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Maybe you think that this is just "another blog that speaks about homosexual people" but it´s a blog to enlighten people and to make you aware of this topic. The blog is written by me, Kimberlie Mischke, and I want you to know more about the living conditions of homosexual people in muslim countries....
Today I write about being homosexual in muslim countries and the effects for the people.
Homosexuality is a big problem in a lot of muslim countries !
I will show you why people are being discriminated and how the homosexual people are being treated by the society.
I write about homosexual people because I think it´s really important to speak about their living conditions in other countries to help them and to fight these kind of discrimination, it´s also a big problem of our society that many minorities are discriminated against.
You are welcome to comment on my blog and give your own opinion on this topic and the material I used and also to discuss about these very important topic.
Feel free to give your own opinion...

(the international flag for the LGBTQ community - LGBTQ stands for Lesbian, Gay, Bi, Trans and Queer)

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A muslim activist on a parade for homosexual people

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A muslim activist on a parade for homosexual people

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First of all I want to say that being homophobic is really uncool and no one deserves to being treated like a fool or like not "normal", because what is normal and what is not normal ?
Please treat people the same way you want to be treated.
Always think about that "Love is love" and love is of course bigger than hate and also cooler. Hate is absolutely intolerant -  think of that !
I have a few homosexual and bisexual friends and they are all really nice people and they deserve to being loved, like every other human being in the world. In my opinion being homophobic is one of the worst character traits a human being can have. You are not cool when you insult someone as "gay" but you are an intolerant person of course.
Love should be the real power of the world, nothing else.

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The homosexual Imam Ludovic-Mohamed Zahed explains how it is to be homosexual and muslim

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The homosexual Imam Ludovic-Mohamed Zahed explains how it is to be homosexual and muslim

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What is it like to be gay and Muslim? Gay imam Ludovic-Mohamed Zahed explains

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Another muslim activist with a poster in his hands and a statement on it

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Another muslim activist with a poster in his hands and a statement on it

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The history of muslim countries and their rejection to homosexual people 

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The history of muslim countries and their rejection to homosexual people 

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The history of homosexual people in muslim countries or generally in the islamic world is really interesting !
The muslim people were more than 1000 years tolerant with homosexual muslims and especially during the 8th - 18th century the muslim countries were the ones who accepted homosexuals the most.
Only with entry into the christian, prudish countries in the course of colonization in the 19th century began the rejection of homosexuals.
A lot of people say that the holy  quran prohibits homosexuality - but that´s not true !
It´s just a superstition that homosexuality is forbidden.
In the muslim history you can also find a lot of romantic storys about homosexual men and their relationship to eachother.
The story about "Lot" (you can find it in the bible and the quran) says that homosexuality is not forbidden but when you don´t have sex with the same gender you safeguard your purity. To summarize it, homosexuality is not forbidden but
many muslims in the history of "Lot" read a strict ban on homosexuality. This is not right because the story just points out that your purity is lost, but it has never been presented as a general ban. Many muslims read it as forbidding and spreading this superstition that it is forbidden.

(On this picture you see four muslim men, this picture shows their relationship to each other and that homosexuality is absolutely normal in the islamic world)

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The current situation and the consequences in muslim countries

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The current situation and the consequences in muslim countries

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Nowadays in a lot of muslim countries it´s still a big problem when you´re homosexual...
The muslim Imam Ludovic-Mohamed Zahed is a good role model for a lot of homosexual muslims. In 2012 he opened the first LGBTQ mosque in Paris/France and he also urges a human, liberal islam, who accept all people.
Nowadays there are also a few islamic minority groups and they say that homosexuality isn´t illegal - but that´s a minority and they are also suppressed by the society . There are also a few islamic countries who don´t forbidden sexual acts between homosexual people for example: Albania, Bosnia, Iraq, Kosovo or Mali and the Turkey. The Damaskus have special places for homosexual people were they can go to and are accepted and not being discriminated by the society.
There are also a lot of intolerant countries who don´t accept homosexual people because in their opinion god doesn´t want homosexual people or it´s fornication or a sin.
When you´re homosexual in a muslim country and they see you with your girl or boyfriend the consequences are really horrible. Here are some examples:
- you go to prison in Afghanistan, Egypt, Gambia, Guinea, Katar, Libya, Oman, Pakistan and Tunisia
- you will be murdered in Iran, Nigeria, Mauritania, Sudan, Jemen, Saudi-Arabia, and the Arab Emirates
- in the Iran the bodies of the people hang on cranes, in Saudi Arabia the people are beheaded and in Syria they throw the people from buildings...
The bad thing is the perpetrators are often not fined because they keep the country  "clean".

