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- Zia Jaffrey is the author of The Invisibles: A Tale of the Eunuchs of India (Pantheon/Vintage). She has written cover stories, features, and book reviews for many publications, including Vogue, The Nation, The New York Times, The Washington Post, and Elle, where she ran the front of the magazine, wrote literary pieces, and cultivated new voices.
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Jan 1, 1997 · In exchange for their confidences, Zia Jaffrey gives them her voice. She makes the invisibles visible, lets us touch the untouchables. The Invisibles is a compassionate, compelling portrait of the writer as well as her subjects, detailed and choreographed with the grace of a Mughal miniature painting.
Jan 1, 1996 · In this superb work of investigative reporting, Zia Jaffrey pursues the riddle of India's most elusive subculture, the cross-dressing and often-castrated figures known as "hijras" whose very name means neither male nor female.
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Aug 9, 1997 · Some 15 or so years ago Zia Jaffrey, daughter of cook and writer Madhur Jaffrey, was invited to a cousin's wedding (arranged) in India.
Zia Jaffrey is the author of The Invisibles: A Tale of the Eunuchs of India, and is writing a book on AIDS in South Africa. She has covered the Palestinian/Israeli conflict, the global AIDS pandemic, South Africa’s Truth and Reconciliation Commission hearings, and Pakistan under General Musharraf, and has written cover stories, features, and ...
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Feb 15, 2024 · Zia Jaffrey is the author of The Invisibles: A Tale of the Eunuchs of India (Pantheon/Vintage). She has written cover stories, features, and book reviews for many publications, including Vogue, The Nation, The New York Times, The Washington Post, and Elle, where she ran the front of the magazine, wrote literary pieces, and cultivated new voices.
In this superb work of investigative reporting, Zia Jaffrey pursues the riddle of India’s most elusive subculture, the cross-dressing and often-castrated figures known as "hijras" whose very name means neither male nor female. Are the hijras lucky or dangerous?
