Queer Muslim love: a time for ijtihad

Across the globe, Muslim communities have developed, and are continuing to develop, a theology of compassion, non-judgmental attitudes, and support toward queer Muslims. This discourse uses ijtihadic analysis to support acceptance of queer Muslim love, because religion is a strong and deep social co...

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Published in:Theology & sexuality
Main Author: Hendricks, Pepe (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Routledge, Taylor and Francis Group 2016
In: Theology & sexuality
Year: 2016, Volume: 22, Issue: 1/2, Pages: 102-113
Further subjects:B Patriarchy
B independent reasoning
B Queer
B Sexual Orientation
B Islam
B critical consciousness
B Love
B gender identity, human rights
B Ijtihad
B LGBTI
B Muslim
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Summary:Across the globe, Muslim communities have developed, and are continuing to develop, a theology of compassion, non-judgmental attitudes, and support toward queer Muslims. This discourse uses ijtihadic analysis to support acceptance of queer Muslim love, because religion is a strong and deep social construct that acts as a moral compass where Muslim queers learn to feel “unacceptable”, “bad”, and “worthless” and under the mercy of the horrified gaze of mainstream, heteropatriarchy, which uses religious arguments to contest the rights enshrined in the South African constitution. It provides a case study as a pedagogical reflection to share intentions, process, and outcomes of sexual diversity workshops to support queer Muslim love to broadly raise critical consciousness about alternative sexual orientations and identities.
ISSN:1745-5170
Contains:Enthalten in: Theology & sexuality
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1080/13558358.2017.1296691