Transgender Madrasa in Dhaka
On Friday, November 6, the principal madrasa for transsexual Muslims in Bangladesh was opened in Dhaka through a private activity. Up to this point, there has been no madrasa (or even school) solely devoted to the transsexual individuals in the nation. This makes it a memorable second for this since quite a while ago underestimated network, maybe no less critical than the 2013 authority acknowledgment of a "hijra sex", the 2019 conceding of full democratic rights through the production of a "third sexual orientation" classification on the public electors list, or the 2020 choice to remember them for the public evaluation to be completed in January 2021.
As indicated by media reports, the madrasa, named Dawatul Quran Third Gender Madrasa, has been set up in a three-story working close to Lohar connect in the Kamrangirchar territory of Dhaka. Up to 150 understudies can concentrate in the non-private theological college. There is no age limit for enrolment, no charge for instruction. Other than customary Islamic lessons, the madrasa specialists intend to give exercises in Bengali, English, maths and some professional preparing which will offer them the chance to seek after better work openings and considerably more proper training later on, in the event that they so want.
While conversing with columnists at the introduction service, Abdur Rahman Azad, secretary general of the madrasa, disclosed what drove him to show this drive. "For a really long time, they (transsexual individuals) have been carrying on with a hopeless life. They can't go to schools, madrasas or mosques. They have been survivors of segregation. We, society and the state, are at fault for this," he said. He added: "We need to end this separation. Allah doesn't segregate between individuals. Islam regards everybody as an individual. Hijras ought to appreciate all rights like some other person."