the idea of racism (the idea of alienating people based on their race). A racist joke sends a message to the in-group that racism is acceptable. (If you don't find it acceptable, you're in the out-group.) This is why we're never "just joking." To the in-group, no defense of the joke is needed; the idea conveyed is accepted/acceptable. The defense of “just joking is only ever aimed at the out group. If you're willing to accept "just joking" as defense, you're willing to enter an in-group where the idea conveyed by the joke is acceptable. If "just joking" excuses racist jokes, then in-group has accepted the idea of racism as part of being in-group. This segues us into our next topic fairly smoothly. We're going to be talking about the AIDs crisis. You might be wondering how this is a smooth segue, well that's because when the AIDs epidemic first began in the 1980s, the Reagan administration treated it as a joke. Here's the first exchange between Speakes and journalist Lester Kinsolving from 1982, when nearly 1,000 people had died from AIDS: Lester Kinsolving: Does the president have any reaction to the announcement by the Centers for Disease Control in Atlanta that AIDS is now an epidemic in over 600 cases? Larry Speakes: AIDS? I haven't got anything on it. Lester Kinsolving: Over a third of them have died. It's known as "gay plague." [Press pool laughter.] No, it is. It's a pretty serious thing. One in every three people that get this have died. And I wonder if the president was aware of this. Larry Speakes: I don't have it. [Press pool laughter.] Do you? Lester Kinsolving: You don't have it? Well, I'm relieved to hear that, Larry! [Press pool laughter.] Larry Speakes: Do you? Lester Kinsolving: No, I don't. Larry Speakes: You didn't answer my question. How do you know? [Press pool laughter.] Lester Kinsolving: Does the president — in other words, the White House — look on this as a great joke? Larry Speakes: No, I don't know anything about it, Lester. Because they saw the AIDs epidemic as one big joke, and because of the massive amounts of homophobia in American politics the Reagan administration did nothing about the thousands and thousands of people dying. But why, why I can hear you asking. Because AIDs, the so called “gay plague” was thought to only affect gay men. They also thought it could be spread through saliva, so there was a joke from a later press conference about the President banning kissing as a way of fighting the spread of AIDs. But I digress. AIDs was thought to only affect a specific part of the population. Gay men. A segment of the population that the Reagan administration didn't want in American society. So when they heard they were dying, instead of doing research, or raising public awareness, or even expressing compassion for the suffering of fellow humans, they did nothing and made bad, poor taste jokes, because they wanted gay men to die.  Now, many people will look at this and say that it wasn't a genocide because the deaths weren't caused by government action, but by government in action. These people are wrong. This was DELIBERATE in action, knowing and planning for that inaction to kill as many people as possible. This was, as clear as it can be, deliberately inflicting conditions calculated to bring about the physical destruction of the group, in whole or in part. Now, no one is saying that Reagan CAUSED AIDs, but he saw what it was doing and specifically did nothing to prevent any of the deaths that it caused. This, finally, brings us to the modern day and the ongoing trans genocide. We have established our historic context, we have set a historic precedent for inaction as a form of genocide. Now we can really get into it.  Remember the Pyramid of Hate that we touched on briefly earlier. Well, Level 3 is Systemic Discrimination and includes Criminal justice disparities, Inequitable school resource distribution, Housing segregation, Inequitable employment opportunities, Wage disparities, Voter restrictions and suppression, and Unequal media representation. There are, according to translegislation.com, in 2024 alone 530 anti trans laws have been placed before various state and federal legislations. I remind you that it is only April 2nd, when this episode first releases. 16 of them have passed, 87 of them have failed, and 430 are still currently active. These bills seeks to discriminate against trans people in almost all areas of life, with the 3 most prevalent categories being Education, Sports, and Healthcare. In 2024 alone 132 bills have been proposed to deny or restrict access of trans people to gender affirming care. But why is this important? Other than because healthcare is a human right that should be freely available to everyone. A new study from the Williams Institute at UCLA School of Law, using data from U.S Transgender Population Health Survey found that 81% of transgender adults in the U.S. have thought about suicide, 42% of transgender adults have attempted it, and 56% have engaged in non-suicidal self-injury over their lifetimes. If you are a trans individual and you need mental health services or support, please reach out to the Trevor Project at (866) 488-7386 