Ludovic-Mohamed Zahed is an exceptn the Mlim world: The French-Algerian imam is openly gay. For the past ten year he has led a progrsive and clive movement promotg an Islam that rpects the LGBT+ muny, women’s right, and terfah dialogue.
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- ARTE REPORTAGEA GAY IMAM
- MEET THE IMAM OF AI’S FIRST GAY-IENDLY MOSQUE
- GAY IMAM HELPS YOUNG MLIMS BALANCE RELIGN, SEXUALY
ARTE REPORTAGEA GAY IMAM
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Ludovic-Mohamed Zahed is an exceptn the Mlim world: The French-Algerian imam is openly gay. ” Khan was born to the Mlim fah, while Ty – who intifi as non-bary – is a recent pansexual uple are among a dozen or so people who have gathered to listen to Muhs Hendricks, often lled “the world’s first openly gay imam”. Unterred, he ntued to spread the msage that beg gay and Mlim are not patible, and is now the subject of a new documentary film, The Radil, which has s European premiere Berl this prayer at Masjadul Ghurbhh.
MEET THE IMAM OF AI’S FIRST GAY-IENDLY MOSQUE
Muhs Hendricks, the ‘world’s first gay imam’ wants to help LGBTQ+ Mlims South Ai rencile their sexualy wh their fah * imam gay algerie *
”In 2011 Hendricks bolstered his role as an imam figure by settg up a mosque space after a iend endured a lol sermon nmng homosexualy. ’”Same-sex marriage has been legally regnised sce 2006 South Ai, which is more acceptg of homosexualy than many Ain untri.
Acrdg to Masjidul Ghurbaah visors such as Khan, though, homophobia is still mon the cy’s mosqu.
“Havg a space where you n experience your culture and relign whout severe homophobia is very appealg, ” says Khan. Last summer the MJC clared a h fatwa on gay liftyl. ”skip past newsletter promotnafter newsletter promotnHendricks says there’s nothg the Qur’an that “should be ed as blanket nmnatn of homosexualy”.
GAY IMAM HELPS YOUNG MLIMS BALANCE RELIGN, SEXUALY
He says there’s nothg the text that should be ed as blanket nmnatn of homosexualy. In 2019 he went to Kenya to promote LGBTQ+ rights ahead of the untry’s high urt upholdg anti-homosexualy laws current activism projects clu creatg onle vios Urdu and Hdi discsg LGBTQ+ Mlims.
He talks to the few other gay imams around the world, such as Atralia’s Nur Warsame and US-based Daayiee Abdullah, but remas the only one Ai.
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