1. LIVING LIFE IN PEACE

2. IN THE NAME OF ALLAH

3. FACILITATOR: Imam Daayiee Abdullah  Spokesperson – Islamic Faith  Islamic Community Builder  Gay Muslim Redeemer  Interfaith Dialogue Promoter

4. WHY AM I HERE? HERE TO RECALL TO THE FAITH… REMEMBERING ALLAH’S MERCY AND BOUNTY IS INFINITE AND EVER INCREASING… WORDS TO REASSURE THE MIRACLE OF LIVING LIFE IN PEACE…

5. PURPOSE OF WORKSHOP FIND THE GREATER CENTER – ARE YOU A MUSLIM? SENSE OF INNER DIRECTION – HAD YOUR IQRAA MOMENT? TRANSITION THROUGH PRACTICE – JOURNEY BEGINS WITH FIRST STEP ALONG THE PATH

6. GAY MUSLIMS

7. WHAT IS THE PROBLEM? GAY MUSLIMS HAVE MULTI-LAYERED DIFFICULTIES STEMMING FROM MANY CAUSES – MAINLY INVISIBILITY ORTHODOX RELIGIOUS AND ISLAMIC CULTURAL REJECTION – RESPONSE TO VISABILITY OR ADMISSION, OFTEN MENTAL AND PHYSICAL VIOLENCE

8. CLEARING THE DECK WHO ARE WE AS GAY AND LESBIANS IN THE QURAN? WHAT IS LUT ABOUT REALLY? WHAT IS THIS SHARI’AH?

9. ISLAMIC ORTHODOXY CONFRONTING THE ORTHODOXY BELIEFS TRADITIONS IDEALS

10. ARE YOU A MUSLIM? SHAHADAH SALAT SAWM ZAKAT BONUS: HAJJ

11. YES, I’M A MUSLIM PRACTICING NOT PRACTICING BELIEVER TURNED AWAY BY RELIGIOUS CULTURE

12. ALTERNATIVE VIEWS OF ISLAM THEY EXIST OPENING UP TO THEM ACCEPTING DIFFERENCES

13. PROGRESSIVE MUSLIM VIEWS IJTIHAD OF PRIMARY SOURCES PRACTICE ALTERNATIONS  PRAYER SERVICES  OPEN MINDED STRAIGHT MUSLIMS

14. GAY MUSLIMS EVERYWHERE

15. GAY MUSLIM INVISIBILITY ISLAMIC FOUNDATIONS ON HOMOSEXUALITY – LUT STORY SHARI’AH LAW VS. UN HUMAN RIGHTS EVOLUTION IN THE RETHINKING OF HUMAN INTERPRETATION OF QURAN

16. WHEN THE LAW IS NOT LAW QURANIC LAW HUMAN MADE LAWS CULTURAL EXPECTATIONS

17. SHARI’AH REFORMATION ORTHODOX – TRADITIONAL VIEW PROGRESSIVE – MEDINAN TO MECCAN MEET INTERNATIONAL STANDARDS OF NATION-STATES

18. MY LOVE ONE

19. SEX & MARRIAGE SEXUALITY – ORIENTATION VARIANCE CELEBACY – NON-QURANIC OPTION MARRIAGE: CHOICE OR CULTURALLY FORCED

20. GAY FORCED MARRIAGES GAYS ARE FORCED TO FOLLOW CLAN DICTATES – PRE-ARRANGED MARRIAGE DUE TO INTERNALIZED FEARS GAYS CANNOT SPEAK UP FOR THEMSELVES IF OUTED OR ADMIT HOMOSEXUALITY FACE VERBAL AND PHYSICAL ABUSE –HONOR KILLINGS COULD OCCUR

21. GAY MUSLIMS

22. FREEDOM IS NOT FREE THERE IS THE CHALLENGE THERE IS A NEED FOR YOU TO PARTICIPATE IN MAKING CHANGE CANNOT EXPECT OTHERS TO DO IT FOR YOU….PIPE DREAMS

23. IN THE NAME OF ALLAH

24. KNOW ALLAH IS AR RAHMAN AR RAHEEM AS YOUR ALLY, WHO SHOULD YOU FEAR?

25. QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS