Gay Mlim marri the man who saved his life Uned Kgdom's first same-sex Mlim weddg.
Contents:
- CAN A MLIM ATTEND A GAY WEDDG?
- GROOMS MARRY SAME-SEX MLIM WEDDG TO SHOW THE WORLD YOU N BE GAY AND MLIM
- FIRST GAY MLIM MARRIED UPLE REVEAL ABE SCE WEDDG
- UK CELEBRAT FIRST GAY MLIM WEDDG AND THE NEWLYWEDS' MSAGE TO HATERS IS EVERYTHG
- BRA'S FIRST MLIM GAY WEDDG AS MAN WHO TRIED TO KILL HIMSELF OVER SEXUALY TI KNOT
- THE UK'S FIRST GAY MLIM WEDDG WILL MAKE YOU CRY"WE'RE GOG TO SHOW THE WHOLE WORLD THAT YOU N BE GAY AND MLIM," SAYS JAHED {FONT:NORMAL 800 1.2REM/1.2 "D BOLD",SANS-SERIF;TEXT-TRANSFORM:NORMAL;LOR:HER;DISPLAY:LE-BLOCK;PADDG-BOTTOM:6PX;POSN:RELATIVE;TEXT-TRANSFORM:UPPERSE;}{BACKGROUND:#89308A;BOTTOM:0;NTENT:'';DISPLAY:BLOCK;HEIGHT:2PX;LEFT:0;POSN:ABSOLUTE;RIGHT:0;-WEBK-TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;WIDTH:100%;}{LEFT:51%;RIGHT:51%;WIDTH:0;}{FONT:NORMAL 800 1.2REM/1.2 "D BOLD",SANS-SERIF;TEXT-TRANSFORM:NORMAL;LOR:HER;DISPLAY:LE-BLOCK;PADDG-BOTTOM:6PX;POSN:RELATIVE;TEXT-TRANSFORM:UPPERSE;}{BACKGROUND:#89308A;BOTTOM:0;NTENT:'';DISPLAY:BLOCK;HEIGHT:2PX;LEFT:0;POSN:ABSOLUTE;RIGHT:0;-WEBK-TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;WIDTH:100%;}{LEFT:51%;RIGHT:51%;WIDTH:0;}NEWSBY TRISH BENDIXJULY 11, 2017/12:20 {HEIGHT:HER;DISPLAY:-WEBK-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-FLEX;DISPLAY:-MS-FLEXBOX;DISPLAY:FLEX;POSN:RELATIVE;-WEBK-FLEX-WRAP:WRAP;-MS-FLEX-WRAP:WRAP;FLEX-WRAP:WRAP;-WEBK-ALIGN-EMS:CENTER;-WEBK-BOX-ALIGN:CENTER;-MS-FLEX-ALIGN:CENTER;ALIGN-EMS:CENTER;-WEBK-BOX-PACK:CENTER;-WEBK-JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;-MS-FLEX-PACK:CENTER;JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;-WEBK-TRANSFORM-ORIG:CENTER;-MS-TRANSFORM-ORIG:CENTER;TRANSFORM-ORIG:CENTER;} IMG{HEIGHT:100%;WIDTH:100%;OBJECT-F:VER;}{HEIGHT:574PX;WIDTH:1020PX;}BY TRISH BENDIXJULY 11, 2017 / 12:20 PM{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"NEWSARTICLE","HEADLE":"THE UK'S FIRST GAY MLIM WEDDG WILL MAKE YOU CRY","THUMBNAILURL":","DATEPUBLISHED":"2017-07-11T16:20:52.000+0000","DATEMODIFIED":"2017-07-11T16:20:52.000+0000","IMAGE":{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT","URL":","WIDTH":1920,"HEIGHT":1080},"URL":","THOR":{"@TYPE":"ORGANIZATN","NAME":"LOGO TV"},"MAENTYOFPAGE":{"@TYPE":"WEBPAGE","@ID":"},"PUBLISHER":{"@TYPE":"ORGANIZATN","@ID":","NAME":"LOGO TV","URL":","LOGO":{"@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT"}},"CREATOR":"TRISH BENDIX","KEYWORDS":"MARRIAGE EQUALY, TERNATNAL","ARTICLESECTN":"NEWS"}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}A 24-YEAR-OLD GAY MAN MA HISTORY THIS WEEK WHEN HE BEME WHAT'S BELIEVED TO BE THE FIRST MLIM THE UK TO HAVE A SAME-SEX {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}JAHED CHOUDHURY MARRIED HIS PARTNER SEAN ROGAN, 19, AT THE REGISTRY OFFICE WALSALL THE WT MIDLANDS. BOTH MEN DONNED TRADNAL SHERWANI AND TURBANS FOR THE CEREMONY.YOUTUBEUK'S FIRST MLIM {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}CHOUDHURY