A group of Canadian homosexuals have announced their plans to open a “uny” mosque Halifax cy the eastern Canadian provce of Nova Stia, where gays, transgenr and women Imams would worship openly.
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- AFFIRMG MOSQU HELP GAY MLIMS RENCILE FAH, SEXUALY
- HALIFAX'S FIRST GAY-IENDLY MOSQUE OPENG THIS SUMMER
- GAY MOSQUE PLANNED CANADA
AFFIRMG MOSQU HELP GAY MLIMS RENCILE FAH, SEXUALY
Queer Mlim Communy of Canada. Salaam is an anizatn dited to Mlims who are lbian, gay, bisexual, and trans and or tersex, as well as those qutng their sexual orientatn or genr inty/ exprsn, their fai and iends. The Salaam Support Group is directed towards providg support to and fosterg a sense of muny amongst * gay mosque in canada *
Imam El-Faro Khaki -found Toronto's first LGBTQ-iendly mosque, Uny Mosque, 10 years ago to allow lbian, gay, bisexual, transgenr and queer Mlims to attend prayers whout havg to hi their sexual orientatn or genr inty for fear of discrimatn.
INTERPRETATIONGay Mlim scholar Stt Siraj al-Haqq Kugle has spent two s rearchg LGBTQ issu the Islamic fah and said many people are surprised to disver that Islam is not herently nmng of LGBTQ people. “In the Quran, there is no word that explicly scrib homosexual or transgenr persons; the Arabic terms were vented after the Quran’s revelatn, by medieval jurists and ntemporary journalists, doctors and social crics.
HALIFAX'S FIRST GAY-IENDLY MOSQUE OPENG THIS SUMMER
Nova Stia’s first gay-iendly mosque is set to open the next few weeks. * gay mosque in canada *
FINDING ‘A MIDDLE GROUND’Tugay Sarac was 13 when his father died eight years ago. “I thought I n't be Mlim and gay at the same time, ” he said.
“This went on for a few years until I went to the Ibn Rhd-Goethe Mosque, where I realized that is actually possible to be Mlim and gay.
GAY MOSQUE PLANNED CANADA
”Tugay Sarac is the LGBTQ ordator of Ibn Rhd-Goethe Mosque, the only self-scribed liberal mosque Germany.
Courty of Tugay SaracIbn Rhd-Goethe Mosque is the only self-scribed liberal mosque Germany.