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Related: About this forumToronto’s queer Muslims are cultivating spaces where their identities can co-exist
El-Farouk Khaki, co-founder of Unity Mosque, Torontos first LGBTQ mosque for the Queer-Muslim community, prays on Friday June 17 for the victims in the Orlando shooting. (Mark Blinch for the Globe and Mail)
ALEX MIGDAL
The Globe and Mail
Published Friday, Jun. 17, 2016 6:14PM EDT
Last updated Monday, Jun. 20, 2016 6:04PM EDT
The day after the Orlando gay nightclub shooting, Lali Mohamed and El-Farouk Khaki were walking past Church and Wellesley when they noticed a white man wearing an anti-Muslim t-shirt.
Its not Islamophobia if they really want to kill us, it read. Crowds ignored the man as he walked along the street, smiling.
In the heart of Torontos gay village, Mr. Mohamed and Mr. Khaki felt quietly persecuted. They were part of the LGBTQ community reeling in the wake of a massacre rooted in homophobia. But they were also Muslim, a faith vilified because of the shooters radical views.
The Muslim communitys small but tight-knit queer circle here is grappling with a new-found visibility in the wake of an unspeakable tragedy. Its ignited hope for a wider dialogue about the confluence of two misunderstood identities. Its also made queer Muslims more vulnerable to homophobia and Islamophobia, sentiments that still fester in the city.
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/toronto/torontos-queer-muslims-cultivating-spaces-where-identities-can-co-exist/article30511857/
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Toronto’s queer Muslims are cultivating spaces where their identities can co-exist (Original Post)
rug
Jun 2016
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uppityperson
(115,674 posts)1. Best wishes to them.
welivetotreadonkings
(134 posts)2. Sadly these Muslims are often overlooked...
It's unfortunate that so many people, even some who are otherwise progressive, have tendencies to characterize the majority of those in Islamic communities as extremists and bigots.
rug
(82,333 posts)4. You must have been reading this Group closely.
Welcome to DU.
mwrguy
(3,245 posts)3. Peace be upon them