A special Islamic prayer school has been set up in the Javanese Indonesian city of Yogyakarta for the country's transgender Muslims, known as Waria, a word derived from the Indonesian wanita (woman) and pria (man).
From one Waria interviewed by the BBC's Lucy Williamson:
"People can say whatever they want. They can say we're sinners. They can say our prayers are not accepted by God. But it's none of their business. It's between us and God."
Read and listen to the full BBC report.
Sunday, January 11, 2009
Transgender Muslims in Indonesia find a place to pray
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