Islam
Ramadan Mubarak! Attempts to establish a lexicon of non-degrading appropriate terms for the LGBT community in Arabic is an ongoing process first traced back to the end of the 1990’s. In 2003, a group of LGBT identifying Arab women call the Mujadarra Grrls, published a bilingual glossary of positive expressions of sexuality in Arabic that…
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Ramadan is the ninth month in the Islamic calendar and is observed worldwide by those of the Muslim faith. The Fast of Ramadan lasts the entire month, which can be 29 or 30 days, depending on sightings of the moon. Ramadan is a time when Muslims concentrate on their faith and spend less time on the…
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Under the motto Know your truth – Speak your truth – Live your truth, we provide regular updates and background information on important stories and developments for the LGBT community in the world of politics, law and religion. This week’s topic: “Progressive Islam – Not an Oxymoron.” An important element of self-empowerment and liberation is…
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For some people, religion has no influence their way of living. For others, religion is as important as breathing. Whichever way you experience religion, there’s no denying that it is a main topic of discussion, from the media to family dinner tables.
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Originally published in December 2015, this post has particular resonance this week following President Donald Trump’s Executive Order to restrict immigration from seven predominantly Muslim countries. This bans stigmatizes and harms immigrants, refugees, and Muslims, and it is an assault on the values we hold dear, including religious freedom and Christian love. “What will explain to…
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