A group of Muslim South Africans have released an open letter denouncing the Muslim Judicial Council’s fatwa which they says amounts to hate in a context where the lives of LGBTQIA+ people are already in danger. 'It is based on ignorance and reinforces ...
A group of Muslim South Africans have released an open letter denouncing the Muslim Judicial Council’s fatwa which they says amounts to hate in a context where the lives of LGBTQIA+ people are already in danger."It is based on ignorance and reinforces oppression and injustice rather than supporting just, fair and equal ruling," the letter reads. We publish the open letter below.
The MJC’s fatwa amounts to hate in a context where the lives of LGBTQIA+ people are already in danger. The fatwa is based on ignorance and reinforces oppression and injustice rather than supporting just, fair and equal rulings.It is possible to be LGBTQIA+ and Muslim. As LGBTQIA+ Muslims we live this combination daily. Our Islam is based on solidarity, critical love, care and kindness. For us, faith is about pursuing justice, fairness and equality.
We as Muslim South Africans who happen to be LGBTQIA+ and allies denounce this fatwa by the MJC on the grounds that:
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