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Sally Mursi
Lastchapter: Sally Mursi, transition and legal battle
'''Sally Mursi ([[Arabic|ar]]: سالي مرسي)''' is an Egyptian entertainer and [[Trans woman|transgender woman.]] Her [[sex reassignment surgery]] in 1988 was the source of controversy and lawsuits in [[Egypt]].
== Transition ==
Prior to pursuing medical operations, Mursi consulted with psychologist [[Salwa Jirjis Labib]] and underwent three years of [[conversion therapy]], after which Labib referred her to a surgeon. Mursi was further referred to a different surgeon, plastic surgeon [[Ezzat Ashamallah]], who affirmed the diagnosis of "psychological hermaphroditism" and prescribed [[Hormone replacement therapy (male-to-female)|hormone replacement therapy]] for one year before performing surgery on January 29, 1988.<ref name=":0">Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (2 for 1)</ref>
== Legal battle ==
As a medical student at [[Al-Azhar University]], Mursi had been suspended pre-transition for wearing women's clothing. When she returned post-transition, the university expelled her and began a legal battle against the physician Ashamallah, causing him to be removed from the Physician's Syndicate.<ref></ref> The Syndicate requested a [[fatwa]] on the case from Sheikh [[Muhammad Sayyid Tantawy]], whose designated the issue as a medical decision and under a physician's authority. Al-Azhar brought the case against Ashamallah to court, in which process Sally was subjected to a full body examination. The examiner affirmed the diagnosis and the physician was acquitted.<ref name=":0" />
== Transition ==
Prior to pursuing medical operations, Mursi consulted with psychologist [[Salwa Jirjis Labib]] and underwent three years of [[conversion therapy]], after which Labib referred her to a surgeon. Mursi was further referred to a different surgeon, plastic surgeon [[Ezzat Ashamallah]], who affirmed the diagnosis of "psychological hermaphroditism" and prescribed [[Hormone replacement therapy (male-to-female)|hormone replacement therapy]] for one year before performing surgery on January 29, 1988.<ref name=":0">Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (2 for 1)</ref>
== Legal battle ==
As a medical student at [[Al-Azhar University]], Mursi had been suspended pre-transition for wearing women's clothing. When she returned post-transition, the university expelled her and began a legal battle against the physician Ashamallah, causing him to be removed from the Physician's Syndicate.<ref></ref> The Syndicate requested a [[fatwa]] on the case from Sheikh [[Muhammad Sayyid Tantawy]], whose designated the issue as a medical decision and under a physician's authority. Al-Azhar brought the case against Ashamallah to court, in which process Sally was subjected to a full body examination. The examiner affirmed the diagnosis and the physician was acquitted.<ref name=":0" />
March 27, 2018 at 08:57AM
