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Being queer in the Muslim community

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This is episode 5, a bonus one-off episode released for LGBTQ+ history month this February 2021. This episode features Nalini, manager of the Resilient Me programme which supports young Muslims in faith-based and mainstream schools, with wellbeing and emotional resilience. 

This episode addresses: (1) Being queer in the Muslim community, (2) stigma against LGBTQ+ content in school curriculum's, (3) wellbeing of LGBTQ young people of faith, (4) sexuality & your relationship with God, (5) how faith-based communities can better support young people and (6) Islamaphobia & Muslim pride. 

Articles/books/podcasts featured in the episode:

  • Muslim pride podcast BBC radio 4 with Sayeeda Warsi https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p07pd7dc/episodes/downloads 
  • https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/newsbeat-49796967
  • https://www.cosmopolitan.com/uk/love-sex/relationships/a32904183/gay-muslims-queer-lgbt/
  • https://www.stonewall.org.uk/lgbt-britain-home-and-communities

    • Support for LGBTQ+ people and faith-based groups:

    • Imaan: Leading LGBTQ charity for Muslims https://imaanlondon.wordpress.com/
    • Young Stonewall: support for LGBTQ+ youth https://www.youngstonewall.org.uk/what-we-do
    • Educate & Celebrate: Pride youth network and workshops for young people https://www.educateandcelebrate.org/
    • Resilient Me: programme at The Children's Society http://bcbn.org.uk/events/
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