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A map of the current situation in a lot of countries

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A map of the current situation in a lot of countries

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The reasosns why they are discriminated are diverse.
As we learned before, a lot of muslims reject homosexuality just because they interpret a story in the quran not correct.
There are a lot of other reasons why they don´t accept homosexual people, I will show you now some of them:

- in a lot of muslim countries they say sex between the same gender is illegal, because you lost your purity
- the ignorant people see homosexuality as a sin
- they think that the homosexuals bring shame to their families
- they see homosexuality as fornication and perversion
- the quran doesn´t prohibits homosexuality, but there is a part that says fornication is bad (but not forbidden)
- another reason is that a lot of people say that homosexuality is a illness and the people must be healed

The only solution to fight against these discrimination is to enlighten the people and help them to understand the history.

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A discussion between muslims about being accepted 

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A discussion between muslims about being accepted 

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This is a great discussion between muslims and they talk about being homosexual as a muslim. Published by BBC

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When will it be accepted to be Muslim and gay?

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To summarize my blog, a lot of people still think that the holy quran doesn´t allow homosexual relationships but that´s not true !
A lot of countries have strict laws for homosexual people but there are also a few countries who do a little bit for homosexual people like the Damaskus and a few countries also accept homosexual relationships like the Turkey. The truth is still that people were discriminated because they love the same gender and that´s a point we should change and help the people like the Imam Ludovic-Mohamed Zahed. There are also a lot of countries who kill the people just because they love the same gender that´s horrible and disgusting.  In my opinion if you see people discriminate other people because they are homosexual you should definitely help them and fight against these discrimination - we are all human beings and no one deserves to being discriminated !

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-https://www.spectator.co.uk/2017/10/the-muslim-world-is-more-tolerant-of-homosexuality-than-you-think/
-https://www.haaretz.com/middle-east-news/islam-and-homosexuality-what-does-the-koran-say-1.5395747
-https://www.economist.com/open-future/2018/06/06/how-homosexuality-became-a-crime-in-the-middle-east
-https://www.welt.de/reise/Fern/article174057160/Gay-Travel-Index-2018-Wo-Homosexuellen-Verfolgung-und-Todesstrafe-drohen.html
- https://www.religionen-entdecken.de/lexikon/h/homosexualitaet-im-islam
- https://www.morgenpost.de/kultur/tv/article214078871/Tatort-wagte-sich-an-Tabu-Thema-Islam-und-Homosexualitaet.html
- https://www.bento.de/queer/homosexualitaet-im-islam-hier-sprechen-junge-araber-ueber-ihr-coming-out-a-00000000-0003-0001-0000-000002331071
- https://www.google.de/search?q=muslim+proud+gay&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiXkNWrs7ngAhVDyqQKHVIgDKgQ_AUIDigB&biw=1366&bih=654#imgrc=njykRLPMwolKPM:
- https://www.google.com/search?q=homosexual+people+islam+history&client=firefox-b-d&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjO0Iyb_bvgAhWSZVAKHUgCAuAQ_AUIDigB&biw=1366&bih=654#imgrc=bcM6NhPcOvp_0M:

