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• WT MIDLANDS SCHOOL CRICISED AFTER ATH THREATS TO GAY MLIM SPEAKER
• POLICE NOTIFIED AS GAY MLIM SPEAKER RECEIV 'ONLE THREATS' AFTER WOOD GREEN AMY TALK
• REPORT HEAVILY CRICIS WOOD GREEN AMY OVER ‘GAY MLIM’ LSON
• HECKLG OF GAY MLIM SPEAKER AT SCHOOL PROMPTS GOVERNMENT TO SEND VTIGATORS
• GAY MLIM ACTIVIST SPEAKS OUT AFTER RECEIVG 'ATH THREATS' SCHOOL HOMOPHOBIA ROWCAMPAIGNER KHAKAN QURHI WAS VED TO WOOD GREEN AMY TO SHARE HIS EXPERIENCE OF G OUTBIRMGHAMMAILBOOKMARKSHARECOMMENTSBLACK COUNTRYBYNATHAN CLARKECOMMUNY REPORTER18:10, 4 APR 2023BOOKMARKKHAKAN QURHI WAS VED TO WOOD GREEN AMY TO TALK ABOUT G OUT AS A GAY MLIM. (IMAGE: BIRMGHAM MAIL)GET THE LATT NEWS OM BMMIE MLIMS NEWSLETTER STRAIGHT TO YOUR BOXMORE NEWSLETTERS SUBSCRIBEINVALID EMAILSOMETHG WENT WRONG, PLEASE TRY AGA LATER.MORE NEWSLETTERSWE E YOUR SIGN-UP TO PROVI NTENT WAYS YOU’VE NSENTED TO AND IMPROVE OUR UNRSTANDG OF YOU. THIS MAY CLU ADVERTS OM AND THIRD PARTI BASED ON OUR KNOWLEDGE OF YOU. MORE THANK YOU FOR SUBSCRIBG!WE HAVE MORE NEWSLETTERSSHOW ME SEE OURPRIVACY NOTICE SEE OURPRIVACY NOTICE&TIM;GROUP 28 GET THE LATT NEWS OM BMMIE MLIMS NEWSLETTER STRAIGHT TO YOUR BOXINVALID EMAILSOMETHG WENT WRONG, PLEASE TRY AGA LATER.SIGN UPNO THANKS, CLOSEWE E YOUR SIGN-UP TO PROVI NTENT WAYS YOU’VE NSENTED TO AND IMPROVE OUR UNRSTANDG OF YOU. THIS MAY CLU ADVERTS OM AND THIRD PARTI BASED ON OUR KNOWLEDGE OF YOU. MORE &TIM;GROUP 28THANK YOU FOR SUBSCRIBG!
• VIOS OF WOOD GREEN AMY FALLOUT 'ULD BE TAKEN OUT OF NTEXT' SAY POLICE AMID PROBE TO THREATSTHE ROW WAS ALLEGEDLY SPARKED BY A STUNT'S REACTN TO KHAKAN QURHI SHARG HIS EXPERIENCE OF BEG A GAY MLIMBIRMGHAMMAILBOOKMARKSHARECOMMENTSBLACK COUNTRYBYKELLY ASHMORE14:14, 24 NOV 2022UPDATED14:16, 24 NOV 2022BOOKMARKWOOD GREEN AMY, WEDNBURY (IMAGE: GOOGLE STREET)GET THE LATT BLACK COUNTRY NEWS STRAIGHT TO YOUR BOXMORE NEWSLETTERS SUBSCRIBEINVALID EMAILSOMETHG WENT WRONG, PLEASE TRY AGA LATER.MORE NEWSLETTERSWE E YOUR SIGN-UP TO PROVI NTENT WAYS YOU’VE NSENTED TO AND IMPROVE OUR UNRSTANDG OF YOU. THIS MAY CLU ADVERTS OM AND THIRD PARTI BASED ON OUR KNOWLEDGE OF YOU. MORE THANK YOU FOR SUBSCRIBG!WE HAVE MORE NEWSLETTERSSHOW ME SEE OURPRIVACY NOTICE SEE OURPRIVACY NOTICE&TIM;GROUP 28 GET THE LATT BLACK COUNTRY NEWS STRAIGHT TO YOUR BOXINVALID EMAILSOMETHG WENT WRONG, PLEASE TRY AGA LATER.SIGN UPNO THANKS, CLOSEWE E YOUR SIGN-UP TO PROVI NTENT WAYS YOU’VE NSENTED TO AND IMPROVE OUR UNRSTANDG OF YOU. THIS MAY CLU ADVERTS OM AND THIRD PARTI BASED ON OUR KNOWLEDGE OF YOU. MORE &TIM;GROUP 28THANK YOU FOR SUBSCRIBG!
• GAY MLIM SPEAKER RECEIV ‘ATH THREATS’ AFTER SCHOOL TALK
• GAY MLIM SPEAKER RECEIV ‘ATH THREATS’ AFTER SCHOOL TALK
• GAY AND MLIM?

