Challenging Both Homophobia in Islam and Populist Bogeyman of ‘The Homophobic Muslim’; and More in Global LGBT Recap
Taken together, several articles published this week challenge populist portrayals of the “homophobic Muslim” as…
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LGBT Editor In Bangladesh Murdered by Islamists—and More, In this Week’s Global LGBT Recap
The Global Philanthropy Project has published “The Perfect Storm: The closing space for LGBT civil…
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The current issue of ILGA-Europe’s Destination EQUALITY magazine focuses on reconciling sexual orientation, gender identity,…
Read MoreWhat Not to Wear: Uzbek Muslim Leaders Don’t Want Women to Wear Arab-Imported Hijab
Muslim leaders in Uzbekistan want women to wear traditional dress, not the Arab-imported hijab, and they’ve enlisted fashion experts to make the case.
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An imam argues for less modest headwear for women, because he disapproves of the break with national tradition that full hijab requires.
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