or call the Trans Lifeline at (877) 565-8860. You're not alone, and you never will be. Now, to return to our regularly scheduled educational program. The US deliberately blocking people from accessing gender affirming care is genocide. Full stop. End of story. According to an article titled Suicide-Related Outcomes Following Gender-Affirming Treatment: A Review, by Daniel Jackson, which is a meta analysis of 23 different studies on the effect of gender affirming care on trans suicide rates, having access to gender affirming care greatly reduces the risk of suicide among trans youth and adults. So if you know that having access to these services will help keep a group of people alive, and you deliberately block access to that service, you are actively trying to kill them. This is, just as with the AIDs epidemic, deliberately inflicting conditions of life calculated to bring about the physical destruction of the group, in whole or in part. It is also, causing severe bodily or mental harm to members of the group, which is another way in which genocide can be committed. Florida even went so far as to pass a bill, SB 254, banning gender affirming care for minors. They call it child abuse, and will take children away from their parents if the parents try and get the GAC. This is “transferring children of the group to another group” which is a third way in which the US government is committing a trans genocide. There are two more things I want to talk about today. First is detransitioning. There are some people who transition from one gender to another and then go back. Conservative talking heads would have you believe that there is a massive majority of trans people feeling this regret and returning to the gender they were assigned at birth. As with all things, they are lying to you. The results published in the 2015 U.S. Transgender Survey found that 8% of respondents reported having ever detransitioned; 62% of that group reported transitioning again and were living as a gender other than the one assigned to them at birth at the time of the survey. About 36% reported having detransitioned due to pressure from parents, 33% because it was too difficult, 31% due to discrimination, 29% due to difficulty getting a job, 26% pressure from family members, 18% pressure from a spouse, and 17% due to pressure from an employer. There will certainly be some people who will transition and then find that they don't actually identify with the gender they transitioned to, but that's a fantastically small number, and while those people deserve our empathy and support, they are not representative of the overall trans community. Also it should be noted that you don't have to medically or physically transition to be trans. Many people do this because of gender dysphoria and body dysmorphia. But surgery and/or hormones are not requirements for being trans. I'm technically trans, as I identify with a gender other than the one I was assigned at birth, but I have no intentions of taking hormones or having surgery. I'm just gonna hit the gym and get big muscles. The last thing I want to cover is the epidemic of transphobia that infects this country, and in the present day nothing exemplifies that more than the tragic death of Nex Benedict and the inattentiveness and inaction of her school in protecting her. New was a 16 year old non binary youth attending Owasso High School in Oklahoma. After a year of bullying over her gender identity Nex was attacked by 6 girls in the bathroom. They beat her into unconsciousness. Instead of calling the police or an ambulance, the school called Nex's mother Sue and told her that Nex was suspended for two weeks. Nex was examined by hospital staff, spoke with police, and then was discharged. They went to bed complaining of a sore head. The next day, when getting ready to go with their mother to Tulsa, Nex collapsed and had stopped breathing before the ambulance arrived. The Medical Examiner eventually ruled Nex's death a suicide caused by Benedryl and Prozac, stating that it had nothing to do with the beating Nex received from students at their school.  I think that's bullshit. I have nothing more to say on that other than Fuck Oklahoma and Fuck the Owasso Public School Disctict. That's it for today dear listeners. Stay angry, stay safe. Don't let the bastards get you down. Stick around for the outro. We've got some more reviews over the past week. Some of them aren't technically reviews. Spotify apparently has a Q&A feature, and defaults to “What did you think of this episode?” so I'm going to read those too. *Read Reviews* Jo, thank you so much for being here today and for providing your valuable insight and knowledge. Do you have any projects that you'd like to plug before we sign off? Alright, that brings us right up to the end. Have a Day! w/ The History Wizard is brought to you by me, The History Wizard. PLease remember to rate, review, and subscribe to Have a Day! On your pod catcher of choice. The more you do, the more people will be able to listen and learn along with you. Thank you for sticking around until the end and, as always, Have a Day and remember, Trans Rights are Human Rights.          

