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Assailants Shoot World's First Gay Imam Muhsin Hendricks in South Africa | Firstpost Africa | N18G
Assailants Shoot World's First Gay Imam Muhsin Hendricks in South Africa | Firstpost Africa | N18G The world's first openly gay Imam Muhsin Hendricks has been killed in an ambush in South Africa's Gqebrha city.
Man hailed as world’s first imam to say he was gay is shot dead in South Africa
A man hailed as the world’s first imam to say he was gay was shot dead in South Africa on Saturday, local police said, in what rights groups fear could be a hate crime.
Muhsin Hendricks, ‘first openly gay imam,’ helped queer Muslims find their way
Most headlines call him the “world’s first openly gay imam,” a newsworthy descriptor but hardly the whole story. Beyond Muhsin’s work with queer Muslims, he was a pillar of queer rights activism and the queer interfaith movement globally. He was a father, a grandfather and a friend.
Hate Crime Rumors Circulate After 1st Openly Gay Muslim Imam Fatally Shot In South Africa
LGBTQ+ advocates are fearful the killing was a hate crime as Hendricks came out as the world’s first openly gay imam in 1996.
Murder of gay South African imam Muhsin Hendricks reignites queer Muslim debate
Gunned down on Saturday morning, the man dubbed the world’s first openly gay Imam was as loved as he was controversial. A friend and scholar reflects.
South Africa: Imam Muhsin Hendricks, Who Fought for Queer Rights, Assassinated
Muhsin Hendricks, an imam who was outspoken in his support of queer people in the South Africa's Muslim community, was murdered on Saturday in Gqeberha. It is reported that he was the world's first openly gay imam.
World’s first openly gay imam Muhsin Hendricks killed in shooting
Muhsin Hendricks, considered the world’s first openly gay imam, was shot dead near the southern city of Gqeberha, South African police said. The imam, who ran a mosque intended as a safe haven for gay and other marginalised Muslims,
CCTV footage shows ‘first openly gay’ imam shot dead
CCTV video, verified by CNN, shows the moment the world’s “first openly gay” imam was shot dead in Bethelsdorp, South Africa. Muhsin Hendricks, 58, had established a mosque for LGBTQ+ Muslims in Cape Town,
Queer Muslims stand in solidarity after the murder of the first gay imam
Mushin Hendricks, who is believed to be the world’s first openly gay imam, was shot dead over the weekend in what appears to be a targeted killing. Although police have not identified a motive, LGBTQ+ advocacy groups and queer muslims around the world are raising the alarm on the prejudice left unchecked by religious leaders.
Assassination of openly gay imam in South Africa spurs hate crime concerns
Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Thursday urged South African authorities to thoroughly investigate the assassination of an openly gay imam last week, demanding the country determine whether the killing
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World’s first out gay imam horrifically shot to death in possible “professional hit”
Muhsin Hendricks, well known as the first openly gay Muslim imam, was fatally shot in South Africa last Saturday in what ...
The silence following the murder of Imam Muhsin Hendricks reflects the erasure of queer Muslim history
The response to the murder of Imam Muhsin in South Africa last week sends a chilling message that queer and trans Muslims do ...
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Imam Hendricks: A voice for acceptance
THE gunning down of openly gay Imam Muhsin Hendricks highlights the disparity between believers. My way or the highway seems to be the war cry of all hardline members of all faiths be they Christian, ...
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First Openly Gay Imam Ambushed and Murdered on His Way to Officiate Wedding
Imam Muhsin Hendricks, 58, was fatally shot around 10 a.m. on Saturday, Feb. 15 in Gqeberha in the Eastern Cape RODGER BOSCH/AFP via Getty The first openly gay Imam was ambushed and killed on his ...
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A gay imam was killed in South Africa. His friend says his death 'will not be in vain'
Muhsin Hendricks showed the world that "it's possible to be both queer and a devout Muslim," says his longtime friend and colleague. Hendricks — a South African imam who dedicated his life to ...
Murdered Imam’s family hopes his legacy will live on
His family, now living in fear, hopes that his legacy will not be forgotten and that his work will continue to inspire a more ...
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Cyril Ramaphosa Offers Condolences for Imam Muhsin Hendricks, SA Questions President’s Priorities
President Cyril Ramaphosa has been blasted on social media for offering his condolences following the death of the world's ...