Tolino, Serena (2017). Transgenderism, Transsexuality and Sex-Reassignment Surgery in Contemporary Sunni Fatwas'. Journal of Arabic and Islamic studies, 17, pp. 223-246. Oslo University 10.5617/jais.6116
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This paper analyses the contemporary Sunni discourse on transgenderism, transsexuality and sexreassignment
surgery (SRS), looking at contemporary fatwas by traditionalist jurists. After a terminological
introduction to the semantic field of transsexuality and transgenderism in the international discourse and in
the Arab world, the paper analyses the verses in the Quran and the relevant hadiths that are mentioned in the contemporary discussion, before examining what jurists say on the topic. The paper shows that sex reassignment
surgery is mostly regarded by Muslim jurists as permitted in cases of intersexuality, as it is considered a treatment to determine the sex of the person, but is usually considered forbidden in cases of transgenderism, as it is considered a change in God’s creation. The paper finally argues that the discussion
on SRS by Muslim traditionalist scholars is driven by an essentialised perception of the sex/gender binary and the roles assigned to men and women that is not only shared by those scholars who refuse SRS, but also by those who allow it.
Item Type: |
Journal Article (Original Article) |
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Division/Institute: |
06 Faculty of Humanities > Department of Art and Cultural Studies > Institut für Studien zum Nahen Osten und zu muslimischen Gesellschaften |
UniBE Contributor: |
Tolino, Serena |
Subjects: |
200 Religion > 290 Other religions 300 Social sciences, sociology & anthropology > 340 Law 900 History > 950 History of Asia 900 History > 960 History of Africa |
ISSN: |
0806-198X |
Publisher: |
Oslo University |
Language: |
English |
Submitter: |
Serena Tolino |
Date Deposited: |
13 Mar 2023 08:37 |
Last Modified: |
13 Mar 2023 23:27 |
Publisher DOI: |
10.5617/jais.6116 |
Uncontrolled Keywords: |
transgenderism, transsexuality, SRS, Islamic law, gender dysphoria, gender identity disorder (GID) |
BORIS DOI: |
10.48350/179775 |
URI: |
https://boris.unibe.ch/id/eprint/179775 |
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