{"id":10,"date":"2025-05-12T07:29:06","date_gmt":"2025-05-12T07:29:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sanadthecenter.org\/?page_id=10"},"modified":"2026-07-05T17:57:48","modified_gmt":"2026-07-05T17:57:48","slug":"home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sanadthecenter.org\/ar\/","title":{"rendered":"\u0627\u0644\u0635\u0641\u062d\u0629 \u0627\u0644\u0631\u0626\u064a\u0633\u064a\u0629"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Sanad | The Center for Bodily Justice<\/h2>\n<h2>\u0627\u0644\u0645\u0646\u0634\u0648\u0631 \u0627\u0644\u064f\u0645\u062e\u062a\u0627\u0631<\/h2>\n<p>\u0623\u0628\u062d\u0627\u062b\u064c \u0648\u0623\u062f\u0644\u0651\u0629\u064c \u0645\u064f\u0641\u0635\u0651\u064e\u0644\u0629\u064c \u0645\u064f\u0646\u062a\u0642\u0627\u0629\u064c \u0644\u062a\u0639\u0632\u064a\u0632\u0650 \u062a\u0641\u0627\u0639\u064f\u0644\u064d \u0623\u0639\u0645\u0642\u064e<\/p>\n<h2>\u0627\u0644\u0625\u0639\u0644\u0627\u0646\u0627\u062a<\/h2>\n<p>\u0644\u0644\u062a\u0641\u0651\u0642\u062f \u0627\u0644\u064a\u0648\u0645\u064a<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M14 2H6C5.46957 2 4.96086 2.21071 4.58579 2.58579C4.21071 2.96086 4 3.46957 4 4V20C4 20.5304 4.21071 21.0391 4.58579 21.4142C4.96086 21.7893 5.46957 22 6 22H18C18.5304 22 19.0391 21.7893 19.4142 21.4142C19.7893 21.0391 20 20.5304 20 20V8L14 2Z\" stroke=\"#0A0E07\" stroke-width=\"1.5\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\"><\/path><path d=\"M14 2V8H20\" stroke=\"#0A0E07\" stroke-width=\"1.5\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\"><\/path><path d=\"M16 13H8\" stroke=\"#0A0E07\" stroke-width=\"1.5\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\"><\/path><path d=\"M16 17H8\" stroke=\"#0A0E07\" stroke-width=\"1.5\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\"><\/path><path d=\"M10 9H9H8\" stroke=\"#0A0E07\" stroke-width=\"1.5\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t<\/p>\n<h1 style=\"box-sizing: inherit; font-family: 'Fira Sans Condensed', serif; font-weight: bold; line-height: inherit; color: #404040; margin: 0px; font-size: 36px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variant-emoji: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-language-override: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; clear: both; background-color: #fff9eb; text-align: center;\">The Trade-Off: Reading Bodily Autonomy, Civic Rights and The Medical System Through Trans Experiences<\/h1>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>2024 &#8211; 2025<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>This paper is based on interviews with trans individuals who have attempted to access \u00a0gender-affirming care in Lebanon, and with medical professionals interacting with trans individuals in their profession. The research explores trans individuals\u2019 lived experiences accessing gender-affirming medical care; the medical institutions, actors, and regulations that they encounter; the overlap between the legal and medical aspects of trans individuals\u2019 experiences; and how healthcare providers understand their roles and responsibilities in relation to gender-affirming care. This paper is part of the broader research project titled \u201cBetween the Clinic and the Courthouse: Trans experiences with bodily autonomy in Lebanon\u201d, which was conducted by Qorras in 2024 and which focused on the legal and medical aspects of gender affirmation in Lebanon.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M14 2H6C5.46957 2 4.96086 2.21071 4.58579 2.58579C4.21071 2.96086 4 3.46957 4 4V20C4 20.5304 4.21071 21.0391 4.58579 21.4142C4.96086 21.7893 5.46957 22 6 22H18C18.5304 22 19.0391 21.7893 19.4142 21.4142C19.7893 21.0391 20 20.5304 20 20V8L14 2Z\" stroke=\"#0A0E07\" stroke-width=\"1.5\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\"><\/path><path d=\"M14 2V8H20\" stroke=\"#0A0E07\" stroke-width=\"1.5\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\"><\/path><path d=\"M16 13H8\" stroke=\"#0A0E07\" stroke-width=\"1.5\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\"><\/path><path d=\"M16 17H8\" stroke=\"#0A0E07\" stroke-width=\"1.5\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\"><\/path><path d=\"M10 9H9H8\" stroke=\"#0A0E07\" stroke-width=\"1.5\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t<\/p>\n<h2><a href=\"https:\/\/sanadthecenter.org\/ar\/reports-research-2\/\">REPORTS &#038; RESEARCH<\/a><\/h2>\n<p>Philosopher and critical theorist Nancy Fraser associates the rise of group.<\/p>\n<p>Philosopher and critical theorist Nancy Fraser associates the rise of group.