Pondok Pesantren Waria Al-Fatah

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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. [1] [2]

The madrasa had roughly 40 students [1] and provided housing for about 10 women. [3] In the madrasa, waria can dress as men or women according to their preference during prayers. [2]

The madrasa also provides community education in the hopes of fostering better treatment for waria in Java. [2]

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]

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