Farzaneh arastoo biography

          Saman Arastoo is an Iranian actor and director.!

          Farzaneh Arastoo.

        1. Farzaneh Arastoo.
        2. Saman Arastoo is an Iranian actor and director.
        3. Saman Arastoo is an Iranian actor and director.
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          6. Agonizing Odyssey of Iranian Transsexual: From Despair to Survival

          Unlike other Islamic countries, Iran legally permits transsexuals to have gender reassignment surgery. The Iranian transsexuals are indebted this freedom to the Founder of the Islamic Republic Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini.

          Jurisprudents in Iran remained silent towards the surgery until an Iranian transsexual, Fereydoun Malekara, went to Ayatollah Khomeini’s home in Jamaran in 1964 to ask for his permission to have gender reassignment.

          During the meeting, Malekara argued that psychologically he was a woman.

          Having consulted medical specialists, Imam issued a religious decree (Fatwa) allowing Malekara to have the reassignment surgery.

          She was born as Farazaneh Arastoo in But a time came in her life when she felt there are huge differences between her and other girls.

          With this Fatwa, Imam Khomeini provoked a wave of legal and jurisprudential discussions over the issue.

          “I’m just a transsexual. I’ve no mental illness or disorder. I was born a transsexual with a body which didn’t belong to me.” These are the words of Iranian film director, Farzaneh Ar