Daayiee Abdullah
Daayiee Abdullah (* 1954 in Detroit , Michigan ), Sidney Thompson , is an American imam .
Life
Abdullah grew up in Detroit in the 1960s. He converted to Islam from the Southern Baptists when he was 29 . Abdullah heads the Islamic organization “Muslims for Progressive Values” (MPV) in the United States, which was founded in 2006. In this Islamic organization men and women have the same rights, they pray together, women are also allowed to lead the prayer. Gays and lesbians are welcome, they can also marry with imams like Daayiee Abdullah. Abdullah lives openly gay in Washington, DC In America, he became known in the media as the first openly gay imam.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Huffington Post: 6 Questions With A Gay Imam, Daayiee Abdullah
- ↑ Muslims for Progressive Values ( Memento of the original from December 14, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Washington Post: Imam Daayiee Abdullah welcomes gay Muslims to worship, marry
- ^ New York Times: Gay Muslims Find Freedom, of a Sort, in the US
- ↑ Huffington Post: 6 Questions With A Gay Imam, Daayiee Abdullah
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Abdullah, Daayiee |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Thompson, Sidney |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American imam |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1954 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Detroit , Michigan |