WAS RAISED BY STRICT BANGLASHI PARENTS AND SAYS RPORATG TRADNAL ELEMENTS HIS WEDDG IS A WAY OF CLAIMG OWNERSHIP OF HIS {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}"THIS IS ABOUT SHOWG PEOPLE I DON'T RE," HE {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}THE EXPRS & STAR. "MY FAY DON'T WANT TO E ON THE DAY. THEY JT DON'T WANT TO SEE —'S TOO EMBARRASSG FOR THEM. THEY THK 'S A DISEASE AND N BE CURED. SOME OF MY FAY STILL LL A PHASE."YOUTUBEUK'S FIRST MLIM {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}GROWG UP, CHOUDHURY WAS ROUTELY BULLIED—"PEOPLE WOULD SP ON ME, EMPTY THE BBISH BS ON ME, LL ME PIG." HE FELL TO PRSN, AND WAS ACTUALLY THE MIDST OF A SUICI ATTEMPT THAT HE MET HIS {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}"I'D NOT LONG OVERDOSED AND I WAS CRYG ON A BENCH AND SEAN ME OVER AND ASKED IF I WAS OKAY," CHODHURY RELLS. "HE GAVE ME HOPE AT ONE OF MY LOWT POTS AND HE'S STOOD BY ME ALL THE WAY."{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}THE UPLE BEME ENGAGED LAST JUNE, SHORTLY AFTER MOVG {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}AFTER CELEBRATG NEARBY DARLASTON, THEY'RE OFF TO HONEYMOON SPA. BUT THE MOST EXCG PART OF THEIR NUPTIALS IS BEG ABLE TO IMPART A MSAGE OF HOPE TO OTHER LGBT {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}"I WANT TO SAY TO ALL PEOPLE GOG THROUGH THE SAME THG THAT'S 'S OKAY," CHODHURY SAYS. "WE'RE GOG TO SHOW THE WHOLE WORLD THAT YOU N BE GAY AND MLIM."{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-FLEX;DISPLAY:-MS-FLEXBOX;DISPLAY:FLEX;-WEBK-BOX-PACK:CENTER;-WEBK-JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;-MS-FLEX-PACK:CENTER;JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;POSN:RELATIVE;PADDG-BOTTOM:56.49999999999999%;} .TWTER-TWEET-RENRED, {M-WIDTH:65%;WIDTH:TO !IMPORTANT;} {WIDTH:100%;} {MARG-LEFT:TO !IMPORTANT;MARG-RIGHT:TO !IMPORTANT;} IMG{MAX-WIDTH:100%;WIDTH:100%;} > IAME{BORR:NONE;MAX-WIDTH:100%;} > *{MAX-WIDTH:NONE !IMPORTANT;POSN:ABSOLUTE;HEIGHT:100% !IMPORTANT;WIDTH:100% !IMPORTANT;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;CLEAR:BOTH;}MARRIAGE {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;MARG:0 TO;WIDTH:90%;M-WIDTH:288PX;MAX-WIDTH:1440PX;M-HEIGHT:194PX;}LATT NEWS
- #PRI: 'FIRST GAY MLIM WEDDG' THE UK
- FIRST GAY MLIM WEDDG TAK PLACE THE UK
- WHAT'S WRONG WH BEG GAY AND MLIM?
- THE 843 THGS TO KNOW WHEN PLANNG A GAY JEWISH WEDDG ISRAEL
- UK SAW ITS FIRST GAY MLIM MARRIAGE AND PEOPLE CAN’T GET OVER THE GROOMS’ HAPPY FAC
- THE PLITED FAY LIFE BEHD A GAY MLIM MARRIAGE
CAN A MLIM ATTEND A GAY WEDDG?
Jahed Choudhury and Sean Rogan are wily thought to be the first gay men to wed a Mlim ceremony. * first gay muslim wedding *
“I want to say to all people gog through the same thg that’s ’s okay – we’re gog to show the whole world that you n be gay and Mlim, ” he add. So, I cid to nduct rearch and talked to my Imam to fd out whether a Mlim is allowed to attend a gay, n a Mlim attend a gay weddg?
