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Title: Transgendered Arab defies death threats and releases memoir
Post by: Shana A on July 06, 2010, 10:14:08 PM
Post by: Shana A on July 06, 2010, 10:14:08 PM
Transgendered Arab defies death threats and releases memoir
http://www.quillandquire.com/blog/index.php/2010/07/05/transgendered-arab-defies-death-threats-and-releases-memoir/ (http://www.quillandquire.com/blog/index.php/2010/07/05/transgendered-arab-defies-death-threats-and-releases-memoir/)
A member of the Arab world's transgendered community – which is forced to operate underground, away from the eyes of the law and conservative society – has defied the forces of repression and warnings from Islamist groups by publishing a memoir.
The Memoirs of Randa the Trans, written with Lebanese journalist Hazem Saghieh, details the author's childhood and adolescence in her home country of Algeria, culminating in her decision to live as a transgendered woman. According to an article in the Sydney Morning Herald, Randa's decision was met with threats against her life, but she persisted in her determination to live according to her individual choice.
"At some point I put two bottles of pills on my dresser and knew that I had a choice," Randa, who was named Fuad at birth, told AFP in Beirut.
http://www.quillandquire.com/blog/index.php/2010/07/05/transgendered-arab-defies-death-threats-and-releases-memoir/ (http://www.quillandquire.com/blog/index.php/2010/07/05/transgendered-arab-defies-death-threats-and-releases-memoir/)
A member of the Arab world's transgendered community – which is forced to operate underground, away from the eyes of the law and conservative society – has defied the forces of repression and warnings from Islamist groups by publishing a memoir.
The Memoirs of Randa the Trans, written with Lebanese journalist Hazem Saghieh, details the author's childhood and adolescence in her home country of Algeria, culminating in her decision to live as a transgendered woman. According to an article in the Sydney Morning Herald, Randa's decision was met with threats against her life, but she persisted in her determination to live according to her individual choice.
"At some point I put two bottles of pills on my dresser and knew that I had a choice," Randa, who was named Fuad at birth, told AFP in Beirut.
Title: Re: Transgendered Arab defies death threats and releases memoir
Post by: confused on July 06, 2010, 10:19:40 PM
Post by: confused on July 06, 2010, 10:19:40 PM
she is so brave for doing this , she is sending a lot of messages to a lot of people , one of them "you are not alone"
can't wait to get hold of a copy
can't wait to get hold of a copy