WT MIDLANDS SCHOOL CRICISED AFTER ATH THREATS TO GAY MLIM SPEAKER

A Wt Midlands school has been cricised for failg to “teach ntroversial issu a way that is safe for everyone”, after a gay Mlim speaker was challenged by stunts and later received ath threats on social external report on Wood Green Amy Wednbury was missned after the cint November last year, which stunts qutned the speaker on his views about homosexualy and Qurhi, founr of the Birmgham Asian LGBT group, was ved to the school’s sixth form to speak on “diversy the face of adversy”, but the ssn appeared to scend to chaos, vios posted on social media Qurhi said there wasn’t anythg the Qur’an that said homosexualy was a s, stunts uld be heard sayg he was “offendg people” and “advotg the wrong thg”. Teachers tervened, wh one scribg the stunts’ ments as “homophobia” and another g a reference to 9/11 to expla how the UK was a “tolerant society” cint at the school of 1, 500 stunts led to parents formg the Wood Green Amy Actn Group, which said pupils were fearful about returng to school after the pennt report, sent to parents last month and seen by the Guardian, nclud: “There is clear evince there is sufficient awarens and experience to be able to liver the teachg of ntroversial issu a way that is safe for everyone.

”The group said had llected other plats om pupils and parents, cludg a pupil beg harassed for wearg a long skirt and headsrf, the school refg to create a signated prayer room, mothers beg nied entry to the school while wearg a veil and teachers failg to tervene ex-stunt said his younger sister was one of the pupils lled homophobic by a teacher the vio, before she was directed to a staff office where she started cryg. “To me ’s que worryg that the mdset of my childhood the 70s and 80s, that you nnot be gay Mlim, ntu here the 21st century the UK.

”In the vio clips of the cint, pupils n be heard sayg Qurhi was “advotg the wrong thg” and askg him: “Do you agree that beg gay and Mlim is wrong? Officers have been alerted to a bter row between staff and stunts at a Black Country school followg a talk om gay Mlim speaker. Khakan said he felt some were 'dissectg his inty' as they qutned how he uld be both Mlim and gay.

POLICE NOTIFIED AS GAY MLIM SPEAKER RECEIV 'ONLE THREATS' AFTER WOOD GREEN AMY TALK

5Pillars unrstands that over 50 Mlim stunts did not attend Wood Green Amy Wednbury yterday after pupils were discipled followg a vis to the school by “gay Mlim” activist Khakan Qurhi. At a meetg at the Mada Edutn Tst on Sunday, attend by 160 people, Mlim parents and muny members said that their children felt fearful about gog back to school after their normative Islamic beliefs on LGBTQ issu were challenged by Mr Qurhi, who said was okay to be gay and Mlim and that the Quran do not nsir homosexualy to be a s.

