Why are such heroes so hard to find for young Masrur Joarder? It’s likely that a number of them are dead or in hiding.
The Qur’an contains numerous condemnations of homosexual activity: “And [We had sent] Lot when he said to his people, ‘Do you commit such immorality as no one has preceded you with from among the worlds? Indeed, you approach men with desire, instead of women. Rather, you are a transgressing people.’…And We rained upon them a rain [of stones]. Then see how was the end of the criminals.” (Qur’an 7:80-84)
Muhammad specifies the punishment for this in a hadith: “The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said, ‘Whoever you find doing the action of the people of Loot, execute the one who does it and the one to whom it is done.’” (Sunan Abu Dawud 4462)
Yet gay rights advocates still hold up signs reading “Queers Against Islamophobia,” and steadfastly refuse to say a word about Islam’s death penalty for homosexuality. It has long been established that in the hierarchy of politically correct causes, Islam trumps gay rights. When AFDI ran ads highlighting the mistreatment of gays in Islamic law, the San Francisco Board of Supervisors issued a resolution condemning not that mistreatment, but our ads. Gay advocates such as Theresa Sparks and Chris Stedman attacked us for daring to call attention to the institutionalized mistreatment of gays under Islamic law. It was that, or risk not being invited to the best parties.
“My whole life I have been looking for fearless queer Muslim heroes,” by Masrur Joarder, Guardian, October 25, 2019:
I grew up Googling the words “gay and Muslim” most nights. Sometimes I still do.
For any young Muslim like myself, whether they be queer, an ally or have a passion for social justice similar to mine, this kind of struggle to find like-minded people is all too real.
This craving to find other Muslims who are open-minded enough to not just accept who they are but completely embrace their identities and to see these same people speak out against issues of marginalisation like racism, sexism and Islamophobia has always been validating to me. They were my fearless Muslim heroes and I had hoped they would speak out against homophobia in much the same way, particularly during the marriage equality debate in 2017. At the time, they never did. But attitudes are changing now and queer Muslims and allies around the world are having a moment which needs to be acknowledged.
In its winning bid to host the 2023 WorldPride, which will be themed “fearless”, the Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras emphasised the importance of the event to “shine a light on the widespread human rights abuses by our regional neighbours”. In the bid, there was special mention of certain Muslim-majority nations, such as Brunei, to contrast with Australia’s more progressive treatment of LGBTQ+ issues.
Even though much of the Muslim world still hasn’t decriminalised homosexuality nor granted marriage equality like Australia has, in recent years there has been a noticeable shift in attitude with respect to sexuality among Muslim populations and an increased visibility of queer Muslims in the media….
Angemon says
… In the Western world, not in the islamic world. And not from the mainstream muslim communities:
https://www.spiked-online.com/2019/07/18/those-protesting-muslim-parents-are-in-the-right/
gravenimage says
So true, Angemon.
william carr says
It is testament to how low the Guardian has sunk that they print such trash
gravenimage says
Guardian: “My whole life I have been looking for fearless queer Muslim heroes”
Why are such heroes so hard to find for young Masrur Joarder? It’s likely that a number of them are dead or in hiding.
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Exactly–such people are in danger of being stoned to death or thrown off tall buildings in the Muslim world.
Gay Muslims only have rights in the non-Muslim world. Notably, the only “Palestinian” gay rights group had to headquarter in Israel.
CogitoErgoSum says
Why do his heroes have to be queer? Can’t a person just be a hero for doing something heroic?
Wellington says
Fearless queer Muslim heroes?
Can’t make this up.
Joe says
On a scale of 1 to 10, his critical thinking skills are probably negative.
mortimer says
Yes, Wellington … and I did not make up the following GAY ADVENTURES of Mohammed …
This is the GAY HERO that Masur Joarder has been looking for all his life … right in front of him the WHOLE TIME … MOHAMMED the ‘HEROIC’ Gay Prophet !!!
MOHAMMED ‘HEROIC’ GAY MAN
“My father sought permission from the Prophet. (When permission was granted), he entered between him and his shirt and began to kiss him and embrace him.”
Dawud 1669
“The Prophet lift up his shirt, so he (the man) hugged him and kissed his torso (from his belly button to his armpits).”
Dawud 5224
“He (Muhammad) crept unawares behind him (Zahir) and hugged him. The man said, “Get off me! who is this?”. Then he turned his head and discovered that it was the Prophet. So he proceeded to push his back into the prophet’s chest when he recognized him.”
Musnad Ahmad 12237
MOHAMMED ‘HEROIC’ CROSSDRESSING
Muhammad said: “Revelations (i.e. the Queer’an) never come to me when I’m dressed in women’s clothing except when I’m dressed in Aisha’s”
Bukhari 2442
Abu Bakr sought permission from Allah’s Messenger for entrance (in his apartment) as he had been lying on his bed dressed in Aisha’s clothes
Sahih Muslim 2402
MOHAMMED ‘HEROIC’ PEDOPHILE
Sunan Nasai Bk of Marriage, No 3256:
A’ishah said: The Apostle of Allah peace be upon him married me when I was six and had sexual intercourse with me when I was nine and I was playing with dolls.
