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...
| Published in: | Theology & sexuality |
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| Format: | Electronic/Print Article |
| Language: | English |
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Taylor & Francis
[2016]
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| In: |
Theology & sexuality
Year: 2016, Volume: 22, Issue: 1/2, Pages: 102-113 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Africa
/ Islam
/ Homosexuality
/ Contextual theology
/ Ijtihad
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| IxTheo Classification: | BJ Islam FD Contextual theology KBN Sub-Saharan Africa NCF Sexual ethics XA Law |
| 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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| Parallel Edition: | Electronic
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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. |
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| ISSN: | 1355-8358 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Theology & sexuality
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1080/13558358.2017.1296691 |