A Mlim amic recently opened a gay- and women-iendly mosque Cape Town, South Ai, which was largely regard as a rponse to the culture of excln and nservatism the Mlim fah. And spe receivg ath threats and fierce cricism, experts say the hoe of worship's polici reprent an adaptatn of centuri-old tradns. Mart Seemungal reports.
Contents:
- MEET THE IMAM OF AI’S FIRST GAY-IENDLY MOSQUE
- INSI CAPE TOWN'S GAY MOSQUE
- NEW ‘OPEN MOSQUE’ CAPE TOWN WEL OPENLY GAY MLIMS
- IS CAPE TOWN’S WOMEN AND GAY-IENDLY MOSQUE A SIGN OF NEW MLIM ATTUS?
- A GAY MOSQUE CAPE TOWN SOUNDS THE LL TO PRAYER FOR EVERYONE
MEET THE IMAM OF AI’S FIRST GAY-IENDLY MOSQUE
Friday prayers at the People's Mosque Cape Town look like any other around the Islamic world, except the imam is openly gay. * gay mosque in cape town *
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INSI CAPE TOWN'S GAY MOSQUE
A new “gay-iendly” mosque Cape Town, South Ai, opened s doors on Friday spe receivg ath threats and cricism om the lol Mlim muny. * gay mosque in cape town *
Cape Town - Friday prayers at the People's Mosque Wynberg look like any other around the Islamic world, except the imam is openly gay and the teachg promot homosexual is a stance that provok outrage om many Mlims, but Muhs Hendricks has built up a small, loyal ngregatn by helpg worshippers try to rencile their sexualy and their relign.
NEW ‘OPEN MOSQUE’ CAPE TOWN WEL OPENLY GAY MLIMS
”Cape Town has an active gay scene, and is often scribed as the “gay pal” of Ai, wh a district of gay-iendly rtrants, bars, gutho and clubs near the cy 1996 Hendricks found “The Inner Circle”, a support group for Mlims livg Cape Town who felt rejected due to their sexual orientatn, which led to him settg up the mosque five years ntrast to the emotns that surround the explosive topic of Islam and homosexualy, the mosque offers a lm and open place for gay Mlims to worship together.
IS CAPE TOWN’S WOMEN AND GAY-IENDLY MOSQUE A SIGN OF NEW MLIM ATTUS?
Picture: Rodger Bosch/AFPToday the mosque, loted at the Inner Circle offic, has about 25 regular worshippers, and even offers a marriage blsg to gay Ai's 1996 nstutn protects homosexuals' rights, and the untry is the only one Ai that allows same sex many South Ains of all relig groups are ls tolerant, and LGBT (lbian, gay, bisexual, and transgenr) people are often subject to discrimatn and are about 300 000 Mlims Cape Town and most mosque lears the cy take a clear stand agast homosexualy, even enuragg home imprisonment and “rrective treatment”.
A GAY MOSQUE CAPE TOWN SOUNDS THE LL TO PRAYER FOR EVERYONE
“Homosexualy is unacceptable and the punishment will be the fire, ” Imam Pandy, lear of a mosque Mowbray said. “How n you be homosexual?
”The Inner Circle group has worked for 20 years to support gay Mlims, often stgglg to survive agast overwhelmg opposn om orthodox Islamic lears.