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Contents:
- HOMOSEXUALY AND ISLAM: WHAT DO THE QUR’AN ACTUALLY SAY ABOUT GAY PEOPLE?
- WHAT DO THE KORAN SAY ABOUT BEG GAY?
- WHAT DO ISLAM SAY ABOUT BEG GAY?
HOMOSEXUALY AND ISLAM: WHAT DO THE QUR’AN ACTUALLY SAY ABOUT GAY PEOPLE?
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WHAT DO THE KORAN SAY ABOUT BEG GAY?
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WHAT DO ISLAM SAY ABOUT BEG GAY?
In Syria, al-Qaida's lol branch as well as other Islamic surgent groups battlg ISIS, have also killed gays and some homosexuals have had to flee the untry for their own safety.