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| Subtitle | homosexual Muslim activist | American homosexual Muslim activist |
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| Description | Daayiee Abdullah (born Sidney Thompson Arabic: داعي عبد الله) is an American Imam based in Washington, D.C. Abdullah is said to be one of five openly gay Imams in the world (the others being Muhsin Hendricks of South Africa, Ludovic-Mohamed Zahed of France, El-Farouk Khaki of Toronto's el-Tawhid Juma Circle/The Unity Mosque, and Nur Warsame of Australia). | Daayiee Abdullah was an American Imam based in Washington, D.C. Abdullah was, after the 2025 death of Muhsin Hendricks until his own death in August 2025, one of five living openly gay Imams in the world. Abdullah was a member of and spiritual advisor of the Al-Fatiha Foundation until it closed in 2011. As a Muslim leader, Abdullah's homosexuality caused controversy due to the traditionally upheld beliefs about homosexuality in Islam. |
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