Sex change in the Middle East

I just can't make this shit up. Actual headline: "Sex-change Saudi could face second cut."

Dubai - A Saudi man who had a sex-change operation has created an inheritance problem in the conservative kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

As a man, he inherited a large sum of money from his millionaire father, while as a woman he is allowed to inherit only half.

Ahmad changed his gender only after inheriting, a Saudi newspaper reported on Monday.

According to Islamic law, as a woman, he would inherit half of what a man inherits.

The newspaper said relatives had filed a lawsuit asking a court to redivide the inheritance.

Saudi Arabia gives few rights to women, not allowing them to drive and requiring them to ask the permission of a male relative for travel or legal issues. - Sapa-dpa