This nascent movement is not about being "out" as opposed to being "in the closet." Rather, as the voices of these activists demonstrate, it is about finding ways to live out Islam with dignity and integrity, reconciling their sexuality and gender with their faith and reclaiming Islam as their own. It weaves original interviews with Muslim activists into a compelling composite picture which showcases the importance of the solidarity of support groups in the effort to change social relationships and achieve justice. So that's how I became an activist." Living Out Islam documents the rarely-heard voices of Muslims who live in secular democratic countries and who are gay, lesbian, and transgender. I wanted to help other people to get there. To say that the voices of sexual minority. I was completely comfortable saying to the world that I'm gay and I'm Muslim. Reviews the book, Living Out Islam: Voices of Gay, Lesbian, and Transgender Muslims by Scott Siraj al-Haqq (2014). But I've managed, because of my in-depth relationship with God, to reconcile the two. "I realized that I'm not alone-these people are going through the very same things that I'm going through. This, according to Muhsin, is why he had to act. Product details Publisher : Oneworld Publications (Feb. An independent research scholar in Islamic studies, he has previously held positions at Duke University, the University of Cape Town, and Swarthmore College. Islam and homosexuality are seen by many as deeply incompatible. Scott Kugle is the first Muslim to publish widely on the issue of homosexuality and Islam. Kugle based his Islamic theological reflections about gay, lesbian, and transgender Muslims on these activists visions as lived reality.
2015 Israel Fishman Non-Fiction Award presented by the Stonewall Books Awards of the American Library Association Muhsin is one of the organizers of Al-Fitra Foundation, a South African support group for lesbian, transgender, and gay Muslims.
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