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Lia Darj photographed people var untri who are both gay and Mlim. Among her subjects were openly gay imams Europe and the Uned Stat.

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WHAT DO ISLAM SAY ABOUT BEG GAY?

Ludovic-Mohamed Zahed has risked anger and jury to further the e of gay Mlims. Ten years after he tablished Europe's first clive mosque, he explor what has changed. * gay and islam *

As a rult, their beliefs on issu relatg to lbian, gay, bisexual, transgenr and queer people nnot be easily summarized.

However, acrdg to a recent survey by Public Relign Rearch Center, more than half (52%) of Amerin Mlims ageed that "society should approve of homosexualy.

The basis for this attu of acceptance is the belief that a person is born transgenr but choos to be homosexual, makg homosexualy a s.

A GAY IMAM'S STORY: 'THE DIALOGUE IS OPEN ISLAM – 10 YEARS AGO WASN'T'

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How Amerin Mlims Mt Rpond to Orlando Israel's First Gay Major General Is No Cse for Pri The Real Opprsors of Gaza's Gay Communy Beit Pri Canceled After Organizer Detaed by Authori Lebanon last year beme the first Arab untry to hold a gay pri week, though the openg event was nceled bee of safety ncerns after threats of vlence. >> Israel's first gay major general is no e for pri >> This year’s pri week began on May 12 and was due to n until May 20. Here's a look at what the ISIS, Islamic scholars and others the regn say about homosexualy.

WHAT ’S LIKE TO BE GAY AND MLIM

>> After Orlando: Amerin Mlims mt challenge our muny's homophobia || Opn >> The ath penalty stead om the Hadh, or acunts of the saygs of the Prophet Muhammad. Acrdg to ISIS' radil terpretatn of Islam, gays should be thrown om a high buildg then stoned if they are not ad when they h the ground.

I'M GAY AND MLIM. I SAW MYSELF THE QURAN

The group bas this gome punishment on one acunt which the Prophet Muhammad reportedly said gays "should be thrown om tremendo height then stoned. " Over the past two years, ISIS has thrown dozens of gay men om tall buildgs the areas of Iraq and Syria unr s ntrol.

LONDON'S LANDMARK BUILDG DOTTED WH STRIP CLUBS, GAY VENU TO TURN TO MOSQUE

Before ISIS, the method was rarely ed, though other ants have targeted spected gays and lbians for ath. How Do Other Countri In The Regn Treat Gays? Across the Arab world, gays have been arrted and sentenced to prison on charg lked to "bchery" - and faced floggg or even the ath penalty Iran and Sdi Arabia.

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