S2 Ep7 "The United States first Openly Gay Imam Daayiee Abdullah"

<p>Imam Daayiee is the first openly Gay Imam in the United States. He was born in Detroit Michigan and the son of Southern Baptist parents and converted to Islam at the age of 30. He is the author of the book titled  “Progressive Islam: The Rich Liberal Ideas of the Muslim Faith”(2021),  He is the Founder and ED of the nonprofit MECCA Institute, and CEO of MECCA Institute Publishing LLC. He is the Former Imam of the  Light of Reform Mosque, Washington, DC (2010-2015).  Imam Daayiee is a linguist  and holds  Masters Degrees  in  Chinese and Arabic languages and linguistics, and a scholar of Quranic Interpretation and Shari’ah Sciences. To continue to add to his impressive bio he is also a  former public interest lawyer specializing in comparative Islamic and Western law. He is currently working on his  second book to be released in 2024. In this episode we explore what it&#39;s like being an openly gay imam, his educational pursuits, activism, why he opened an all inclusive mosque:&quot;Light of Reform Mosque,&quot; the MECCA Institute and a lot more. </p> <p>Contact: <a href="daayiee@gmail.com" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer"><strong>Email</strong></a><strong> </strong></p> <p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=laF6lCQTfK8" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer"><strong>TEDx Talk</strong></a></p> <p>Website: <a href="www.meccainstitute.org" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer"><strong>The MECCA Institute</strong></a><strong> </strong></p> <p>Facebook Group: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/meccainstitute" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer"><strong>The MECCA Institute</strong></a><strong></strong></p> <p>Facebook Group:<a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/252006581569159" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer"> <strong>Light of Reform Mosque</strong></a></p> <p><br></p> <p><br></p> <p><strong>If you wish to support the show please donate to Buy Me A Coffee! Thank you!  </strong><a href="https://www.buymeacoffee.com/farhandhalla">⁠https://www.buymeacoffee.com/farhandhalla</a></p> <