Sunan of Bin Said, which records Muhammad saying: “I hugged so-and-so when she was a child and found that I greatly desired her.”
MOHAMMED ‘HEROIC’ GAY PEDOPHILE
A hadith relayed by Abu Hurreira (deemed an extremely reliable narrator), where Muhammad sucked on the tongues of his cousin (and future caliph) Ali’s two boys, Hassan and Hussein (Boutros).
Musnad of Ibn Hanbal: “Muhammad would not sleep until he sucked the tongue of his daughter Fatima and nuzzled his face in her bosom.”
WOW !!! So much ‘heroism’ … non-stop ‘HEROIC’ sex action !
Trick_or_Treat says
Until coming across this, I’d always wondered where the term, ‘Shirt Lifter’ had it’s origins. I love getting the chance to point out this bit of trivia.
Rueben_Singh says
The best comment on that al guardian FARTicle was ….
“CommunityMod2d ago
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This is standard practice, when comments do not go the way they expect.
Scared of the truth.
FYI says
That’s amazing… ‘cos i heard isis are looking to meet anybody within the islamic world who identifies himself as ” a fearless queer muslim”:They just have to find some available high roofs before making contact.
gravenimage says
Grimly true…
Joss says
Yet, they’re happy with the small boys scattered like pearls in their paradise. inconsistencies yet again!
gravenimage says
Not really inconsistent. Islam is fine with pedophilia and homosexual rape intended to humiliate. What they hate is consensual same sex relationships.
elee says
Go to Raqqa, you may find the blood of a hero or two on the pavement outside the tall buildings. If you want personal freedoms get away from this Muslim crap.
Ray Jarman says
Since as Robert Spencer points out in both hadith and the Qur’an that homosexuality is forbidden and carries a death penalty, why not simply reject Islam since it definitely rejects you and others like you? It seems to me that groups that advocate for women’s rights and gay rights are similar to the blind leading the blind into tragedy.
Anjuli Pandavar says
“My whole life I have been looking for fearless queer Muslim heroes.”
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The problem is not with the heroes, Masrur, it is with the way you’re looking. The world abounds in heroes great and modest, contemporary and historical, many having paid the ultimate price taking on impossible odds. But you’re not looking for heroes, are you. You’re looking for “queer Muslim heroes.” Why stop there? Why not insist that they be queer Muslim Pakistani heroes, or queer Muslim Pakistani Baloch-speaking heroes, or queer Muslim Pakistani Baloch-speaking left-handed heroes, or queer Muslim Pakistani Baloch-speaking left-handed tea-drinking heroes. My point here, Masrur, is that you’re trapped in a contrived identity that can only differentiate itself by continually differentiating itself. It is an identity of despair that you, being so young, I suspect cannot see the fatal flaw in. The trap was sprung before your time.
I find it quite tragic that you could put the following fragment together: “any young Muslim like myself, whether they be queer, an ally or have a passion for social justice similar to mine.” Do you see how many heroes you’ve excluded in this one formulation alone? Why do they have to be queer to be your hero? Does bravery come with an identity politics password? Does social awareness come with a QR-code? Does empathy require matching blood types? Why do you need “allies”? Are the dignity, respect and rights that a gay person struggles for any different to the dignity, respect and rights that women struggle for, that non-Muslims living in an Islamic state struggle for, that physically-disabled people struggle for, that oppressed and abused people of any kind struggle for? Why are they compartmentalised into different “allies” if all that any of them wants is the dignity, respect and rights that every human being on the planet is entitled to?
The people with allies are the people who oppress. They draw to their side those they would otherwise oppress but give reprieve to, such as Muslim men having feminists as allies in their oppression of Muslim women, or Nazis having Catholics or Muslims as allies in their persecution and murder of Jews. I hope you understand that I am with you here, Masrur. I am black. Do you think I need my heroes to be black? I am a woman. Do you think I need my heroes to be women? I am lesbian. Do you think I need my heroes to be lesbian? I am ex-Muslim. Do you think I need my heroes to be ex-Muslim? Had I put all these filters on my search for heroes, I too would be despairing that I can find no heroes. In your search for heroes, I’m afraid you’re looking through the telescope from the wrong end.
I have countless heroes, both contemporary and historical. I find the idea that any of them should be my “ally” offensive. They’re my heroes because they’re brave human beings who struggled or are struggling for nothing more than to be dignified and respected human beings whose rights are recognised. Throw off your chains of identity politics, my friend, and you’ll find your heroes waiting.
Giacomo Latta says
I know the koran knows no logic but (24:58) speaks of the ‘’taking-off-the-clothes’’ ceremony where children who have not yet reached puberty may demand of a good (depraved) muslim to spend that time «attending to each other.» Other attendees welcome to ‘’attend to’’ the good muslim are slaves and slave girls. So interpreters of the koran may pick and choose their preferred chapter and verse.
toomanyhobbies says
A: there is not such thing as “muslim hero’s”
B; although they openly belive in Sodomizing and enemy they murder gay’s…
So NO Masrur; there is no such thing as a queer muslim hero and never will be, now go back to your fantasy world where muslims are nice people and not the murdering pile of dog poo you really see!