Queer Muslims: between orthodoxy, secularism and the struggle for acceptance

The aim of this paper is to concentrate on responses by Muslim scholars to both the Orlando incident and the United States Supreme Court Judgment on same-sex marriage. I first provide some comments on the Orlando incident in relation to the issue of Muslims, violence and homophobia. More importantly...

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Auteur principal: Mahomed, Nadeem (Auteur)
Type de support: Numérique/imprimé Article
Langue:Anglais
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Publié: Taylor & Francis [2016]
Dans: Theology & sexuality
Année: 2016, Volume: 22, Numéro: 1/2, Pages: 57-72
Sujets / Chaînes de mots-clés standardisés:B Islam / LGBT
RelBib Classification:BJ Islam
FD Théologie contextuelle
NCF Éthique sexuelle
Sujets non-standardisés:B Secularity
B Islam
B LGBTQ
B Sexuality
B Religion
B contemporary Muslim scholars
Accès en ligne: Volltext (doi)
Édition parallèle:Électronique
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Résumé:The aim of this paper is to concentrate on responses by Muslim scholars to both the Orlando incident and the United States Supreme Court Judgment on same-sex marriage. I first provide some comments on the Orlando incident in relation to the issue of Muslims, violence and homophobia. More importantly and central to my argument, I consider what the import of these responses are for Muslims - especially Muslims who identify as LGBTIQ or at least experience same-sex sexual attraction or participate in same-sex sexual conduct - and also what do such responses suggest about the prospect of same-sex sexuality being seriously considered, understood and accepted within the contemporary Islamic tradition and the possible consequences thereof. I make the case that the Islamic tradition, by way of its self-identified and proclaimed scholarly interpreters and representatives, urgently need to engage with the issue of same-sex sexuality in a more robust, dynamic and imaginative manner or risk a deepening epistemological crisis.
ISSN:1355-8358
Contient:Enthalten in: Theology & sexuality
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1080/13558358.2017.1296688