Muslim Man to Open 'Mosque for Gays' in France [View all]
Source: Jakarta Globe
November 23, 2012 | by Ian Dulkowski -
Hajj season just ended and Mohammed Ludovic Lutfi Zahed returned to France with an odd idea.
After going the holy pilgrimage, Zahed felt enlightened and realized he wanted to give something to his gay Muslim community in Paris: Opening a "mosque for gays."
"In normal mosques, women have to sit in the back seats and wear a headscarf and gay men are afraid of both verbal and physical aggression. After performing the Hajj, I realized that a mosque for gays was a must for gay Muslims who want to perform their prayers," Zahed said as quoted by Turkish Daily Hurriyet.
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Zahed, founder of association of Gay Muslims in France (HM2F), said he will use a Buddhist chapel where Friday prayers and gay marriages would be performed.
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