Transgender women find a safe place to practice their faith in Indonesia

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Transgender women find a safe place to practice their faith in Indonesia
By JESS ENGEBRESTON
Posted: Jul 03, 2014

INDIA — On a recent Sunday afternoon, a group of women lay out books, mats and glasses of hot tea on a shady veranda. It's time for Arabic class at Pondok Pesantren Waria, an Islamic school in the Indonesian town of Yogyakarta.

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