Attendg a gay marriage is punishable acrdg to Sharia law and Mlims mt therefore rea om attendg same-sex culture believ that all ccial elements of pannship and love, marriage is nothg more than lerally a ntract between a man and a woman which the groom provis mahr to the bri return for exclive sexual accs.
GROOMS MARRY SAME-SEX MLIM WEDDG TO SHOW THE WORLD YOU N BE GAY AND MLIM
"We're gog to show the whole world that you n be gay and Mlim," says Jahed Choudhury. * first gay muslim wedding *
It is a ntract that mak reproductn and sex legal the ey of God and legimate the ey of the marriage is based on a ntract premised vagal terurse as well as fancial obligatn between a man and a woman, gay upl nnot engage any marriage. It is also forbidn for any Mlim believer to be volve by attendg or takg part such a marriage foc on the actns of the Sharia meang that the clatns or the sir of havg or attendg a gay weddg have no legal substance and is nsired haram. Mlim scholars set the punishment for anal sex between men as anywhere om relatively light one at the judge’s discretn bee sodomy do not lead to illegimate on the fact that marriage is viewed as a legal ntract for sexual terurse, where procreatn is not necsarily sential, would seem that Islam uld allow for gay marriage.
However, bee same sex sexual acts has been addrsed by the past jurists the ntext of ubnah as well as perasty, wnsg or havg a legal ntract for gay upl have never been vtigated Islamic today’s work, neo-tradnalist Mlims believers, who wish to superimpose classil jurist opns, are takg a nmnatory posn om classil juristic manuals and are utilizg them to reject gay uple weddgs and no Mlim should take part such celebratns. Such classil opns have been ocsnally been prented the form of juristic l and legal maxims, one of which is applied to wnsg marriage and by extensn or analogy to gay uple tradnalists refer to verse 23:5-7 as well as the juristic le, al-aṣl fī al-ʾabḍāʿ al-taḥrīm referrg to the flt stat of accsg female punda is prohibn, is seemgly rived om this verse, to prohib gay marriage. Moreover, the le, which was unrstood the past as the prohibn of accsg of a woman’s private part unls through permted path of ncubage or marriage nnot be applied to takg part a marriage that will allow sexual activy between the nf of legal ntract which will clu gay ’s juristic pns that prohib gay sex and wnsg of a gay marriage are based on ijtihād, or a rived posn, and the le on which this prohibn li n be ntted on the basis of at least five reasons as attemptg to attend such a unn, any Mlim believer always nsir his or her fay beliefs.
FIRST GAY MLIM MARRIED UPLE REVEAL ABE SCE WEDDG
The married uple said they married publicly bee they want the world to know that is okay to be both gay and Mlim. * first gay muslim wedding *
The posn of the Quran on homosexual behavr and same sex marriage is id forbidn any Islamic culture.
It is evint that any homosexual unn is nsistent wh God’s sign for human sexualy as set forth the holy book. DissentSend, even when nsirg genr bary ntext, the juristic le that is ed to argument agast gay uple marriage has been ntted. His iends mataed that they disputed such acts the book of God therefore suggtg that they did not nsir the unrstandg of women as pletely opns are sometim nsired absurd, pecially by dividuals who fd gay uple sexual acts disturbg.
Likewise through exclive analysis of the vers the act of wnsg a gay uple unn is emed unsirable and Permissibily of Legal Contracts on Social TransactnsThe juristic le on marriage is not one of prohibn but one of permissibily, bee the Holy book refers to marriage as a firm venant and acrdg to numero scholars like the Ḥanbalī jurists, there exists no law that prohibs ntracts.
UK CELEBRAT FIRST GAY MLIM WEDDG AND THE NEWLYWEDS' MSAGE TO HATERS IS EVERYTHG
First gay Mlim weddg tak place the UK * first gay muslim wedding *
There prohibn of legal ntract of gay upl n be substantiated on the basis of verse 4:19, which teach that the ntract is based on creatg bdg rponsibili and rights that are allowed the ey of God.
A valid ntract is ually supported on the basis of observatn that acrdg to many jurists, wnsg a valid marriage between two believers is centered eedom of nsent and rivg the prohibn of the wnsg of gay marriage on the basis of verse 23:5-7 as mentned above, such posns ually are based on immoraly of gay marriag sexual scribed above, the Quran nmns the people of Lut. Not only do the above claratn apply to the people the story but to all the absence of mutawātir or saḥīḥ texts, any prohibn on any activy that endors gay marriag is rived through analogil ductn and alleged ijmāʿ.