Meena Mahanty Kumar embarked on her writing journey with her debut novel, 'The Peripheral,' which delves into the experiences of an Indian migrant in Australia and her profound ties to the Kinnar or Hijra community in India. Presently, efforts are underway to adapt the book into a theatrical production in Sydney. Kumar addresses the hurdles confronted by LGBTQ communities including the integration into mainstream society, and offers guidance to parents to ease the way for their children.

Until Jessica Hinchy's latest book, Governing Gender and Sexuality in Colonial India: The Hijra, c.1850-1900 (Cambridge University Press, 2019), there was no single monograph dedicated to the history of the Hijra community. Perhaps this silence can bear the loudest testament of the marginalization this gender non-confirming community was subjected to under British colonial rule. This book is, therefore, important not only because of its efforts to humanize and situate this community amid the anxieties and hubristic ambitions of colonial rule, but also because it documents the ability many Hijras have to preserve in spite of systematic policing and criminalization. More importantly, perhaps, Jessica Hinchy reveals that the Hijras' were not just surveilled or marginalized; British colonial authorities ultimately aimed to eradicate and eliminate the community entirely. Jessica Hinchy is Assistant Professor in History at the Nanyang Technological University, in Singapore. Her research examines gender, sexuality and colonialism in India. In addition to studying the history of the transgender Hijra community under British colonial rule, Dr. Hinchy has also explored problems related to slavery, masculinity, and indirect colonial rule in India through several publications on Khwajasarai eunuch-slaves. She has also investigated the history of childhood, in particular in relation to sexuality and slavery. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/new-books-network

Until Jessica Hinchy's latest book, Governing Gender and Sexuality in Colonial India: The Hijra, c.1850-1900 (Cambridge University Press, 2019), there was no single monograph dedicated to the history of the Hijra community. Perhaps this silence can bear the loudest testament of the marginalization this gender non-confirming community was subjected to under British colonial rule. This book is, therefore, important not only because of its efforts to humanize and situate this community amid the anxieties and hubristic ambitions of colonial rule, but also because it documents the ability many Hijras have to preserve in spite of systematic policing and criminalization. More importantly, perhaps, Jessica Hinchy reveals that the Hijras' were not just surveilled or marginalized; British colonial authorities ultimately aimed to eradicate and eliminate the community entirely. Jessica Hinchy is Assistant Professor in History at the Nanyang Technological University, in Singapore. Her research examines gender, sexuality and colonialism in India. In addition to studying the history of the transgender Hijra community under British colonial rule, Dr. Hinchy has also explored problems related to slavery, masculinity, and indirect colonial rule in India through several publications on Khwajasarai eunuch-slaves. She has also investigated the history of childhood, in particular in relation to sexuality and slavery. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/history

Until Jessica Hinchy's latest book, Governing Gender and Sexuality in Colonial India: The Hijra, c.1850-1900 (Cambridge University Press, 2019), there was no single monograph dedicated to the history of the Hijra community. Perhaps this silence can bear the loudest testament of the marginalization this gender non-confirming community was subjected to under British colonial rule. This book is, therefore, important not only because of its efforts to humanize and situate this community amid the anxieties and hubristic ambitions of colonial rule, but also because it documents the ability many Hijras have to preserve in spite of systematic policing and criminalization. More importantly, perhaps, Jessica Hinchy reveals that the Hijras' were not just surveilled or marginalized; British colonial authorities ultimately aimed to eradicate and eliminate the community entirely. Jessica Hinchy is Assistant Professor in History at the Nanyang Technological University, in Singapore. Her research examines gender, sexuality and colonialism in India. In addition to studying the history of the transgender Hijra community under British colonial rule, Dr. Hinchy has also explored problems related to slavery, masculinity, and indirect colonial rule in India through several publications on Khwajasarai eunuch-slaves. She has also investigated the history of childhood, in particular in relation to sexuality and slavery. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/south-asian-studies

Until Jessica Hinchy's latest book, Governing Gender and Sexuality in Colonial India: The Hijra, c.1850-1900 (Cambridge University Press, 2019), there was no single monograph dedicated to the history of the Hijra community. Perhaps this silence can bear the loudest testament of the marginalization this gender non-confirming community was subjected to under British colonial rule. This book is, therefore, important not only because of its efforts to humanize and situate this community amid the anxieties and hubristic ambitions of colonial rule, but also because it documents the ability many Hijras have to preserve in spite of systematic policing and criminalization. More importantly, perhaps, Jessica Hinchy reveals that the Hijras' were not just surveilled or marginalized; British colonial authorities ultimately aimed to eradicate and eliminate the community entirely. Jessica Hinchy is Assistant Professor in History at the Nanyang Technological University, in Singapore. Her research examines gender, sexuality and colonialism in India. In addition to studying the history of the transgender Hijra community under British colonial rule, Dr. Hinchy has also explored problems related to slavery, masculinity, and indirect colonial rule in India through several publications on Khwajasarai eunuch-slaves. She has also investigated the history of childhood, in particular in relation to sexuality and slavery. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/lgbtq-studies

