Egyptian transsexual battles to become a doctor

[Shana A]

Egyptian transsexual battles to become a doctor - Feature
   
Posted : Wed, 08 Sep 2010 02:05:32 GMT
By : Nehal El-Sherif and Shabtai Gold

http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/news/343226,a-doctor-feature.html

Cairo - Sally Abdullah Mursi walks into a room with an air of confidence, clutching a leather handbag in one hand and holding a pink mobile telephone in the other.

Though having lived as a woman for over 20 years, and married to three men over the decades, Mursi was born male in 1962. At the age of 26, after years of emotional turmoil, she boldly underwent a sex change operation in conservative Egypt.

The 48-year-old now wants to complete a medical degree and help others struggling with similar issues.