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Mohd Sufian Mohamad, 40, and Zaiton Aziz, 43
Couple in same sex marriage ordered to part
Taken from nstOnline.com
4.9.2007
MALACCA: Three months short of their fifth wedding anniversary, a couple has been ordered to part as the husband was actually a woman.
Syariah judge Che Saufi Che Husin yesterday ordered a farak (part forever) between Mohd Sufian Mohamad, 40, and Zaiton Aziz, 43, as the marriage was not legitimate under syariah.
The couple arrived in court together in a Perodua Kancil, wearing matching yellow attire, and looked calm when the judgment was read to them.
They walked out of court together and left in the same car.
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Written by J.
12.3.04
GayMiddleEast.com - Gay Time Story project.
The Arabic word "Loti" used in Syria, and eventually the Arab world, to describe a same sex attracted man. This term came from the name of prophet Lut, who was sent to people of Sodom and Gomorrah.
Obviously, the word itself has a historical meaning that makes the people nowadays feel as we "gay people "came form that era.
Are gays in Syria that correspond with GayMiddleEast.com being threatened ?
14.8.03 - GayMiddleEast.com News
Is it possible that the Syrian authorities have threatened gays in Syria that have corresponded with GayMiddleEast.com? As we cannot ask the gays in Syria if indeed they really have been threatened, we cannot present you with a concrete answer. However, we will present to you the developing situation.
Lately, following a real "wake up" of the gay community in Syria, GayMiddleEast.com has received many e mails from readers in Syria wanting to put up personal ads on the site.
Syria : Cleric saves transsexual
5.3.04 - Taken from Middle East Time
A Syrian woman is giving thanks to the open-minded Iraqi cleric whose understanding led her to have a sex change operation.
Hiba, 33, faced years of trauma – both as a woman ‘trapped’ in the body of a man...
Syria voted for postpone resolution on Human Rights and Sexual Orientation
25.4.2003
U.N COMMISSION ON HUMAN RIGHTS decided, in a recorded vote of 24 in favour and 17 against, with 10 abstentions, to postpone consideration of draft resolution (E/CN.4/2003/L.92) on human rights and sexual orientation until its sixtieth session.
The draft resolution would have the Commission express deep concern at the occurrence of violations of human rights in the world against persons on the grounds of their sexual orientation; stress that human rights and fundamental freedoms were the birthright of all human beings, and that the universal nature of these rights and freedoms was beyond question; and call upon all States to promote and protect the human rights of all persons regardless of their sexual orientation.
The results were as follows:
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In favour (24): Algeria, Argentina, Bahrain, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, China, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Gabon, India, Kenya, Libyan Arab Jamahiriya, Malaysia, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Syrian Arab Republic, Thailand, Togo, Uganda, Viet Nam, and Zimbabwe.
Against (17): Austria, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, Croatia, France, Germany, Guatemala, Japan, Mexico, Poland, Republic of Korea, Sweden, Ukraine, United Kingdom, Uruguay, and Venezuela.
Abstentions (10): Armenia, Australia, Chile, Costa Rica, Ireland, Paraguay, Peru, Russian Federation, South Africa, and United States.
Sexual activity :
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Illegal
same-sex female :
Illegal
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