Muhsin Hendricks, primul imam care şi-a asumat în mod public homosexualitatea în 1996, a fost ucis prin împuşcare în weekend. El se afla într-o maşină, în apropiere de Port Elizabeth, în sudul Africii de Sud, a anunţat poliţia, relatează AFP.
Avea 58 de ani.
Sâmbătă, ”către ora 10.00, defunctul, imamul Moegsien Hendricks, şi şoferul său se aflau la bordul (unei maşini)”, atunci când ”doi suspecţi necunoscuţi cu faţa acoperită (…) au tras mai multe focuri de armă asupra vehiculului”, a anunţat într-un comunicat poliţia. Motivul crimei era necunoscut,
Imam Muhsin Hendricks shot and killed in Gqeberha
Imam Muhsin Hendricks, recognized as the world’s first openly gay imam, was fatally shot on February 15, 2025, while attending a wedding in Gqeberha, South Africa. According to reports, Hendricks was seated in the back of a car… pic.twitter.com/WIRPnhyETb
— MDN NEWS (@MDNnewss) February 16, 2025
I am so devastated to hear of the murder of Imam Muhsin Hendricks, gunned down today in Gqeberha.
It is very likely a homophobic hate crime.
Hendricks (57) ran the Inner Circle, South Africa’s first support group for LGBTQ+ Muslims.
My condolences to his loved ones 💔 🕊 pic.twitter.com/BTkPnVvktU
— Suntosh Pillay (@suntoshpillay) February 15, 2025
🇿🇦 World’s „first openly gay imam”, Muhsin Hendricks, shot dead next to his mosque in Cape Town, South Africa
According to police, Hendricks was in a vehicle with two other people when another vehicle blocked their path. Two masked assailants got out of the car and opened fire… pic.twitter.com/duTGYjU73F
— NEXTA (@nexta_tv) February 17, 2025
Nimeni nu are nimic cu homosexualii. Toata lumea are ceva cu homosexualii obraznici, care cer, ca si minoritate, drepturi mai mari decat majoritatea. De ce nu cer drepturi in plus cei bolnavi de guta? Sau cei care mai au maseaua de minte? Sau stangacii? In aceeasi logica, si ei, ca minoritari ar trebui sa aiba drepturi peste majoritari.