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Junaid Jahangir: Why All Muslims Are Talking About Queer Sexuality

March 14, 2013March 21, 2023 islamoyankee

Junaid Jahangir: Why All Muslims Are Talking About Queer Sexuality.

In February, U.K. based Muslim MP Sadiq Khan received death threats for voting in favour of same-sex marriage. Ignoring Muslim voices that condemned these threats, many commenters generalized and stereotyped the entire Muslim community.

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