The Egyptian law has upheld the right of Egyptians to change sex. Sayed Abdullah was the first Egyptian to undergo a sex-change operation changing (his) name to Sali Abdullah. She was expelled from AlAzhar University Medical School in 1988 who condemned her as a "disgusting imitation of a woman forbidden by Islam." However an administrative court overturned the decision and Sali was allowed to return. Later Sali married after working as a belly dancer in Cairo. Although frequently photographed by the Egyptian press she has turned down numerous requests for interviews explaining that "my hustband is jealous and has forbidden me to speak to the press." (Source www.ilga.org/information/legal - survey/africa/egypt.htm.) Read more gay history - Second Century - Roman Emperor's favourite drowns in the Nile. xClick here Twelth Century - Salah El-Din - Egypt's gay hero. xClick here Fifteenth Century - Cairo Slave Boy Market. xClick here. Twentieth Century - Terrorists threaten penis shaped Cairo Tower - Click here. Lots more gay history - xClick here ! Don't care for history ? Try a shockingly depraved story - click here ! Is your right hand exhausted by sordid sex stories ? Browse GayEgypt.com's multi-country personals section - click here ! Discover gay destinations in Egypt - click here or Learn some Arabic sex slang - click herex ! Latest news 22 May 2012: Cairo psychiatrist claims he can "cure" 70 to 75 per cent of gay teenagers.