Initially I thought the gay thing only plagued the christian religion but to my greatest surprise, a great Islamic scholar, Ludovic Mohammed Zahed, a guru in the Koran has come up with a place that will be gay friendly for Islamic gay men and he calls it 'A place of shelter, a place of worship.
In his words, “We need to have a safe space for people who do not feel comfortable and at ease in normal mosques,” Zahed told ABC News. “There are transgender people who fear aggression, women who do not want to wear head scarf or sit in the back of the mosque. This project gives hope back to many believers in my community.”
Meanwhile there is a lot of controversy in France regarding both same-sex marriages and Islamic influence and practices. Ten days ago, tens of thousands protesters took to the streets against government’s plan to legalize same-sex marriage, while several weeks ago, right wing protesters stormed an unfinished mosque to show disapproval of France’s large community of Muslim immigrants.
What signal is this sending to the entire Muslim community and critics as well?
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