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Conflict brewing among Muslims and Islamists on LBGTQ support
[MEForum] In a widely shared essay published on Muslim Matters, Islamist commentator Mobeen Vaid has laid out what appears to be the most comprehensive Islamist argument yet for why Muslims should oppose LGBT rights.Progressivist Muslim groups are also under attack. Vaid reserves particular ire for Muslim Advocates, which he claims has "supported a wide range of LGBT rights," even "praising a Muslim drag queen as 'living her [sic] truth'" [sic inserted by Vaid]. High profile Muslim organizations with Islamist histories are in Vaid's sights. He points out that the annual conference of the Muslim Public Affairs Council (MPAC) featured lesbian TV actress and producer Fawzia Mirza. The fact that these organizations supporting LGBT rights, for the most part, claim to be zakat-eligible, has further angered Islamists. Vaid's argument has four main points: Muslim political advocacy for LGBT rights is "fundamentally immoral" and "inimical" to Islamic ethics; the political rationales for such activism offered by his ideological opponents are unconvincing; the Muslim community's ambivalence is making it easier for the "LGBT" persons to prey on young Muslims already struggling to negotiate their identity; and not taking a firm stance against issues such as homosexuality will "only deepen" the theological crises within the Muslim community. Posted by: Lord Garth 2022-03-19 |
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