Until Jessica Hinchy's latest book, Governing Gender and Sexuality in Colonial India: The Hijra, c.1850-1900 (Cambridge University Press, 2019), there was no single monograph dedicated to the history of the Hijra community. Perhaps this silence can bear the loudest testament of the marginalization this gender non-confirming community was subjected to under British colonial rule. This book is, therefore, important not only because of its efforts to humanize and situate this community amid the anxieties and hubristic ambitions of colonial rule, but also because it documents the ability many Hijras have to preserve in spite of systematic policing and criminalization. More importantly, perhaps, Jessica Hinchy reveals that the Hijras' were not just surveilled or marginalized; British colonial authorities ultimately aimed to eradicate and eliminate the community entirely. Jessica Hinchy is Assistant Professor in History at the Nanyang Technological University, in Singapore. Her research examines gender, sexuality and colonialism in India. In addition to studying the history of the transgender Hijra community under British colonial rule, Dr. Hinchy has also explored problems related to slavery, masculinity, and indirect colonial rule in India through several publications on Khwajasarai eunuch-slaves. She has also investigated the history of childhood, in particular in relation to sexuality and slavery. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/law

Until Jessica Hinchy's latest book, Governing Gender and Sexuality in Colonial India: The Hijra, c.1850-1900 (Cambridge University Press, 2019), there was no single monograph dedicated to the history of the Hijra community. Perhaps this silence can bear the loudest testament of the marginalization this gender non-confirming community was subjected to under British colonial rule. This book is, therefore, important not only because of its efforts to humanize and situate this community amid the anxieties and hubristic ambitions of colonial rule, but also because it documents the ability many Hijras have to preserve in spite of systematic policing and criminalization. More importantly, perhaps, Jessica Hinchy reveals that the Hijras' were not just surveilled or marginalized; British colonial authorities ultimately aimed to eradicate and eliminate the community entirely. Jessica Hinchy is Assistant Professor in History at the Nanyang Technological University, in Singapore. Her research examines gender, sexuality and colonialism in India. In addition to studying the history of the transgender Hijra community under British colonial rule, Dr. Hinchy has also explored problems related to slavery, masculinity, and indirect colonial rule in India through several publications on Khwajasarai eunuch-slaves. She has also investigated the history of childhood, in particular in relation to sexuality and slavery. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Until Jessica Hinchy's latest book, Governing Gender and Sexuality in Colonial India: The Hijra, c.1850-1900 (Cambridge University Press, 2019), there was no single monograph dedicated to the history of the Hijra community. Perhaps this silence can bear the loudest testament of the marginalization this gender non-confirming community was subjected to under British colonial rule. This book is, therefore, important not only because of its efforts to humanize and situate this community amid the anxieties and hubristic ambitions of colonial rule, but also because it documents the ability many Hijras have to preserve in spite of systematic policing and criminalization. More importantly, perhaps, Jessica Hinchy reveals that the Hijras' were not just surveilled or marginalized; British colonial authorities ultimately aimed to eradicate and eliminate the community entirely. Jessica Hinchy is Assistant Professor in History at the Nanyang Technological University, in Singapore. Her research examines gender, sexuality and colonialism in India. In addition to studying the history of the transgender Hijra community under British colonial rule, Dr. Hinchy has also explored problems related to slavery, masculinity, and indirect colonial rule in India through several publications on Khwajasarai eunuch-slaves. She has also investigated the history of childhood, in particular in relation to sexuality and slavery.

Sunday December 10, 2023 Jumada al-Ula 26, 1445   This episode ushers the discussion of Sira into the seventh year after the Hijra in the post-Hudaybiyya environment, and looks at the Prophet's many letters sent to various rulers outside of Arabia, focusing on his letters to the Negus of Abyssinia, the Kaisar of the Byzantines, the Kisra of the Persians, and Muqawqis of the Copts.

