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 wounds in a suspected/potential targeted hate ...

4 days ago · Imam Muhsin Hendricks is pictured preparing for the start of the Jumu'ah prayer at the Inner Circle Mosque, in Wynberg, on September 2, 2016, in Cape Town. Rodger Bosch/AFP/Getty Images.

3 days ago · The execution-style killing of an openly gay imam, Muhsin Hendricks, in South Africa has left people in the LGBTQ+ community fearful for their safety - but also determined to forge ahead with the ...

6 days ago · Muhsin Hendricks, a pioneering figure dubbed the world's first openly gay imam, has been shot dead in South Africa. The 57-year-old cleric ran a mosque in Cape Town intended as a safe haven for ...

3 days ago · Cape Town-based Imam Muhsin Hendricks founded The Inner Circle almost 30 years ago in his garage as a safe space for queer Muslims. RNS photo by Brian Pellot

5 days ago · Muhsin Hendricks, a pioneering figure dubbed the world's first openly gay imam, has been shot dead in South Africa. The 57-year-old cleric ran a mosque in Cape Town intended as a safe haven for ...

4 days ago · Muhsin Hendricks was credited by some as being the world’s first openly gay imam and helped Muslims reconcile their faith with their sexual orientation. By Matthew Mpoke Bigg A South African ...

3 days ago · Muhsin Hendricks, believed to be the world’s first out gay imam, was killed on Saturday, February 15 in Gqeberha, South Africa according to a report in the Guardian. Hendricks, who founded the Al-Ghurbaah mosque in Cape Town as an inclusive Muslim refuge, was fatally shot while riding in a car after another vehicle stopped in front of them ...

4 days ago · Muhsin Hendricks, who came out as gay in 1996, once said that his need to be authentic "was greater than the fear to die" Police in South Africa are "hot on the heels" of the suspects behind the ...

6 days ago · The Department recognises Muhsin Hendricks’ contribution to the purpose of the National Intervention Strategy (NIS) on Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity, Expression and Sex Characteristics (SOGIESC) with the most recent being his valuable participation at the November 2024, 31st International Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans and Intersex ...