We are delighted to welcome Richard, you may have seen Ali’s talk with Richard in September on conversion therapy bans. In this webinar, we discuss the harms of age-inappropriate sex education being taught to young children in the guise of LGBT inclusivity and how parents can safeguard their children by being involved with the school.…
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We are excited to be welcoming our next guest Dr Parvez Mandviwala from Mumbai, India. TAQueer is an online/offline community support group for God-fearing Muslims struggling with homosexual urges. The initiative promotes choosing Taqwa over Queer. In this webinar, we discuss what prompted Dr Mandviwala to create TAQueer and the barriers faced by Muslims seeking…
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We are delighted to be joined by Dr. Sharif El-Tobgui from Massachusetts, USA. In this world of gender roles, we look at the Islamic understanding of masculinity and femininity and touch upon the transgender ideology. Date: Saturday, 3rd September 2022 Time: 5pm BST, 12pm (EDT) Dr. Sharif El-Tobgui Dr. Sharif El-Tobgui holds a B.S. in…
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We are grateful to be joined by Ayman Nassar of Islamic Leadership Institute in Maryland, USA. The not-for-profit organisation aims to promote leadership development, education, and research based on Islamic values and principles. They operate a Youth Crisis Line which provides counselling services for ages 13-27 with support for youth suffering from substance abuse, homelessness,…
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One of the most frequent questions from those looking to get married or those finding an opposite-sex partner is whether they should disclose their same-sex attraction and struggle to their future spouse. Many individuals feel that the stigma of same-sex attraction or gender identity conflict is taboo to discuss during the “get to know each…
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For many years, I was seeing the same therapist (Muslim) on and off, primarily in her office and occasionally, if need be, through video-link when I was living abroad. It was mainly talking therapy in regard to my SSA and my anxiety, practising various breathing techniques. I would say, not much, If anything at all…
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The government has decided to bring forth legislation to ban conversion therapy practices to change sexual orientation. It includes non-physical “conversion therapy” which the government refers to as “talking conversion therapy”. It fully bans such talking therapy for under-18s. However, the government clarifies also that it aims to protect freedom of speech and clinicians’ independence…
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I have had same-sex attractions for as long as I can remember having any attractions. As a teenager, I learned to keep my feelings to myself as they would not be accepted and had the potential to bring me harm. At the time I was working very hard to maintain a mask and stifling any…
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Across 88 podcast episodes, Waheed Jensen has shared the everyday struggles of Muslims experiencing same-sex attractions (SSA) and gender dysphoria (GD) who want to live a life true to Allah and Islam. He has shared resources and practical solutions and tried to create a safe space for Muslims who struggle with SSA or GD, as…
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As topics on gender, relationships and sex become more commonly discussed in the UK school curriculum. We are joined by Yusuf Patel from SREIslamic to discuss how to appropriately handle conversations with children on sex and relationships and the Islamic resources available. Strong Support also runs a Parents circle that supports parents who have children…
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