Although the above stand n be emed nsirate nsirg today’s rearchg the juristic le a search for an exprs text that allows the wnsg of gay marriag has been problematic bee jurist the past were predomantly agast such acts. Therefore, the juristic le that strictly lims marriage between men and women and prohibg Gay marriage not maʾlum m al d bil ncln, the issue of attendg a gay marriage Ameri is a tough one for all Mlims. The uple -- who've been together sce 2015 -- hope other gay Mlims will see their weddg and fd the urage to e out to their loved on.
BRA'S FIRST MLIM GAY WEDDG AS MAN WHO TRIED TO KILL HIMSELF OVER SEXUALY TI KNOT
'We're gog to show the whole world that you n be gay and Mlim' * first gay muslim wedding *
"I want to say to all people gog through the same thg that's 's okay – we're gog to show the whole world that you n be gay and Mlim. Appearg on ITV's This Morng, Mr Choudhury said his fay had been supportive of his marriage but he knew that his relign would 'never accept homosexuals'. 'Appearg on ITV's This Morng, Mr Choudhury said his fay had been supportive of his marriage Mr Choudhury said he knew that his relign would 'never accept homosexuals'Mr Choudhury grew up the Wt Midlands feelg ostracised by the Mlim muny bee he was gay.
Jahed Choudhury, left, and Sean Rogan, right, married wearg tradnal Mlim drs a ceremony si Walsall Registry Office The happy uple, pictured, met two years ago when Mr Choudhury, right, was nsirg endg his life when he was approached by Mr Rogan, left, who spoke to him on a bench Two years later, Mr Choudhury, right, is believed to be the first Mlim man to have had a same-sex marriage Bra and feels he is proof that is okay to be both gay and a MlimThe uple wed a ceremony Walsall, both wearg tradnal Banglashi weddg cloth. He said: 'I want to say to all people gog through the same thg that 's okay - we're gog to show the whole world that you n be gay and Mlim. 'At a low-key ceremony at Walsall registry office, Mr Choudhury om Darlaston, tied the knot tradnal Mlim attire wh his partner of two Choudhury is one of only a few openly-gay Mlim men and the first the UK to marry another man.
Members of both fai attend the low-key ceremony Walsall Acrdg to Mr Choudhury the suatn only got worse - he was asslted by fellow Mlims the street where he lived and a homophobic slur was sprayed on his ont mosque he'd been attendg for the past 15 years no longer allowed him and he was physilly attacked by other Mlim boys. Choudhury is thought to be one of the first openly-gay Mlim men the UK to marry another pair – who have been together for two years – met after Choudhury had taken an overdose and Rogan approached him to check if he was okay. Followg their nuptials, the uple – who plan to celebrate their weddg wh a big party and a week's holiday Spa – admted they want their unn to help people unrstand that homosexualy isn't a phase, and to enurage other gay men and women to accept who they are, no matter what their relig affiliatn.
THE UK'S FIRST GAY MLIM WEDDG WILL MAKE YOU CRY"WE'RE GOG TO SHOW THE WHOLE WORLD THAT YOU N BE GAY AND MLIM," SAYS JAHED {FONT:NORMAL 800 1.2REM/1.2 "D BOLD",SANS-SERIF;TEXT-TRANSFORM:NORMAL;LOR:HER;DISPLAY:LE-BLOCK;PADDG-BOTTOM:6PX;POSN:RELATIVE;TEXT-TRANSFORM:UPPERSE;}{BACKGROUND:#89308A;BOTTOM:0;NTENT:'';DISPLAY:BLOCK;HEIGHT:2PX;LEFT:0;POSN:ABSOLUTE;RIGHT:0;-WEBK-TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;WIDTH:100%;}{LEFT:51%;RIGHT:51%;WIDTH:0;}{FONT:NORMAL 800 1.2REM/1.2 "D BOLD",SANS-SERIF;TEXT-TRANSFORM:NORMAL;LOR:HER;DISPLAY:LE-BLOCK;PADDG-BOTTOM:6PX;POSN:RELATIVE;TEXT-TRANSFORM:UPPERSE;}{BACKGROUND:#89308A;BOTTOM:0;NTENT:'';DISPLAY:BLOCK;HEIGHT:2PX;LEFT:0;POSN:ABSOLUTE;RIGHT:0;-WEBK-TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;WIDTH:100%;}{LEFT:51%;RIGHT:51%;WIDTH:0;}NEWSBY