An American imam who also serves as the executive director of a state branch of a well-known American Muslim rights and advocacy group claimed during a sermon that the Israeli-Palestinian conflict would be solved if “enough” Americans become Muslim, adding that certain types and groups of people should be dealt with by calling them to convert to Islam.
Jordan’s Islamist opposition party made significant gains in the country’s parliamentary elections on September 10th, winning one-fifth of the parliament’s seats amidst increasing anger and tensions with Israel over the war in Gaza.
Islamists score big in Jordanian election held in shadow of Gaza war https://t.co/c8CGA2McSh
An imam from Colorado claimed during a question and answer (Q&A) session that Muslims cannot align with or accommodate the LGBTQIA+ movement, further arguing that the LGBTQIA+ community wants Muslims to be indecisive on the subject, but Muslims cannot unite with them.
An imam from California delivered a fiery speech during a Friday sermon, where he accused members of the LGBTQIA+ community of infiltrating pro-Palestine protests, describing them as “very sneakypeople” who employ the same victim mentality as Israelis do.
Local authorities detained a man in Pakistan in a mental hospital after he applied to set up the first gay club in the conservative, Muslim-majority nation.
A man who tried to open Pakistan's first gay club was admitted to a mental hospital by Pakistani authorities. pic.twitter.com/NIYrANK262
An openly lesbian Lebanese stand-up comic and LGBTQIA+ rights activist is facing criminal charges from Lebanon’s Islamic religious authorities on May 9th after her sketch about Muslim Friday prayers went viral and sparked controversy online.
Iraq’s Parliament recently postponed a plan to vote on a proposed bill passed on April 15th that would make same-sex acts punishable by death as the country’s prime minister is set to meet with US President Joe Biden over plans to increase investment in the Middle Eastern country.
A Houthi court has sentenced nine Yemeni men to death in a mass trial based on “dubious” charges of sodomy last March, which follows after the radical Shia Islamist group sentenced 13 men to death for homosexuality in February.
Nine men sentenced to death by 'crucifixion and stoning' for alleged sodomy by Houthi courthttps://t.co/CgoouUVQ3r
A British citizen who served as a former manager for British Airways is currently being held in prison in Qatar after he was arrested because of his sexuality after responding to a fake message on the LGBTQIA+ dating app Grindr.
Gay airline employee subject to 'torture' after arrest in Qatar, family says https://t.co/uLhyfJuyqg
Thirteen people have been sentenced to public execution by a Houthi court on homosexual charges, while another 35 people have been imprisoned for similar accusations. The ruling came amidst an ongoing war between the United States and Houthis, who are backed by Iran.