REPORT HEAVILY CRICIS WOOD GREEN AMY OVER ‘GAY MLIM’ LSON

Police lled after teacher c 9/11 to rebe pupils homophobia row but lls attackers Mlims rather than terroristsGay Mlim mpaigner Khakan Qurhi spoke at a Wt Midlands schoolHe told Wood Green Amy Wednbury about g and beg a MlimHe was asked beg gay and Mlim was wrong and also received ath threats Teacher rebed class after he referred to the 9/11 terrorists as 'Mlims' Published: 22:34 BST, 19 November 2022 | Updated: 12:11 BST, 20 November 2022. A teacher has been dragged to an extraordary Islamophobia row after cg 9/11 while rebg pupils for clashg wh a gay Mlim mpaigner, Khakan Qurhi, was ved to Wood Green Amy Wednbury, Wt Midlands, last week to share his experience of g a tty Q&A exchange wh sixth-formers, Mr Qurhi faced hostile qutng, wh one stunt askg: 'Do you agree that beg gay and Mlim is wrong? He said that he gave a siar talk 2020 about beg gay and Mlim and was received warmly by this time, he was warned by teachers that he might face a more hostile dience as a number of Mlim pupils had moved to the Amy om a lol fah Qurhi said: 'They kept on sayg that you nnot be gay and Mlim, bee that ntradicts the Qur'an.

An pennt review of events at Wood Green Amy Wednbury last November – where pupils were discipled followg a vis to the school by “gay Mlim” activist Khakan Qurhi – has heavily cricised the amy for creatg an unsafe environment for children.

Followg the RSHE lson on November 15, Mlim parents and muny members said that their children felt fearful about gog back to school after their normative Islamic beliefs on LGBTQ issu were challenged by Mr Qurhi, who said was okay to be gay and Mlim and that the Quran do not nsir homosexualy to be a s. This led to a verbal nontatn wh some children before teachers tervened scribg the stunts’ ments as “homophobia” wh one g a reference to 9/11 to expla how the UK was a “tolerant society. The Government has sent vtigators to a school after a gay Mlim speaker was shouted down by stunts and later received ath threats.

HECKLG OF GAY MLIM SPEAKER AT SCHOOL PROMPTS GOVERNMENT TO SEND VTIGATORS

The sixth form pupils asked him if he agreed that "beg gay and Mlim is wrong" and he was asked to "prove" he was really a follower of the an d clip of the November cint, one stunt is heard sayg "you allowed a gay Mlim to tell li" while another says: "There is only one Koran, what the f--- is this guy on". The Guardian - 22 Mar 2023 13:52Report says Wood Green Amy failed to teach ntroversial issu a safe way after Khakan Qurhi challenged by stunts A Wt Midlands school has been cricised for failg to "teach ntroversial issu a way that is safe for everyone", after a gay Mlim speaker was challenged by stunts and later received ath threats on social media.

An external report on Wood Green Amy Wednbury was missned after the cint November last year, which stunts qutned the speaker on his views about homosexualy and Islam. UK school Wood Green Amy said has not reported s stunts to Prevent followg claims that pupils were transferred to the unter-terrorism strategy after an cint volvg allegatns of homophobia. A UK school has nied claims that referred pupils to the Prevent unter-terrorism programme followg a clash between staff and stunts over alleged homophobia.

The pupils uld be heard challengg Qurhi's views on Islam and qutng how he uld be both Mlim and gay. However, on this ocsn, he said a "few hard-re" pupils would not let him fish speakg whout qutng his acceptance of beg both gay and Mlim, reported the Daily Mail. A gay Mlim mpaigner who received ath threats after liverg a talk at a Walsall school has vowed to ntue workg schools to challenge stereotyp and promote equaly.

