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Muhsin Hendricks, the world’s first openly gay imam, dedicated his life to bridging Islam and LGBTQ+ identity. He founded ...
South Africa National Assembly Speaker Thoko Didiza on June 17 swore in lesbian feminist Palomino Jama as a new MP.
Openly gay imam who was shot dead in South Africa embodied complex Muslim identity His killing has once again raised difficult questions facing Muslims all over the world on sexuality and masculinity.
Imam Muhsin Hendricks ran the Inner Circle, an organisation focused on helping queer Muslims embrace their faith and sexuality. He also was the imam at the People’s Mosque in Wynberg.
Muhsin Hendricks, the world’s very first openly gay imam, was shot dead in South Africa. He ran a mosque, just like the one Zahed runs, which is a safe haven for other LGBT muslims.
On February 15, Muhsin Hendricks, an openly gay imam, Islamic scholar and LGBT rights activist was shot and killed in Gqeberha, South Africa as he was leaving to officiate an interfaith marriage ...
The execution-style killing of an openly gay imam, Muhsin Hendricks, in South Africa has left people in the LGBTQ+ community fearful for their safety - but also determined to forge ahead with the ...
Cape Town: A man regarded as the first openly gay Muslim imam has been fatally shot while sitting in a car in South Africa in what many are calling an assassination because of his teachings.
The Rev. Elder Cecilia Eggleston, moderator of the MCC denomination, today issued a statement condemning the apparently hate-motivated murder last weekend of openly gay Muslim Imam Muhsin ...
CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — A man regarded as the first openly gay Muslim imam has been fatally shot while sitting in a car in South Africa in what many are calling an assassination because ...