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A community on the far fringes of immunisation
Khwaja siras, owing to deplorable living conditions, are among those most susceptible to Covid-19
Photo credit: Zahoor Ahmed
PESHAWAR:
58-year old Nagina, whose weather beaten skin speaks of a tempestuous life, is a motherfigure to some 50 khwaja siras living under her guardianship in the city of Kohat. The elderly transgender woman, respectfully addressed as guru by her chailas, is the cornerstone of Kohat’s hijra community, which she has been fostering for the last decade.
“Nagina runs the show here,” exclaimed one of her daughters. “She arranges for our hair, our makeup, our dresses, our performances, and our security. We go to her for advice and count on her to have a solution to our problems,” she added. However, for the last one year, the frown lines on Nagina’s forehead appear to have deepened into permanence. The threat of Covid-19, which seems to be compounding with every passing day, has brou ....

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