Homosexuality and Islam

Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 33. Chapters: LGBT Muslims, Pederasty in the Muslim world, LGBT topics and Islam, Syed Masood, Irshad Manji, Parvez Sharma, Abu Nuwas, Islamic view of Lot, El-Farouk Khaki, Waheed Alli, Baron Alli, Meshell Ndegeocello, Köçek, Ismail Merchant, Bacha bazi, Ali Saleem, Festival of Muslim Cultures, Florina Kaja, Bülent Ersoy, A Jihad for Love, Arsham Parsi, Nazar ila'l-murd, Fremde Haut, Gay Muslims, Shah Hussain, Pav Akhtar, Al-Mu'tamid ibn Abbad, Afdhere Jama, Abdellah Taïa, Ibn Ammar, Faisal Alam, Raquel Evita Saraswati, Al-Fatiha Foundation, Maryam Khatoon Molkara, Rachid O., Hadiyo Jim'ale, Huriyah. Excerpt: Syed Masood is a fictional character from the BBC soap opera EastEnders, played by Marc Elliott, and first appeared on screen on 21 April 2009. Syed is the eldest son of Masood Ahmed (Nitin Ganatra) and Zainab Masood (Nina Wadia), and brother of Tamwar (Himesh Patel) and Shabnam (Zahra Ahmadi). Prior to the Masoods' arrival in Walford, Syed was estranged from his family for four years. He stole from the family business, almost bankrupting them. His father took the blame, but exiled Syed from the family. Syed moved to the north of England and worked in the property industry. Syed resumes contact with his family when he experiences financial difficulties. Although Masood reveals his previous theft, Zainab forgives her son, and invites him to move into the family home when he is evicted for failing to pay his rent. Syed introduces his family to his girlfriend, Amira Shah (Preeya Kalidas), who soon moves to Walford to be near him. He begins working for his parents' catering company, and develops an attraction to his colleague, Christian Clarke (John Partridge). The two have sex, and Syed admits that he has had one-night stands with men before. Conflicted by his Muslim faith, Syed proposes to Amira. He continues to see Christian, whose niece Lucy (Melissa Suffield) sees them kissing and blackmails him. Christian and Syed declare their love for one another, but when Masood is involved in a car accident, Syed believes he is being punished and terminates their relationship. A hurt Christian moves away from Walford, but is unable to forget about Syed, and returns in an attempt to deter him from marriage. On his wedding day, Syed admits to Christian that he is gay and in love with him, but feels unable to come out because of his family and faith. Zainab discovers the truth, but implores Syed to go through with his marriage. He does so, but is initially unable to consummate it. He tells his mother that the thought of sex with Amira makes him feel physically sick. He wishes to