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标题：An Assessment of the Social Status and Religious Practice of Khwaja Saras in Pakistani Society in the light ofIslamic Teaching: Preliminary Results
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作者：Sakina Riaz
期刊名称：The Islamic Culture
印刷版ISSN：1813-775X
电子版ISSN：2663-1709
出版年度：2017
期号：37
页码：7-31
语种：English
出版社：Sheikh Zayed Islamic Centre University of Karachi
摘要：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 socieny 's mainstream culture.This stuidy argues with the social status and religious practice of Khwgja Sara living in Karachi The nature of this shudy is "exploratory" in which survey method was used as the research strategy.The population of the stuedy was Knwaja Sara in the age bracket (14-70) iving in Karachi.The result of the study showed that the societal chauvinism is too strong towards their presence.I was also revealed that a high mnumber of study population among Khwaja Saras people,have a willing and they sought to get a formal religious education,bur due t0 social prejudice,bad atude in common people,they are unable to get an education as freely as others do.This stuidy recommended that there is a need t0 take some practical step for improvement in Khwaja Sara states in society and especialy for their religious education.
关键词：Khawja Saras;Social Status;Islam;Religious Practices;Pakislan.