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Dear Kimberlie,

I really loved reading your blog. I already had some knowledge on homosexual people in Muslim countries and I agree with your blog.I myself, cannot understand why homosexual people are treated the way they are in Muslim countries. I understand that everyone has their believes, but believing in something does not give them the right to discriminate other people. Especially not for their sexual orientation. I could not agree more with what you said because literally “hunting people down” because of their sexuality is not an option, ever. The topic you chose really affects me emotionally since I feel for these people. Thank you for writing such a great article about it. *extra credit for the rainbow 🏳️‍🌈*
Best wishes,
Isabelle

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first of all I want to mention that your blog is enormously informative.
I'm shocked about the fact that muslims countries says that sex between the same gender is illegal.
You uses lot of media to give us a look about the problem of beeing homosexual in muslim countries.
Your blog shows me that you know a lot of this problem and I like how you create your blog!
I have never heared before of the muslim imam Ludovic-Mohamed Zahed who accept all people, that's great!
The videos you used are really informative and are also easy to understand.
Your blog is really good structured . You did a great job!
Best regards,  Şehriban

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I liked to reading youre blog. And I am very frightened about the development and the causes why they are no more tolerant for homosexual people. Instead of knowing that for 1000 years they were tolerant with this topic. It is sad to push the hate against this people on a religion. Loving someone with the same sex is not wrong. I also dont understand why someone ist murderd, imprisoned or hanged for something that doesnt harm to anyone. All in all I think no one lost his purity, brings shame to theire familiys or is ill when he loves the same sex. Youre Blog is very informative and nice to read.
Best regards
Angelina

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First of all, I wanted to say that you choose a very interesting topic. From my point of view everyone should be who he or she wants to be.
Love is Love.
Being homosexual is nothing dirty and nothing to be ashamed of.
Before I read you blog I didnt know that during the 18th century the muslim countrys were the ones who accepted homosexuals.
It makes me really angry to hear that you are punished in some coutries just because of you sexuality.
For me personely it is outrageous that we live in a world  were you can be killed because of your sexuality.
All in all, yor blog is very informative and I really liked your structure.

Best regards
Nadine

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thank your for writing this blog. It was really informative and you made some really good points.
First of all I want to tell you that you have a great point of view. I couldn´t agree more with your opinion that love is love and that we should fight against any discrimination. Watching Imam talking about his project and his feelings towards the discrimination made me think about the topic even more. I can imagine that he is probably a great role model for many others. Furthermore I think it is interesting how the view on homosexuality changed in Muslim countries. That´s also shocking at the same time.
In my opinion it is sad to see that some people make wrong statements to justify their hate against homosexual people. This has horrible consequences.
The fact that some people view homosexuality as an illness makes me really angry and shows that there are still a lot of humans in need to be enlighten. In addition to that the video of the discussion fitted well into your blog.
Even though I already had knowledge about the topic I enjoyed reading your blog because you mentioned new aspects and chose great photo and video material. I loved that you chose postitive photos as well.
All in all, your blog was well-structured and easy to understand. I really liked the design as well. Great work.
Love, Greta

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Dear Kimberlie,
First I wanted to say that I really love your topic. It was very interesting to read. I already knew something about the homosexual people in Muslim countries and I‘m very shocked about the todays situation.
From my point of view I think that everybody should have the right to love the person that he or she wants to love!! No matter if its the same gender or not. Another point which shocked me was the map where we could see where in the world homosexuality is illegal. To use the word illegal is so stupid, how can be love stamped as illegal, I just can‘t understand it. The fact that someone should die because of their sexuality is just very tragic and horrible.
All in all, your blog was very nice to read and interesting.

Best regards
Anna

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I think you chose a very interesting topic.
For someone like me who was born and raised in a western society where homosexuality is far more accepted than in most parts of the world, it was very shocking to get to know that some muslim countries are giving people the death penalty for being homosexual.

The fact that homosexuality was widely tolerated in muslim countries for more than 1000 years and that homosexuality is now looked down on because of a false interpreted part of the quran makes this perception of homosexuality even more incomprehensible.
I didn't know any of this information before reading your blog, so you gave me a lot of new insights into the topic!

Finally, i think your blog is beautifully designed and well structured.

Best regards,

Laura