Sunday October 29, 2023 Rabi al-Thani 14, 1445   After concluding the discussion on the Battle of the Trench and Banu Qurayza, this episode looks at the passing of Sa'd b. Mu'adh and the end of the fifth year after the Hijra. Then it discusses the period between the Battle of the Trench and the treaty of al-Hudaybiyya, covering the dozen expeditions that took place.

When the Prophet ﷺ suddenly encounters a chief of a nomad tribe during the Hijra, more people embrace Islam in the desert in an instant than at any point in the years preceding of the Prophetic call.

Sunday August 20, 2023 Safar 3, 1445   This episode takes us into the fifth year after the Hijra, where it explores a series of verses revealed in Sura al-Ahzab that instruct the wives of the Prophet (Allah bless him and give him peace). It also covers the command of the Hijab given to all women, as well as the battle of Banu Mustaliq and the Prophet's marriage to Juwayriyya b. al-Harith.

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.louiseperry.co.ukVaishnavi Sundar is an Indian filmmaker who set up Limesoda Films. Her most recent work was a film called Dysphoric - why women are choosing to identify as trans in India and across the world. On the podcast we discussed Transgenderism in India and the role of the Hijra; the importance of homophobia in understanding this phenomenon and why so many India…

Sunday July 30, 2023 Muharrum 12, 1445   This episode looks at the stages leading up to the prohibition of alcohol that was revealed in the fourth year after the Hijra, as well as the births of Imam Hasan and Imam Husayn (and their virtues), and Prophet's (Allah bless him and give him peace) marriage to Umm Salama.   The episode concludes with a discussion of what happened on the one year anniversary of Uhud.

La Hijra (l'hégire), définition, repères historiques et types La Hijra (l'hégire), la quête du bonheur - Episode 1 Replay de l'émission live du samedi 22 juillet 2023 ____________________________________________

1445 years ago, our beloved Prophet Muhammad, peace and blessings be upon him, was instructed to migrate to Madinah. This migration was one of the great blessings bestowed upon Muslims by Allah SWT, as it provided them with the opportunity to practice Islam freely! Despite the passing of fourteen centuries, the lessons from this journey remain as relevant as ever. We delve deeply into these lessons as we strive to live Godly lives.

Sunday July 16, 2023 Zul Hijja 28, 1444   This episode continues with the discussion on the events of the fourth year after the Hijra, and looks at the mission of 'Amr b. Umayya to Mecca in response to an attempted assassination of the Prophet (Allah bless him and give him peace), the tragedy of the massacre of Companions at Bi'r Ma'una and the Prophet's response.

Sunday July 9, 2023 Zul Hijja 21, 1444   This episode moves the discussion on Sira into the fourth year of the Hijra and looks at the morale of the Muslims post-Uhud and how the battle shaped the perceptions of outlying Bedouin tribes and motivated them to try to attack the Muslims.   It also explores a few of the minor excursions that happened in the fourth year as well as the massacre at Raji' where a number of Companions sent to teach Islam were double-crossed and attacked.

Theres a growing movement in Europe and North America to reconsider where the future of Muslim communities lie. In recent years, a host of security and social concerns have brought to question just how much Muslims can maintain their commitments to Islam and leave peacefully in a society that constantly looks for opportunities to marginalise Islamic practice. The Liberal state is intent on secularising and liberalising Muslims. This has led to a call for Hijra, or migration away from the west and back to the Muslim world. Thomas Abdul Qadir is the former president of the Majlis of Istanbul Muslims, an organisation that caters for foreign Muslims living in istanbul. They organise talks and activities to foster a community. He has a masters in civilisational studies from Ibn Haldun University – and is currently pursuing traditional Islamic education. As always, you can comment your thoughts below. Find us on: Twitter: https://twitter.com/thinking_muslim Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/The-Thinking-Muslim-Podcast-105790781361490 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thinkingmuslimpodcast/ Telegram: https://t.me/thinkingmuslim Host: https://twitter.com/jalalayn Website Archive: https://www.thinkingmuslim.com#TheThinkingMuslimPodcast The Thinking Muslim Podcast Episode 100