TRISH BENDIXJULY 11, 2017/12:20 {HEIGHT:HER;DISPLAY:-WEBK-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-FLEX;DISPLAY:-MS-FLEXBOX;DISPLAY:FLEX;POSN:RELATIVE;-WEBK-FLEX-WRAP:WRAP;-MS-FLEX-WRAP:WRAP;FLEX-WRAP:WRAP;-WEBK-ALIGN-EMS:CENTER;-WEBK-BOX-ALIGN:CENTER;-MS-FLEX-ALIGN:CENTER;ALIGN-EMS:CENTER;-WEBK-BOX-PACK:CENTER;-WEBK-JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;-MS-FLEX-PACK:CENTER;JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;-WEBK-TRANSFORM-ORIG:CENTER;-MS-TRANSFORM-ORIG:CENTER;TRANSFORM-ORIG:CENTER;} IMG{HEIGHT:100%;WIDTH:100%;OBJECT-F:VER;}{HEIGHT:574PX;WIDTH:1020PX;}BY TRISH BENDIXJULY 11, 2017 / 12:20 PM{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"NEWSARTICLE","HEADLE":"THE UK'S FIRST GAY MLIM WEDDG WILL MAKE YOU CRY","THUMBNAILURL":","DATEPUBLISHED":"2017-07-11T16:20:52.000+0000","DATEMODIFIED":"2017-07-11T16:20:52.000+0000","IMAGE":{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT","URL":","WIDTH":1920,"HEIGHT":1080},"URL":","THOR":{"@TYPE":"ORGANIZATN","NAME":"LOGO TV"},"MAENTYOFPAGE":{"@TYPE":"WEBPAGE","@ID":"},"PUBLISHER":{"@TYPE":"ORGANIZATN","@ID":","NAME":"LOGO TV","URL":","LOGO":{"@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT"}},"CREATOR":"TRISH BENDIX","KEYWORDS":"MARRIAGE EQUALY, TERNATNAL","ARTICLESECTN":"NEWS"}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}A 24-YEAR-OLD GAY MAN MA HISTORY THIS WEEK WHEN HE BEME WHAT'S BELIEVED TO BE THE FIRST MLIM THE UK TO HAVE A SAME-SEX {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}JAHED CHOUDHURY MARRIED HIS PARTNER SEAN ROGAN, 19, AT THE REGISTRY OFFICE WALSALL THE WT MIDLANDS. BOTH MEN DONNED TRADNAL SHERWANI AND TURBANS FOR THE CEREMONY.YOUTUBEUK'S FIRST MLIM {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}CHOUDHURY WAS RAISED BY STRICT BANGLASHI PARENTS AND SAYS RPORATG TRADNAL ELEMENTS HIS WEDDG IS A WAY OF CLAIMG OWNERSHIP OF HIS {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}"THIS IS ABOUT SHOWG PEOPLE I DON'T RE," HE {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}THE EXPRS & STAR. "MY FAY DON'T WANT TO E ON THE DAY. THEY JT DON'T WANT TO SEE —'S TOO EMBARRASSG FOR THEM. THEY THK 'S A DISEASE AND N BE CURED. SOME OF MY FAY STILL LL A PHASE."YOUTUBEUK'S FIRST MLIM {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}GROWG UP, CHOUDHURY WAS ROUTELY BULLIED—"PEOPLE WOULD SP ON ME, EMPTY THE BBISH BS ON ME, LL ME PIG." HE FELL TO PRSN, AND WAS ACTUALLY THE MIDST OF A SUICI ATTEMPT THAT HE MET HIS {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}"I'D NOT LONG OVERDOSED AND I WAS CRYG ON A BENCH AND SEAN ME OVER AND ASKED IF I WAS OKAY," CHODHURY RELLS. "HE GAVE ME HOPE AT ONE OF MY LOWT POTS AND HE'S STOOD BY ME ALL THE WAY."{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}THE UPLE BEME ENGAGED LAST JUNE, SHORTLY AFTER MOVG {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}AFTER CELEBRATG NEARBY DARLASTON, THEY'RE OFF TO HONEYMOON SPA. BUT THE MOST EXCG PART OF THEIR NUPTIALS IS BEG ABLE TO IMPART A MSAGE OF HOPE TO OTHER LGBT {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}"I WANT TO SAY TO ALL PEOPLE GOG THROUGH THE SAME THG THAT'S 'S OKAY," CHODHURY SAYS. 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RexChowdhury, who adms he suffers om post-trmatic strs disorr as a rult of discrimatn and abe for beg gay, said: 'This is about showg people I don't re. 'I want to say to all people gog through the same thg that 's okay — we're gog to show the whole world that you n be gay and Mlim, ' he add.
