He led LGBTQ-friendly services, made same-sex marriages and was shot in what local Muslim leaders called homophobic hate crimes in Gqeberha, formerly known as Port Elizabeth.
Imam Mushin Hendrix, who is BCC Called The world's first openly gay imam was shot dead on Saturday after an unknown assailant was shot dead in a pickup truck parked behind the car he was sitting in, and was parked behind the car that was blocking flight. It was done.
BBC has been added:
The 57-year-old clergyman ran a mosque in Cape Town, intended as a safe haven for gays and other marginalized Muslims. He was ambushed on Saturday morning after a car he was traveling near a southern city in Gukberha.
“Two unknown suspects with covered faces have come out of the vehicle and started firing multiple shots with the vehicle,” police said in a statement.
News of Hendrix's death sent shockwaves to the LGBTQ+ community and encouraged the pouring of tributes from around the world.
South African news24.com It has been reported:
The Muslim Judicial Council (MJC) condemned the brutal murder, saying, “The police are still investigating the motives, but speculations may be related to Hendrix's views on same-sex relationships.” .
“The holiness of human life is a fundamental doctrine of Islam,” the MJC said in a statement.
“We explicitly condemn his murder and the act of violence targeting members of the LGBTQ community or other community.”
Islamic fundamentalists are known to reject homosexuality and to carry out LGBTQ+ individuals in some countries.
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