GAY MLIM ACTIVIST SPEAKS OUT AFTER RECEIVG 'ATH THREATS' SCHOOL HOMOPHOBIA ROWCAMPAIGNER KHAKAN QURHI WAS VED TO WOOD GREEN AMY TO SHARE HIS EXPERIENCE OF G OUTBIRMGHAMMAILBOOKMARKSHARECOMMENTSBLACK COUNTRYBYNATHAN CLARKECOMMUNY REPORTER18:10, 4 APR 2023BOOKMARKKHAKAN QURHI WAS VED TO WOOD GREEN AMY TO TALK ABOUT G OUT AS A GAY MLIM. (IMAGE: BIRMGHAM MAIL)GET THE LATT NEWS OM BMMIE MLIMS NEWSLETTER STRAIGHT TO YOUR BOXMORE NEWSLETTERS SUBSCRIBEINVALID EMAILSOMETHG WENT WRONG, PLEASE TRY AGA LATER.MORE NEWSLETTERSWE E YOUR SIGN-UP TO PROVI NTENT WAYS YOU’VE NSENTED TO AND IMPROVE OUR UNRSTANDG OF YOU. THIS MAY CLU ADVERTS OM AND THIRD PARTI BASED ON OUR KNOWLEDGE OF YOU. MORE THANK YOU FOR SUBSCRIBG!WE HAVE MORE NEWSLETTERSSHOW ME SEE OURPRIVACY NOTICE SEE OURPRIVACY NOTICE&TIM;GROUP 28 GET THE LATT NEWS OM BMMIE MLIMS NEWSLETTER STRAIGHT TO YOUR BOXINVALID EMAILSOMETHG WENT WRONG, PLEASE TRY AGA LATER.SIGN UPNO THANKS, CLOSEWE E YOUR SIGN-UP TO PROVI NTENT WAYS YOU’VE NSENTED TO AND IMPROVE OUR UNRSTANDG OF YOU. THIS MAY CLU ADVERTS OM AND THIRD PARTI BASED ON OUR KNOWLEDGE OF YOU. MORE &TIM;GROUP 28THANK YOU FOR SUBSCRIBG!

Khakan Qurhi, om Birmgham, was met wh a 'barrage' of onle abe and shouted down by stunts at Wood Green Amy after liverg a prentatn on his experience g out as a gay Mlim. For s, Khakan has sought to tackle homophobia among ethnic mory groups and relig muni by gog to schools to 'spire people to be their te thentic selv.

VIOS OF WOOD GREEN AMY FALLOUT 'ULD BE TAKEN OUT OF NTEXT' SAY POLICE AMID PROBE TO THREATSTHE ROW WAS ALLEGEDLY SPARKED BY A STUNT'S REACTN TO KHAKAN QURHI SHARG HIS EXPERIENCE OF BEG A GAY MLIMBIRMGHAMMAILBOOKMARKSHARECOMMENTSBLACK COUNTRYBYKELLY ASHMORE14:14, 24 NOV 2022UPDATED14:16, 24 NOV 2022BOOKMARKWOOD GREEN AMY, WEDNBURY (IMAGE: GOOGLE STREET)GET THE LATT BLACK COUNTRY NEWS STRAIGHT TO YOUR BOXMORE NEWSLETTERS SUBSCRIBEINVALID EMAILSOMETHG WENT WRONG, PLEASE TRY AGA LATER.MORE NEWSLETTERSWE E YOUR SIGN-UP TO PROVI NTENT WAYS YOU’VE NSENTED TO AND IMPROVE OUR UNRSTANDG OF YOU. THIS MAY CLU ADVERTS OM AND THIRD PARTI BASED ON OUR KNOWLEDGE OF YOU. MORE THANK YOU FOR SUBSCRIBG!WE HAVE MORE NEWSLETTERSSHOW ME SEE OURPRIVACY NOTICE SEE OURPRIVACY NOTICE&TIM;GROUP 28 GET THE LATT BLACK COUNTRY NEWS STRAIGHT TO YOUR BOXINVALID EMAILSOMETHG WENT WRONG, PLEASE TRY AGA LATER.SIGN UPNO THANKS, CLOSEWE E YOUR SIGN-UP TO PROVI NTENT WAYS YOU’VE NSENTED TO AND IMPROVE OUR UNRSTANDG OF YOU. THIS MAY CLU ADVERTS OM AND THIRD PARTI BASED ON OUR KNOWLEDGE OF YOU. MORE &TIM;GROUP 28THANK YOU FOR SUBSCRIBG!

