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    Muhsin Hendricks - Wikipedia

    • Muhsin Hendricks (June 1967 – 15 February 2025) was a South African imam, Islamic scholar and LGBT activist. He was involved in various LGBT Muslim advocacy groups and was an advocate for greater acceptance of LGBT people within Islam. He has been described as the world's first openly gay imam, having come out in 1996. Hendricks died from gunfire w… See more

    Early and personal life

    Hendricks was born in Cape Town in June 1967 and brought up in a traditional Muslim home. His grandfather was an … See more

    Activism

    In 1996, Hendricks founded the Inner Circle, a support network aiding (but not exclusively for ) gay Muslims in coming to terms with their sexual orientation and how this may impact their religious faith. They were found… See more

    BornJune 1967 · Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa
    Died15 February 2025 (aged 57) · Bethelsdorp, Eastern Cape, South Africa
    Children3
    OccupationImam
    Death and reactions

    Hendricks was fatally shot on 15 February 2025 in Bethelsdorp, Eastern Cape, reportedly after officiating a lesbian wedding in Gqeberha. He was 57. Hendricks was in the back seat of a car when a … See more

    External links

    • Muhsin Hendricks at IMDb See more

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