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Homosexuality: the emerging new battleground in Islam

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Date

2018

Keywords

homosexuality, Islam, LGBTQ Muslims

Abstract (summary)

As in the case of Jews and Christians, the topic of homosexuality is not easy for Muslims. Amongst various Christian denominations, it has led to rifts within congregations. The conversation in Christian and Jewish circles in North America has happened in the context of the LGBTQ and civil rights movements over several decades. However, the conversation in Islam, specifically in the North American context, is relatively new. In Muslim countries, homosexuality has conventionally been viewed as a behavioural trait in the context of pederasty and aggressive desire in gender-segregated societies. This, however, is being challenged by a growing number of Muslim youth, especially in the West, who do not wish to perpetuate a behavioural paradigm, in which one marries to keep face and have sexual encounters with members of the same gender on the side. Muslim LGBTQ groups and individuals have increasingly become socially and politically visible as technology and media have allowed them to network and share resources.

Publication Information

Jahangir, J. B., & Abdullatif, H. (2018). Homosexuality: the emerging new battleground in Islam. Iran Namag, 3(1), Spring 2018. https://www.irannamag.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/6e-Junaid3.1IranNamag-final.pdf

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Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs (CC BY-NC-ND)