Jahed Choudhury, 24, grew up feelg ostracised bee he was gay and was sent on a relig pilgrimage to change his sexual orientatn.
#PRI: 'FIRST GAY MLIM WEDDG' THE UK
"I want to say to all people gog through the same thg that's 's okay - we're gog to show the whole world that you n be gay and Mlim. In what is seen as a cultural taboo for many tradnal Mlims, Mr Choudhury is one of only a few openly-gay Mlim men and believed to be the first the UK to marry another man.
A 24-year-old gay man ma history this week when he beme what's believed to be the first Mlim the UK to have a same-sex Choudhury married his partner Sean Rogan, 19, at the registry office Walsall the Wt Midlands. The married uple said they married publicly bee they want the world to know that is okay to be both gay and Mlim.
Jahed Choudhury, aged 24, om Darlaston, held a public ceremony wh his partner Sean Rogan, 19, orr to show "that you n be gay and Mlim".
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"I want to say to all people gog through the same thg that 's okay – we're gog to show the whole world that you n be gay and Mlim, " Jahed said. His fay did not attend his weddg at the Walsall registry office, as they believe his beg homosexual is a disease that n be cured, he said. I want to say to all people gog through the same thg that 's okay – we're gog to show the whole world that you n be gay and Mlim.
"It's not a phase, you don't go through – I knew I was gay sce I was six, but I didn't e out to my parents until I was 16. "It was not possible to nfirm if this was the first Mlim gay marriage, as the Office for Natnal Statistics (ONS) do not routely rerd religns at non-relig ceremoni.
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Both were Mlims and both were wearg far as I have been able to disver, this was the first Mlim "gay weddg" Bra.
"Sir Iqbal also scribed homosexualy as "not acceptable" terms of health and there are many Mlims who take an even harr le, nouncg gay people as "paedophil and Aids rriers" and likeng homosexualy to a "ncer tumour" that mt be eradited, Sir Iqbal's remarks - together wh the MCB's reluctance to engage dialogue about homosexualy - have triggered exactly the sort of nflict that another proment Brish Mlim warned agast six years 2000, Zaki Badawi - an elrly but far-sighted scholar who was head of the Mlim College London - took the unprecented step of givg an terview to Gay Tim.
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"Dr Badawi, who died earlier this year, told the magaze: "Homosexualy has always existed and ntu to exist all Islamic untri...
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"Rellg the film My Betiful Lndrette, which portrays a love affair between a Brish-Asian Mlim and his whe boyiend, he scribed as "a eful remr to the Mlim muny that they nnot simply sweep gays and lbians unr the rpet" is te, of urse, that most Mlims today regard homosexualy as bad and do try to "sweep gays and lbians unr the rpet", but this is a product of society rather than their relign.
So far, there has been no parable bate wh Islam - but that don't mean to say n't is a wispread misapprehensn - repeated yterday rears' ments about Peter Tatchell's article - that the Qur'an "is pla s nmnatn of homosexualy". Neverthels, while attus towards homosexualy the wt over the last few s have generally been liberalisg, Mlim untri have been movg the oppose directn.
The issue here is not that they are both of the same genr but that their relatnship is not legally, a sense, is the Islamic Catch 22: gay upl are at flt for not beg married, and yet they are not allowed to regularise their relatnship the way that straight upl like the Bible, the Qur'an has a number of vers that are popularly regard as nmng homosexualy.
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What the Qur'an actually says about this is discsed more fully my book Unspeakable Love (published next week), but the key pot is that the vers ually ced are by no means as clear or unequivol as people Christiany, Islamic arguments agast homosexualy centre on the tale of the prophet Lot (or Lut as he is known the Qur'an) and the stctn of Sodom. The Old Ttament versn of the story was bunked by Christian scholars years ago and, on any sensible readg, is irrelevant to homosexualy as we know today. The Qur'anic versn is remarkably siar and open to siar criqu, and yet s popular terpretatn is hardly ever challenged by Islamic Christiany, the bate about homosexualy has bee a tt se a much wir battle between two nflictg approach to relign.