<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M12 2V6\" stroke=\"#0A0E07\" stroke-width=\"1.5\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\"><\/path><path d=\"M12 18V22\" stroke=\"#0A0E07\" stroke-width=\"1.5\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\"><\/path><path d=\"M4.93005 4.93005L7.76005 7.76005\" stroke=\"#0A0E07\" stroke-width=\"1.5\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\"><\/path><path d=\"M16.24 16.24L19.07 19.07\" stroke=\"#0A0E07\" stroke-width=\"1.5\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\"><\/path><path d=\"M2 12H6\" stroke=\"#0A0E07\" stroke-width=\"1.5\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\"><\/path><path d=\"M18 12H22\" stroke=\"#0A0E07\" stroke-width=\"1.5\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\"><\/path><path d=\"M4.93005 19.07L7.76005 16.24\" stroke=\"#0A0E07\" stroke-width=\"1.5\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\"><\/path><path d=\"M16.24 7.76005L19.07 4.93005\" stroke=\"#0A0E07\" stroke-width=\"1.5\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t<\/p>\n<h2><a href=\"https:\/\/sanadthecenter.org\/ar\/who-we-are\/\">FELLOWSHIP<\/a><\/h2>\n<p>Learning from Transness and Disability: Toward a Framework of Bodily Autonomy<\/p>\n<p>Philosopher and critical theorist Nancy Fraser associates the rise of group.<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M14 2H6C5.46957 2 4.96086 2.21071 4.58579 2.58579C4.21071 2.96086 4 3.46957 4 4V20C4 20.5304 4.21071 21.0391 4.58579 21.4142C4.96086 21.7893 5.46957 22 6 22H18C18.5304 22 19.0391 21.7893 19.4142 21.4142C19.7893 21.0391 20 20.5304 20 20V8L14 2Z\" stroke=\"#0A0E07\" stroke-width=\"1.5\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\"><\/path><path d=\"M14 2V8H20\" stroke=\"#0A0E07\" stroke-width=\"1.5\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\"><\/path><path d=\"M16 13H8\" stroke=\"#0A0E07\" stroke-width=\"1.5\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\"><\/path><path d=\"M16 17H8\" stroke=\"#0A0E07\" stroke-width=\"1.5\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\"><\/path><path d=\"M10 9H9H8\" stroke=\"#0A0E07\" stroke-width=\"1.5\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t<\/p>\n<h2><a href=\"https:\/\/sanadthecenter.org\/ar\/reports-research\/\">REPORTS &#038; 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It...<\/p>\n          <\/div>\n        <\/article>\n            <article class=\"sanad-ann\">\n          <div class=\"sanad-ann__stripe\" style=\"background-color: #6C9A4F;\"><\/div>\n          <div class=\"sanad-ann__body\">\n            <div class=\"sanad-ann__head\">\n              <div class=\"sanad-ann__icon\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"custom-slider-image\" src=\"https:\/\/sanadthecenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/document.png\" alt=\"Genderqueer Individuals and the Trans Umbrella\"><\/div>\n              <h3 class=\"sanad-ann__title\"><a class=\"custom-slider-link\" href=\"https:\/\/google.com\">Genderqueer Individuals and the Trans Umbrella<\/a><\/h3>\n            <\/div>\n            <p class=\"sanad-ann__category\">\u0627\u0644\u062a\u0642\u0627\u0631\u064a\u0631 \u0648\u0627\u0644\u0623\u0628\u062d\u0627\u062b<\/p>\n                        <p class=\"sanad-ann__excerpt\">An opinion piece on creating boundaries between Trans and genderqueer individuals.<\/p>\n          <\/div>\n        <\/article>\n            <article class=\"sanad-ann\">\n          <div class=\"sanad-ann__stripe\" style=\"background-color: #6C9A4F;\"><\/div>\n          <div class=\"sanad-ann__body\">\n            <div class=\"sanad-ann__head\">\n              <div class=\"sanad-ann__icon\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"custom-slider-image\" src=\"https:\/\/sanadthecenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/document.png\" alt=\"The State of Trans and Intersex Organizing 2013\"><\/div>\n              <h3 class=\"sanad-ann__title\"><a class=\"custom-slider-link\" href=\"https:\/\/google.com\">The State of Trans and Intersex Organizing 2013<\/a><\/h3>\n            <\/div>\n            <p class=\"sanad-ann__category\">\u0627\u0644\u062a\u0642\u0627\u0631\u064a\u0631 \u0648\u0627\u0644\u0623\u0628\u062d\u0627\u062b<\/p>\n                        <p class=\"sanad-ann__excerpt\">A Report\/Research Documenting the deep discrimination and multiple challenges facing trans* and intersex people, and the organizing that they are leading worldwide to win their human rights.<\/p>\n          <\/div>\n        <\/article>\n    <\/div><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\"><div class=\"sanad-ann-list\">        <article class=\"sanad-ann\">\n          <div class=\"sanad-ann__stripe\" style=\"background-color: #FE3460;\"><\/div>\n          <div class=\"sanad-ann__body\">\n            <div class=\"sanad-ann__head\">\n              <div class=\"sanad-ann__icon\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"custom-slider-image\" src=\"https:\/\/sanadthecenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/document.png\" alt=\"Check out our Privacy Policy\"><\/div>\n              <h3 class=\"sanad-ann__title\"><a class=\"custom-slider-link\" href=\"https:\/\/sanadthecenter.org\/ar\/Privacy%20Policy\/\">Check out our Privacy Policy<\/a><\/h3>\n            <\/div>\n            <p class=\"sanad-ann__category\">\u0633\u064a\u0627\u0633\u0629 \u0627\u0644\u062e\u0635\u0648\u0635\u064a\u0651\u0629<\/p>\n                        <p class=\"sanad-ann__excerpt\">Welcome to Sanad: Center for Bodily Justice. 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