LGBT Muslims

Gay Muslim films secret pilgrimage in ‘A Sinner in Mecca’

By Rachel Lowry — September 10, 2015
NEW YORK (RNS) Authorities in Mecca prohibit camera use at holy sites. Openly gay men are subject to the death penalty. But none of that deterred Parvez Sharma.

PHOTOS: For trans Muslims in Malaysia, daily life brings struggles, triumphs

By Alexandra Radu — July 28, 2015
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (RNS) Islamic law forbids cross-dressing, and Malaysia's government has a zero-tolerance policy toward transgender issues.

Gay Muslims come out in Toronto photo exhibit

By Omar Sacirbey — June 13, 2014
(RNS) “Muslims around the world are saying, ‘You know what? My relationship with Islam doesn't have to be guilt-ridden,’” said Toronto native Samra Habib, the photographer behind “Just Me and Allah.”
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