Pondok Pesantren Waria Al-Fatah Explained

Pondok Pesantren Waria Al-Fatah is a Madrasa in Yogyakarta, Indonesia, for waria people.[1] Shinta Ratri founded it with two other waria in 2008, after several waria lives were claimed by the 2006 Yogyakarta earthquake.[2] Ratri believed that the pesantren was the first madrasa for transgender people anywhere in the world.

The madrasa had roughly 40 students and provided housing for about 10 women.[3] In the madrasa, waria can dress as men or women according to their preference during prayers.

The madrasa also provides community education in the hopes of fostering better treatment for waria in Java.

The pesantren was temporarily closed in February 2016 after threats of violence from conservative groups.[4] [5] A raid from the Front Jihad Islam hardline group also factored into the closing.[6] However, in June 2016 it reopened in a different location than before, as the original owner of the school died that year. The school is now in Ibu Shinta's Javanese style house.[7]

Founder Shinta Ratri died on 1 February 2023, at the age of 60.[8]

Notes and References

  1. News: Transgender Muslims Find a Home for Prayer in Indonesia. Emont. Jon. 22 December 2015. The New York Times. 0362-4331. 13 July 2016. 18 April 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190418204314/https://www.nytimes.com/2015/12/23/world/asia/indonesia-transgender-muslim.html. live.
  2. News: Indonesia's transgender madrasa. Miller. Jonathan. 13 February 2016. Channel 4 News Blogs. Channel Four. Miller on Foreign Affairs. 12 July 2016. 17 August 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160817021345/http://blogs.channel4.com/miller-on-foreign-affairs/islamtransgender-rights-indonesia-madrasa/1720. live.
  3. Web site: Inside Indonesia's Islamic Boarding School for Transgender People. Rayman. Noah. TIME.com. 20 April 2015 . 13 July 2016. 24 July 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160724095945/http://time.com/3753080/indonesia-transgender-muslim-islam/. live.
  4. News: Yogyakarta transgender Islamic boarding school shut down. 26 February 2016. Jakarta Post. Muryanto. Bambang. 13 July 2016. 31 May 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160531181452/http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2016/02/26/yogyakarta-transgender-islamic-boarding-school-shut-down.html. live.
  5. News: Pesantren waria di Yogyakarta dapat jaminan dari polisi - BBC Indonesia. 19 February 2016. BBC Indonesia. id-ID. 13 July 2016. 15 August 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160815031750/http://www.bbc.com/indonesia/berita_indonesia/2016/02/160219_indonesia_pesantren_waria. live.
  6. News: Mydans . Seth . 25 February 2023 . Shinta Ratri, Fighter for Transgender Rights in Indonesia, Dies at 60 . en-US . The New York Times . 25 February 2023 . 0362-4331 . 25 February 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230225195644/https://www.nytimes.com/2023/02/25/world/asia/shinta-ratri-dead.html . live .
  7. Web site: Indonesia's Only Transgender Islamic School Quietly Running Again | Voice of America - English . Voanews . VOA . 30 June 2021 . 9 July 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210709181658/https://www.voanews.com/east-asia-pacific/indonesias-only-transgender-islamic-school-quietly-running-again . live .
  8. News: 1 February 2023 . Shinta Ratri Transpuan Pendiri Ponpes Waria di Jogja Meninggal Dunia Baca artikel detiknews, "Shinta Ratri Transpuan Pendiri Ponpes Waria di Jogja Meninggal Dunia" selengkapnya . Detik News . 26 February 2023.

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