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13/08/2022 - 20:18
The Kurdistan Region Fatwa Council issued a fatwa on sex change surgery

The Kurdistan Region Fatwa Council issued on Saturday, a fatwa prohibiting sex change surgery.

The council stated in a statement, "Changing the gender from male to female or vice versa is outside the teachings of Islam and is considered forbidden by Sharia."

The statement added; “This act (sex change) is a change of God’s creation and it is forbidden in any way. Doctors must also know that simply participating in performing surgeries in this regard is forbidden by Sharia.”