Where is being gay allowed in islamic countries
Stances of Faiths on LGBTQ+ Issues: Islam - Sunni and Shi'a
BACKGROUND
With over a billion followers, Islam is the second largest religion in the world, and noted for its diversity of culture and ethnicity. Founded by the prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) in 622 CE, Islam is an Abrahamic religion that shares its roots with Judaism and Christianity and recognizes Abraham, Moses and Jesus as prophets. Its holy texts are the Qur’an, and secondary sources are launch in cultural practices such as Sunnah and less so in Hadith, which continue to be studied and interpreted by both scholars and the loyal. At the core of Islam is the Shahadah, a declaration of faith that states, "There is no god but God, and later adaptations added “and Muhammad is the messenger of God." The Shahadah is one of the Five Pillars of Islam that also include charitable giving, fasting, praying several times each day, and going on pilgrimage to Mecca, if economically feasible, at least once in a lifetime.
Because Islam has no central governing body, it is not possible to state clear policies regarding issues of interest to Homosexual people. Depending on nationality, generation, family upbr
19/07/2023
Written by Zineb Khelif
Translated by Bertille Fitamant
If homosexuality remains a taboo in most contemporary societies, the affair to it in the Arab-Muslim world is particular. Out of twelve countries where homosexuality is punishable by death, six are Middle Eastern countries (Saudi Arabia, Yemen, Afghanistan, Merged Arab Emirates, Brunei, Iran) and it is illegal in all the other countries in the area. Local particularisms in reality diversify the study of the subject in each of the countries, but the choice made on the territory ranging from Morocco to the Arabian Peninsula is linked through Muslim and Arab identity and by models of similar hegemonic masculinities on many points, such as virility and the position of patriarch, i.e. of a dominant. This patriarchal reality is not distinct to this area but it is one of the common denominators among the different cultures establish there. The other similar aspect is the tag of colonisation, whose fight for independence on distinct scales continues to shape the various political and social landscapes. As a result, this part of the world has rigidified its laws and its relationship to homosexuality over the last few
Homosexuality is legal in these 10 Muslim countries
1. Lebanon
Lebanese penal code's version of Section 377, Article 534, was invalidated by a judge in the court of Jdeideh in 2014, decriminalising homosexuality in the country.
The Lebanese National Center for Psychiatry has also declassified non-heterosexual sexual orientations as mental disorders.
2. Kazakhstan
Same-sex sexual outing is legal in Kazakhstan. However, same-sex couples execute not enjoy certain legal protections available for heterosexual married couples in the country.
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3. Mali
While homosexuality is technically legal in Mali, prevailing cultural and religious beliefs view it as immoral. There are also no anti-discrimination laws to protect the LGBT society from harassment and abuse.
4. Niger
Same-sex sexual activity is legal in Niger. The age of consent for homosexuals is different from that of heterosexual activities.
Niger also does not recognize same-sex unions legally.
5. Turkey
Homosexuality has been legal in Turkey since the country was founded in 1923. During the Ottoman Empire (predecessor of Turkey), homosexuality was legalised in 1858.
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90% countries banning gay sex are majority Muslim or Christian
Posted: Tue, 3rd May 2022
The population of over 90% of countries that ban same-sex relationships is majority Muslim or Christian.
Thirty-five of the 71 countries that criminalise homosexuality, or 49%, are nations where most citizens are Muslims, according to the Erasing 76 Crimes news site.
Thirty-one countries, or 44%, are majority Christian.
The remaining five countries include Nigeria, which has a roughly 50-50 split of Muslims and Christians. The other four are either Hindu or Buddhist majority. No land with a nonreligious majority bans homosexuality.
Ten countries prescribe the death penalty for homosexuality. Apart from Nigeria, every one of these countries is Muslim-majority. The penalty is based on sharia law.
Libya and Nigeria have anti-"gay propaganda" laws in addition to their laws outlawing same-sex intimacy.
Erasing 76 Crimes, which focuses on "the human toll" of anti-LGBTI laws and the struggle to repeal them, said while no European countries criminalise homosexuality, Russia and Lithuania hold enacted anti-"gay propaganda laws". Additionally, Russia has not intervened in the anti-gay c
Everything you need to know about entity gay in Muslim countries
When the US supreme court ruled in favour of same-sex marriage last year, the White House welcomed it with rainbow-coloured lights and many people celebrated by adding a rainbow tint to their Facebook profile.
For the authorities in Saudi Arabia, though, this was cause for alarm rather than celebration, alerting them to a previously unnoticed peril in their midst. The first casualty was the privately manage Talaee Al-Noor institution in Riyadh which happened to possess a rooftop parapet painted with rainbow stripes. According to the kingdom’s religious police, the university was fined 100,000 riyals ($26,650) for displaying “the emblem of the homosexuals” on its building, one of its administrators was jailed and the offending parapet was swiftly repainted to pair a blue rainbow-free sky.
The case of the gaily painted school shows how progress in one part of the world can include adverse effects elsewhere and serves as a reminder that there are places where the connection between rainbows and LGBT rights is either new or yet to be discovered.
In Afghanistan, only a few years ago, there was a craze for decorating cars with rain