An argument commonly used to justify radical ideologies about gender and sexuality is the existence of so-called “third” genders in various cultures throughout history. For example, gender “workbooks” that are often promoted in schools, counseling offices, and online, aimed at children and their parents, suggest that “third” genders prove that transgender identities have historical precedent and are therefore not just products of a modern fad.  Among the most cited examples are the Native American “Two-spirit,” Thailand's “Kathoey” (regularly translated as “Ladyboy”), Ancient Middle East's “Sal-zikrum,” the “Fa'afafine” of Samoa, the “Hijra” of India, and the “Muxe” of Southern Mexico. This long list of those who didn't conform to male and female norms of their cultures may seem to be a compelling argument. However, a quick look at so-called “third” gender people reveals that they are not based on the same presuppositions as modern transgender ideology.   At the heart of contemporary gender ideology is a rejection of the so-called “gender binary,” that only two genders exist, as well as any essential link between biological sex and gender. The contention is that biological sex is itself “assigned” and therefore not determinative of one's gender identity, which is, after all, nothing more than a social construct.   In most cases, labeling non-conforming individuals as “third genders” is an anachronism forced upon people who presumed the reality of biological sex, gender roles, and the so-called “gender binary.” For example, the word Fa'afafine, literally translated, means “in the manner of a woman.” The name refers to Samoan men who act like, live as, and associate with women. Historically, a Fa'afafine is a boy chosen by his family at a young age to help the mother with household tasks, often because there was no daughter born to the family. In other words, the Fa'afafine are not those “born into the wrong body” who express “their true selves.” Nor is the choice based on the boy being a homosexual or even noticeably feminine. Rather, the choice is made for them by a father in a culture committed to distinct gender roles.  It's also notable that, in this context, those who are identified as Fa'afafine are not considered to be female, nor are they considered a wife or a mother. They are recognized as men who act like women. This is not a culture that denies sexual difference.   The Native American “two-spirit” is a neologism created in 1990 to refer to so-called “third” genders in those cultures. However, “two-spirit” is not monolithic. Each Native American tribe had different ways of describing gender-bending individuals, and most refer to a member of one sex who acts stereotypically like the opposite sex. For example, the Lakota “Winkte,” which has been categorized under “two-spirit,” refers to a man who is “like a woman.” Such identification relies on the fact of binary gender roles. It is not a “third” gender.    Of course, modern transgender ideology also relies on the gender binary that it rejects. Rigid masculine or feminine stereotypes determine whether someone's “true identity” is at odds with their bodies. A boy is considered a girl if he likes pink or plays house or even occasionally enjoys stereotypical “feminine” habits or games. In the same way, a girl who likes trucks or playing in the dirt isn't just a tomboy but an actual boy. Amidst all the talk about fluidity and gender spectrums, and sexual identity being a social construct, transgender ideology relies on the grossest, rigid stereotypes.   Thus, transgender ideology not only contradicts itself, it also perpetuates the very problem it claims to solve. In the second half of the last century, a cacophony of voices denounced rigid stereotypes as harmful and restrictive, especially for children. The social contagion of those who struggle with the identities today do so because of narrow stereotypes that are treated as absolute and definitive. Girls are no longer allowed to behave “like boys.” Rather, they must be boys. And if a boy wants to be a girl, that means embracing the most frilly, suggestive, stereotypes thinkable. All of this ignores the perfectly normal and natural variety found among men and women, long before novel sexual ideologies became new articles of faith for America's cultural priests.   (It's also worth mentioning that pointing to other cultures to justify a modern ideology commits the “noble savage” mistake. Just because some other culture did it does not make it right. Imagine suggesting that because ancient cultures practiced cannibalism or slavery, then we should too.)  To be made in the image of God is to be male or female. The solution for today's poor thinking is not to default to some shallow stereotype, any more than it is to embrace some harmful practice of some ancient culture. Rather, it is to affirm, at the deepest level, informed by Scripture and biology, the reality and beauty of complementary sexual difference.    This Breakpoint was co-authored by Jared Eckert. For more resources to live like a Christian in this cultural moment, go to breakpoint.org.  

Today's episode is on Hijra in 19th-century India. Listen to learn about who these 19th-century Hijra were, how they structured their society, and their resistance in the face of British colonial oppression. Check out our website, where you can find out everything there is to know about Queer as Fact.  If you enjoy our content, consider supporting us on Patreon, checking out our merch, and following us on Twitter, Tumblr and Facebook. [Image: A Hijra and her companions in East Bengal, 1860s]