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Hijras and the Governance of Bodies

Post author By identityhunters
Post date February 12, 2022
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Written by: Kotono Sagane Above is an image of Bahuchara Mata, a Hindu goddess of fertility. However, some might recognise her as the mother of hijras – a gender identity in South Asia whose birth sex is male but identify as neither male nor female. While hijras are often mistakenly described under the umbrella of […]

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Building an African identity in the shadow of Empire

Post author By identityhunters
Post date November 8, 2021
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Written by: Thomas Poulain When used as a political tool, identity is associated with the concepts of sovereignty and legitimacy. If we assume that the state has to be legitimate, whoever rules must represent the national identity. Nigeria’s independence, which was declared in 1960, reveals the predominant role identity played in nation-building during decolonization. Before […]

Tags African identities, colonialism, imperialism, nation-building, Nigeria, Nnamdi Azikiwe, tradition