A lot of us struggling with unwanted behaviours have been aware of negative self-talk and negative thought patterns. For a lot of us in recovery, transitioning to a God-centric lifestyle has involved behavioural changes, letting go of past sexual behaviours, developing a support network, building self-esteem and valuing our relationship with Allah (swt). Furthermore, in…
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A unique story of change. We are delighted to be joined by James Parker, who facilitates True Identity, an informal network that supports those struggling with sexuality & gender identity issues. James is British-born and lives in Western Australia and is a Catholic convert. As an abuse survivor and former gay rights activist, he is…
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As the founder of the first ever podcast series catered for Muslims experiencing same sex attractions, Waheed Jensen is no stranger to the SSA Muslim community, and we are delighted to have him as a guest. In this webinar, we look at Waheed’s journey to Islam and his own journey in reconciling his faith with unwanted same sex…
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On this webinar, we listen to Leah’s journey out of same sex lust and to freedom. With much of the literature being male focused in SSA recovery, the female experience is sometimes overlooked. We look at a personal story of courage and freedom and discover why Leah chose to speak out against legislation which bans…
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A survey was created on Google Forms and distributed on various platforms, such as Straight Struggle Discord platform, the Strong Support private Facebook groups and the Strong Support mailing list. It was distributed between Tuesday 12th May 2020 and 25th May 2020. Conducted by a volunteer, the purpose of this study was to determine if…
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Strong Support continues its webinar series on the exploration of therapeutic options available for Muslims with unwanted same sex lust. We pose a situation, where in the UK, therapeutic options for those seeking help addressing their same sex lust is greatly maligned and misunderstood. In this much needed discussion, we are grateful to be joined…
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We are pleased to joined by Sheikh Fadel Soliman for this webinar. Sheikh Fadel is no stranger to the Muslim SSA community and has helped many brothers and done great work in raising awareness of the issues and the challenges the Muslim SSA community faces in getting help. Here is his recent episode (in Arabic)…
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Strong Support, by the grace of Allah (swt) is pleased to announce the start of its webinar series. We will be bringing content to you to supplement the journey of Muslims who wish to live a God centric life and do not identify with a sexual identity. For our first topic, we will be discussing:…
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Source: https://waheedjensen.wordpress.com/2019/02/13/the-strange-elephant-in-the-room-struggles-passions-and-hopes/ Originally published under the same title on Virtual Mosque on December 8, 2015. Republished as “On Being Gay and Muslim: Struggles, Passions and Hopes” on AltMuslimah on September 23, 2016 and as “When You’re Gay and Muslim – Finding Allah’s Meaning in All of It” on Patheos on July 11, 2017. Ever since I began trying to understand life,…
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