Muhsin Hendricks - The Art and Popular Culture Encyclopedia

Muhsin Hendricks - The Art and Popular Culture Encyclopedia

Summary: {{Template}} '''Muhsin Hendricks''' (1967 – 2025) was a South African [[imam]], Islamic scholar and LGBT activist. He was involved in various [[LGBT Muslim]] advocacy groups and was an advocate for greater acceptance of [[LGBT community|LGBT people]] within Islam. He has been described as the world's first openly gay imam, having [[come out]] in 1996. Hendricks died from gunfire wounds in a targeted attack in February 2025 in [[Bethels…

Muhsin Hendricks, the world's first openly gay imam, was ambushed and shot dead in his car in Gqeberha this past weekend.

Parties outraged by murder of imam

By Lungile Ntimba Political parties have strongly condemned the killing of Muhsin Hendricks, South Africa’s first openly gay imam, who was gunned down in Bethelsdorp, Gqeberha on Saturday.  Hendricks was a respected religious leader, human rights advocate and activist for the LGBTQIA+ individuals within the Muslim community. Economic Freedom Fighters spokesperson Sinawo Thambo said the killing of Hendricks exposed the vile cruelty and brutality …