Gay-Friendly Mosque to Open in Cape Town!
Source: al bawaba
A gay-friendly Muslim mosque in Cape Town, South Africa, will open on schedule later this week despite death threats, its founder says.
Taj Hargey, 60, said the Open Mosque will also allow women to enter through the same door as men, and women will be involved in services. He argues that many aspects of what is considered Muslim law are actually civil customs, passed down through history.
He expects 300 people to attend opening services on Friday, although he said he has received numerous deaths threats. He has also received praise for the inclusive nature of his mosque in the Cape Town suburb of Wynberg.
"A 77-year-old grandmother just called me and said, 'All my life I've been waiting for this, for the first time I can go to a mosque and be warmly welcome,'" he said.
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