Islam

California hate group leader is behind "film" that has inflamed Muslims

Steve Klein, the leader of a California hate group, says that Islam is a “penis-driven religion” whose followers have “no choice but to hunt Jews and Christians down, torture us and murder us.”

Tunisia rejects UNHRC recommendation to decriminalize gay sex

TUNIS, Tunisia -- Tunisian minister of human rights, transitional justice and spokesman of the Tunisian government, Samir Dilou has rejected a recommendation by the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) to decriminalize same-sex acts, stating that sexual orientation was a western concept which is incompatible with Islam, Tunisian culture and traditions.

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COMMENTARY: Can you be gay and Muslim?

(Editor's note: This first appeared on The Jakarta Post in Indonesia. The author, a faculty member at Indonesian Islamic University, is a USAID Scholar and Msgr. Kerr fellow at Florida State University.)

Insisting that same-sex relations are actually compatible with religious beliefs would almost certainly challenge mainstream perspectives.

Malaysian student in Ireland is at center of international storm over gay marriage

DUBLIN, Ireland – Turns out that the “missing” medical student from Malaysia is alive and well and living in Ireland with his Irish “husband.”

Meanwhile, Muslim groups from Malaysia, outraged after alleged “wedding” photographs were published in local newspapers, are urging Ariff Alfian Rosli, 28, to return home to his family.

That would not be a wise move since Malaysia has criminalized sex between two consenting adults of the same sex, and Rosli likely would be punished by fines, whipping or imprisonment for up to 20 years.

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COMMENTARY: The quiet genocide – a call for religious conscience and action

Editor’s note: The San Diego-based St. Paul’s Foundation for International Reconciliation is having a fundraiser at Diversionary Theatre on Saturday, May 14, to help support the international fight for HIV prevention and care as well as global human rights. The evening begins with a cupcake and champagne reception at 6:30 pm, followed by a performance of the world premiere of “Dooley” at 8 p.m. Call (619) 220-0097 or visit HERE.

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