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    [[Image:Al-Fatiha Muslim Gays - Gay Parade 2008 in San Francisco (2626954534).jpg|thumb|right|Members of ''Al Fatiha'' at the LGBT Pride parade in San Francisco 2008.]]
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    The '''Al-Fatiha Foundation''' is an organization which advances the cause of [[gay]], [[lesbian]], and [[transgender]] [[Muslim]]s. It was founded in 1997 by [[Faisal Alam]], a [[Pakistani]] [[Americans|American]], and is registered as a [[nonprofit]] organization in the [[United States]]. Imam Daayiee Abdullah is also a board member of the Al-Fatiha Foundation.
    The '''Al-Fatiha Foundation''' is an organization which advances the cause of [[gay]], [[lesbian]], and [[transgender]] Muslims. It was founded in 1997 by Faisal Alam, a Pakistani American, and is registered as a nonprofit organization in the United States. Imam Daayiee Abdullah is also a board member of the Al-Fatiha Foundation.


    ==History==
    ==History==


    The organization grew out of an internet listserve that brought together many gay, lesbian, and questioning Muslims from 25 countries, and by 1998 had developed numerous in-person chapters.<ref name="cybermecca">{{Cite news |work=The Advocate |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=E2QEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA27 |page=27 |title=Cyber mecca |date=March 14, 2000}}</ref><ref name="gayreligion">{{Cite book |title=Gay religion |first=Scott |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=8NhmnsTG5DgC&pg=PA379 |page=379  |last=Thumma |first2=Edward R. |last2=Gray |publisher=Rowman Altamira |year=2005}}</ref> Al-Fatiha has 14 chapters in the United States, as well as offices in [[England]], [[Canada]], [[Spain]], [[Turkey]], and [[South Africa]].
    The organization grew out of an internet listserve that brought together many gay, lesbian, and questioning Muslims from 25 countries, and by 1998 had developed numerous in-person chapters.<ref name="cybermecca">{{Cite news |work=The Advocate |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=E2QEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA27 |page=27 |title=Cyber mecca |date=March 14, 2000|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160415223254/http://books.google.com/books?id=E2QEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA27 |archive-date=17 July 2023 }}</ref><ref name="gayreligion">{{Cite book |title=Gay religion |first=Scott |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=8NhmnsTG5DgC&pg=PA379 |page=379  |last=Thumma |first2=Edward R. |last2=Gray |publisher=Rowman Altamira |year=2005|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160420164134/http://books.google.com/books?id=8NhmnsTG5DgC&pg=PA379 |archive-date=17 July 2023 }}</ref> Al-Fatiha has 14 chapters in the United States, as well as offices in England, Canada, Spain, Turkey, and South Africa.


    The name means "the Opening" and is shared with Al-Fatiha or the first surah of the [[Qur'an]]. In the beginning of that surah, Allah is described as compassionate and merciful; the organization's founders believe that these attributes characterize Islam, rather than hatred and [[homophobia]].<ref name="TAI">{{Cite book |title=Teaching against Islamophobia |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Bx18QENdh_MC&pg=PA192 |page=192 |first=Joe L. |last=Kincheloe |year=2010 |publisher=Peter Lang}}</ref>
    The name means "the Opening" and is shared with Al-Fatiha or the first surah of the Qur'an. In the beginning of that surah, Allah is described as compassionate and merciful; the organization's founders believe that these attributes characterize Islam, rather than hatred and [[homophobia]].<ref name="TAI">{{Cite book |title=Teaching against Islamophobia |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Bx18QENdh_MC&pg=PA192 |page=192 |first=Joe L. |last=Kincheloe |year=2010 |publisher=Peter Lang|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200124220343/https://books.google.com/books?id=Bx18QENdh_MC&pg=PA192 |archive-date=17 July 2023 }}</ref>
     
    Each year, Al-Fatiha hosts an international membership retreat and conference.<ref name="gayreligion"/> Early conferences took place in Boston, New York, and London in the late 1990s and early 2000s, and focused on issues such as the reconciliation of religion and sexual orientation.<ref name="cybermecca"/><ref>{{Cite news |work=Out |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=PWIEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA97 |page=97 |date=November 1999 |title=Where the others stand|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191205084425/https://books.google.com/books%3Fid%3DPWIEAAAAMBAJ%26pg%3DPA97 |archive-date=17 July 2023 }}</ref>


    Each year, Al-Fatiha hosts an international membership retreat and conference.<ref name="gayreligion"/> Early conferences took place in Boston, New York, and London in the late 1990s and early 2000s, and focused on issues such as the reconciliation of religion and sexual orientation.<ref name="cybermecca"/><ref>{{Cite news |work=Out |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=PWIEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA97 |page=97 |date=November 1999 |title=Where the others stand}}</ref>


    == References ==
    == References ==
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    Members of Al Fatiha at the LGBT Pride parade in San Francisco 2008.

    The Al-Fatiha Foundation is an organization which advances the cause of gay, lesbian, and transgender Muslims. It was founded in 1997 by Faisal Alam, a Pakistani American, and is registered as a nonprofit organization in the United States. Imam Daayiee Abdullah is also a board member of the Al-Fatiha Foundation.

    History[edit | edit source]

    The organization grew out of an internet listserve that brought together many gay, lesbian, and questioning Muslims from 25 countries, and by 1998 had developed numerous in-person chapters.[1][2] Al-Fatiha has 14 chapters in the United States, as well as offices in England, Canada, Spain, Turkey, and South Africa.

    The name means "the Opening" and is shared with Al-Fatiha or the first surah of the Qur'an. In the beginning of that surah, Allah is described as compassionate and merciful; the organization's founders believe that these attributes characterize Islam, rather than hatred and homophobia.[3]

    Each year, Al-Fatiha hosts an international membership retreat and conference.[2] Early conferences took place in Boston, New York, and London in the late 1990s and early 2000s, and focused on issues such as the reconciliation of religion and sexual orientation.[1][4]


    References[edit | edit source]

    1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Cyber mecca". The Advocate. March 14, 2000. p. 27. Archived from the original on 17 July 2023.
    2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Thumma, Scott; Gray, Edward R. (2005). Gay religion. Rowman Altamira. p. 379. Archived from the original on 17 July 2023.
    3. ↑ Kincheloe, Joe L. (2010). Teaching against Islamophobia. Peter Lang. p. 192. Archived from the original on 17 July 2023.
    4. ↑ "Where the others stand". Out. November 1999. p. 97. Archived from the original on 17 July 2023.
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