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Indonesia: Gossip shows and sex change declared forbidden

Categories: East Asia, Indonesia, Arts & Culture, Religion, Women & Gender

Indonesia's highest state sponsored Muslim clerical organisation, the Majelis Ulama Indonesia, has issued a fatwa [1] (ruling) declaring gossip shows and sex change operations as haram or forbidden [2]. The government is not obliged to apply the fatwa into law.