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He highlights the severity of homosexuality in Islamic texts, recounts historical perspectives on punishments for such acts, and outlines practical steps to combat these thoughts, including lowering ones gaze and remaining occupied with positive pursuits. What we advise you to do is the following: 1. Do not cut off ties with him or kick him out of the house. His remaining with you will give you more chances to try to set him straight by direct and indirect means.

You can take him with you to Islamic centres or places which you think will help to expedite his repentance and rid him of this problem. Can A Muslim Be Gay? Explore the intersection of Islam and homosexuality, including historical perspectives and personal stories of LGBTQ+ Muslims navigating their identities.

In the modern era, Muslim public attitudes towards homosexuality underwent a marked change beginning in the 19th century, largely due to the global spread of Islamic fundamentalist movements, namely Salafism and Wahhabism.

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{INSERTKEYS} [13]. It is difficult to define the “Islamic position” on homosexuality, as a monolithic phenomenon, simply because Islam is a very diverse faith group with some billion followers on six continents. Although research into attitudes towards homosexuality in the general population points to demographic variables, such as age and level of education, as key determinants of the nature of attitudes, this has not been the case in my own work with British Muslims.

Under Babylonian rule, women were forced to offer their virginity to Ishtar before they got married. One young gay Muslim man said:. In substantiating these attitudes people often draw on holy scripture. Hendricks: They quote from hadith that are clearly inauthentic. Sponsored Content by Taboola. So there needs to be much more discussion of homosexuality in Muslim communities — which will admittedly be difficult given the cultural taboo around sexuality.

At least I wanted to try to be with a woman. Those gay Muslims who conceptualise their sexuality as immoral and wrong can understandably struggle to derive self-esteem, which is key to well-being. This verse has traditionally been interpreted as referring to old women who don't get marriage proposals any more. At that point, I knew I was in trouble.

Many scholars also cite the Ahadith statements attributed to the Prophet Muhammed that are condemnatory of homosexuality. Christian fundamentalist like Mike Huckabee et al. The recent legalisation in the US has the unintended consequence of adding it to the arsenal of claims that US foreign policy is promoting its imperial interests.

Were you already convinced that there is no contradiction between being gay and being Muslim? Mr Hendricks, you come from a Muslim family in South Africa. Hendricks: There are verses in the Koran that hint at non-binary sexual orientations. The US, and the world at large, still have a long way to go to end such acts of bigotry, racism, and sexism.

Hendricks came out on his radio show, setting off an angry and threatening response from listeners of the show. He hated it. LGBT in Islam. Hendricks: Many are afraid of losing their families, of being ostracised and disowned by their parents. Hamid Dabashi. Some people spoke fondly of their LGBT friends, neighbours and acquaintances, suggesting that first-hand contact may challenge homophobia which exists at an abstract, conceptual level.

He's bringing down the name of Islam," says another. Gay Muslims may cope with this internal conflict in a number of ways. Earlier this year, a survey commissioned by Channel 4 was conducted among a random sample of 1, individuals who self-identified as Muslim.{/INSERTKEYS}