Religion News Service11h
Who are Ismaili Muslims and how do their beliefs relate to the Aga Khan’s work?
Aga Khan, the religious leader of the Ismailis – a sect of Islam – established the Aga Khan Foundation in 1967. It has served ...
The New York Times4d
South African Imam and Gay Rights Advocate Is Shot Dead
Muhsin Hendricks was credited by some as being the world’s first openly gay imam and helped Muslims reconcile their faith with their sexual orientation. By Matthew Mpoke Bigg A South African ...
Fox News4d
World's first openly gay imam shot dead in South Africa: authorities
Muhsin Hendricks, known as the world's first openly gay imam, was shot and killed in South Africa over the weekend, as authorities investigate whether the murder was a hate crime. In a statement ...
CNN4d
Man hailed as world’s first imam to say he was gay is shot dead in South Africa
A man hailed as the world’s first imam to say he was gay was shot dead in South Africa on Saturday, local police said, in what rights groups fear could be a hate crime. Eastern Cape provincial ...
The Jamaica Observer6d
Openly gay South African imam shot dead
Johannesburg, South Africa (AFP)–Muhsin Hendricks, considered the world’s first openly gay imam, was shot dead Saturday near the southern city of Gqeberha, police said. The imam, who ran a ...
BBC5d
World 'first openly gay imam' shot dead for South Africa
Two unknown gunmen shoot and kill Muhsin Hendricks, pioneer wey dem call di world first openly gay imam, for South Africa. Di 57-year-old cleric bin dey run one mosque for Cape Town wit intention ...
The Daily Telegraph4d
World’s ‘first openly gay imam’ shot dead in South Africa
A man thought to be the world’s first openly gay imam was killed in a drive-by shooting in South Africa on Saturday. Muhsin Hendricks, a cleric at a mosque intended to be safe haven for gay and ...
Reuters6d
Idrees Ali
National security correspondent focusing on the Pentagon in Washington D.C. Reports on U.S. military activity and operations throughout the world and the impact that they have. Has reported from ...
Associated Press3d
The first openly gay Muslim imam is killed in South Africa, prompting claims of an assassination
Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. A man regarded as the first openly gay Muslim imam has been fatally shot while sitting in a car in South ...
Radio Tamazuj4d
Yei clinic funds education for over 60 orphans
The management of Coniah Medical Complex, a private clinic in Yei River County, Central Equatoria State, has provided scholarships to more than 60 orphans affiliated with the Kikiji National ...
India Today5d
World's first openly gay imam, Muhsin Hendricks, shot dead in South Africa
Two years later he started hosting meetings in his home city for LGBTQ+ Muslims, who treated him like their community imam. Listen to Story The shooting occurred when a vehicle blocked their car and ...