Policy and research on marriage and children
-Same-sex nikah (gay & lesbian
Muslim marriage contract)
-Same-sex
nikah explanatory notes.pdf /html (please read this first)
-Same-sex
nikah template_v3.doc
Supporting resources:
-Samah Hadid on gay marriage (Australia)
-BBC
5 Live radio- Gay Muslim marriage
20/2/'11 Listen here...
by Mobeen Azhar http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-12486003
News article from BBC5 Live radio, reporting
on gay Muslim marriage.
-Progressive
Muslim Pamela K. Taylor Supports LGBT Muslim Rights
http://newsweek.washingtonpost.com/onfaith/pamela_k_taylor/2007/03/gay_people_are_people_like_any.html 11/4/2007...Those
who believe that marriage should be between one man and one woman are
trying to impose their morality on the entirety of society. Those who
advocate for the legality of gay or lesbian marriage are not forcing
anyone into a same-sex marriage, nor are they forcing a member of the
clergy who does not believe in same-sex marriage to perform their wedding
ceremony. They are simply asking that they be allowed to follow their
consciences the same as everyone else does...
-Canadian Muslim group endorses same-sex marriage legislation
(Muslim WakeUp!), Canada
http://www.muslimcanadiancongress.org/20050201.pdf
8/02/2005: The
Muslim Canadian Congress has welcomed the legislation presented by Justice
Minister Irvin Cotler that re-defines marriage to include same-sex
partners, and has urged Muslims and other minority groups to stand in
solidarity with gays and lesbians.
Addressing a press conference in Ottawa, Rizwana Jafri, president of
the MCC said Muslim Canadians have experienced life as a marginalized
minority and have relied on the Canadian Charter to fight for their right
to be treated as equal citizens. "It
is incumbent upon us, as a minority, to stand up in solidarity with Canada’s
gays and lesbians despite the fact that many in our community believe
our religion does not condone homosexuality," she added.
