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.
Contents:
- WHAT DO ISLAM SAY ABOUT BEG GAY?
- A GAY IMAM'S STORY: 'THE DIALOGUE IS OPEN ISLAM – 10 YEARS AGO WASN'T'
- WHAT ’S LIKE TO BE GAY AND MLIM
- I'M GAY AND MLIM. I SAW MYSELF THE QURAN
- LONDON'S LANDMARK BUILDG DOTTED WH STRIP CLUBS, GAY VENU TO TURN TO MOSQUE
WHAT DO ISLAM SAY ABOUT BEG GAY?
* 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.
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A GAY IMAM'S STORY: 'THE DIALOGUE IS OPEN ISLAM – 10 YEARS AGO WASN'T'
Lia Darj photographed people var untri who are both gay and Mlim. Among her subjects were openly gay imams Europe and the Uned Stat. * gay and islam *
>> 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. >> 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.
WHAT ’S LIKE TO BE GAY AND MLIM
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. 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.
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. In Egypt, there have been police raids of spected gay gathergs and people have been put on trial g a vague legal text that equat homosexualy wh prostut and tri gays for "vlatg public moraly.
I'M GAY AND MLIM. I SAW MYSELF THE QURAN
" "Middle Eastern and North Ain untri have nounced the Orlando shootg when at the same time they crimalize homosexualy wh sentenc rangg om years prison to the ath penalty, " said Ahmed Benchemsi, munitns and advocy director for the Middle East and North Ai at Human Rights Watch. " >> The real opprsors of Gaza's gay muny: Hamas or Israel? || Opn >> In ntrast to much of the regn, Israel is wily tolerant of the LGBT muny, and Tel Aviv holds a massive annual gay pri para.
Still, a Lebane law forbids homosexualy, although is rarely enforced and has been challenged urts.
While homosexualy is not illegal Afghanistan, gays fear the nsequenc of disclosg their inti, cludg police harassment and ath threats.
LONDON'S LANDMARK BUILDG DOTTED WH STRIP CLUBS, GAY VENU TO TURN TO MOSQUE
Fear Of Persecutn Many gays the nservative Mlim world keep their sexual orientatn secret for fear of reprisal by relativ and others.
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. Rameen, a 30-year-old gay man om Afghanistan, said he keeps his sexualy secret om fay and iends.