Queer Muslim marriage : Struggle of a gay couple's true life story towards Inclusivity & Tawheed within Islam

L. Zahed, Q. Zahed

Between the autobiography and the essay on religion, this book relies on a Muslim gay couple real life events to stress the fact homosexuality, despite what some conservative could say, is not a choice; and it would be crazy to choose to be homosexual when one comes from the sociocultural milieu where they come from. Ludovic-Mohamed Zahed recalls his ardent youth, spiritual asceticism and burning desire. Between passion and rigor, it is a very singular path that emerges through the pages. It is a history of his contamination by HIV-AIDS, before his pilgrimage to Mecca, Umm Al-Qura, the mother of all cities. In front of the ancient house of God, Ludovic-Mohamed understands that it is possible to conceive of "faith without dogma." For it is said in the Qur'an: "No constraints in religion." Can you be gay and Muslim? Of course yes! The author has also founded a few years ago, the association HM2F, to sustain Gay Muslims in France. With his husband, Qiyaam Jantjies Zahed, they are the first gay Muslim couple to have been married publicly in front of an imam. He is now the Founder imam of the first European inclusive mosque.