‘Transgenders not challenging Islam’

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'Transgenders not challenging Islam'
Anjulie Ngan |    July 18, 2014

PUTRAJAYA: A state legal advisor told the Court of Appeal that transgenders with GID (Gender Identity Disorder) are mentally unsound or "akal yang tidak sempurna".
They are suffering from mental disorder and therefore are curable, said Negeri Sembilan state legal adviser Iskandar Ali Dewa.
He also told the court yesterday that since this is the case, Section 66 of the Syariah Law which states that a man cannot dress or pose as a woman, is applicable to them.

http://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/nation/2014/07/18/transgender-not-challenging-islam/

[Rebekka]

i wouldnt want to otherwise singlehandedly challenge the whole of islam either, right or wrong as it may be to do so.

[JackBNimbul]

This just in: Some people/governments use Islam as a method to oppress people!  Shocker!

But in all seriousness, most of the countries where this is the case, outright speaking against it will get you killed.  That's not to say that dialogue and protest should not happen, but that it will be slow for obvious reasons.  Hopefully as the rest of the world changes and puts pressure on these countries/governments/ideologies, people will no longer have to fear their voices being heard.