Wt Midlands Police said vios of a fallout between staff and stunts at a Black Country school followg a vis om a gay Mlim speaker "uld be taken out of ntext" and "may be flamg the suatn".

Durg a Q&A ssn, a stunt challenged his views of Islam and qutned how he uld be both Mlim and gay. Erdgton Amy Birmgham has provoked outrage amongst Mlim staff, pupils and parents by vg a “gay Mlim” who said the Quran do not prohib same-sex relatns to addrs pupils aged 11-13. On Tuday Erdgton Amy ved a “gay Mlim” lled Ash to do an onle power pot prentatn and speech durg an “enrichment day” ssn wh Year 7 and 8 pupils.

Parents have told 5Pillars that Ash, who said he was a Bengali Mlim om Birmgham, announced that he was a Mlim and gay and said he had read the Quran and hadhs and is “ok to be gay. There is nothg the Quran that says you n’t be gay, he said, addg that ’s up to terpretatn and you have old Mlims and new morn Mlims who terpret differently. But when qutned by stunts about how he uld be Mlim and gay given Islam’s strict prohibn on same-sex sexual relatns, Ash replied that he lost his fah years ago but still knows lots of “gay Mlims.

GAY MLIM SPEAKER RECEIV ‘ATH THREATS’ AFTER SCHOOL TALK

Sourc told 5Pillars that the onle ssn took place whout Mlim pupils or staff knowg that a “gay Mlim” would addrs the stunts. The prentatn clud imag of two men kissg and other imag and ptns promotg homosexualy, which, if acted upon, is nsired a major s by a nsens of Islamic scholars. “Basilly, a guy was ved knowg full well that he was gay and Mlim and that he was gog to make a speech to majory Mlim kids and Mlim staff, and he has misquoted the Quran to say that ’s allowed to be gay and that the Quran says ’s ok.

There is a profound difference between someone g and sayg ‘the are my experienc, ’ and someone g who has no expertise on Islamic theology and sayg ‘there is nothg wrong wh beg gay and Mlim or that there is nothg the Quran which preclus the typ of relatnships. A row epted followg a talk by a gay Mlim mpaigner at a Wt Midlands school on Wednday.

The stunts asked him how he uld be both Mlim and gay. He stated that he gave a siar talk about beg gay and Mlim 2020, which was well received by stunts. “They kept sayg that you n’t be gay and Mlim, bee ntradicts the Qur’an, ” he add.

GAY MLIM SPEAKER RECEIV ‘ATH THREATS’ AFTER SCHOOL TALK

I didn’t say homosexual acts are okay! I mean, why n’t Mlims wh gay & lbian feelgs get advice or help when Mlims have no problem givg advice to Mlims who don’t wear hijab, who drk, who m za, and even Mlims who don’t pray! –Don’t want to be Gay MlimThis is an example of the type of qutns I regularly receive om Mlim youth wantg advice.

Therefore, as we strive for Paradise, we should help each other our efforts of repentance, even if the s is shockg or repulsive, as homosexualy is to many people. Homophobia: Remakg Relign a New Image. Ironilly, one of the greatt barriers to helpg Mlims like the neteen-year-old Mlim girl above is the alleged fight agast homophobia.

GAY AND MLIM?

Lerally, homophobia means an irratnal fear of or paranoia regardg homosexualy or homosexuals. However, socially and polilly, homophobia has e to mean anythg that offends gays and lbians, specifilly those gays and lbians who eher reject God and relign altogether or those who wish to remake God and relign their image. Some of the Mlims intify wh a gay or lbian orientatn while others are merely silent (or vol) supporters of “the e”—whose primary goal is to dismantle the moral teachgs of the Qur’an unr the guise of “new terpretatns.