South Africa National Assembly Speaker Thoko Didiza on June 17 swore in lesbian feminist Palomino Jama as a new MP.

Openly gay imam who was shot dead in South Africa embodied complex Muslim identity His killing has once again raised difficult questions facing Muslims all over the world on sexuality and masculinity.

Muhsin Hendricks, the world’s very first openly gay imam, was shot dead in South Africa. He ran a mosque, just like the one Zahed runs, which is a safe haven for other LGBT muslims.

Muhsin Hendricks of Gqeberha (Port Elizabeth) was an openly gay imam, a title that is commonly used to describe a Muslim leader. He also served as an Islamic scholar and LGBTQ+ rights activist.

On February 15, Muhsin Hendricks, an openly gay imam, Islamic scholar and LGBT rights activist was shot and killed in Gqeberha, South Africa as he was leaving to officiate an interfaith marriage.

First Openly Gay Imam Ambushed and Murdered on His Way to Officiate Wedding Imam Muhsin Hendricks, 58, was fatally shot around 10 a.m. on Saturday, Feb. 15 in Gqeberha in the Eastern Cape By ...

The execution-style killing of an openly gay imam, Muhsin Hendricks, in South Africa has left people in the LGBTQ+ community fearful for their safety - but also determined to forge ahead with the ...

LGBTQ+ advocates are fearful the killing was a hate act as Hendricks came out as the world’s first openly gay imam in 1996. His advocacy work resulted in the opening of the Al-Ghurbaah ...

World’s first openly gay imam murdered Terrifying CCTV footage shows the moment a gunman opens fire on a car, killing the world’s first openly gay imam in an allegedly targeted attack.

Cape Town: A man regarded as the first openly gay Muslim imam has been fatally shot while sitting in a car in South Africa in what many are calling an assassination because of his teachings.