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Presented by queer Muslim
Spring 2012 Speaking Engagements
True Colors Conference at "Hidden Voices" was presented at 30 schools in 2010! See list of schools here.
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"Thank you so much for coming to speak... It was wonderful to see someone addressing such a touchy issue... you've been source of inspiration for not just LGBTQ Muslims, but any groups facing discrimination. I am excited to see how your work will help bring our world closer to tolerance." - student at Cornell University Recent Articles about "Hidden Voices" and Faisal Alam: Welcome to "Hidden Voices: The Lives of LGBT Muslims."
The world is witnessing a revolution across the Middle East. For almost half a century dictators and tyrants have ruled with impunity, often with the support of Western governments including the United States. What will this people-led movement for change mean for LGBT people? Will they be part of the social change? Will the U.S. and other Western powers support true democracy in the Middle East? These and other important questions will be explored in my presentations through the coming months. I hope to meet many of you in my travels or through twitter, facebook or my blog. In peace, Faisal P.S. I had the opportunity to travel to more than 20 colleges & universities in 2011. Check out some comments from students about my presentation. "Hidden Voices: The Lives of LGBT Muslims" aims to highlight the many struggles and challenges facing sexual and gender minorities within the Muslim world and to examine the complex intersection of Islam, sexuality and gender. Faisal Alam is a queer-identified Muslim activist of Pakistani descent and the founder and former director of Al-Fatiha, an organization for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, intersex & questioning (LGBTIQ) Muslims, and their allies. Faisal has traveled across the country and around the world to meet with LGBTIQ Muslims to build a global queer Muslim movement. Using his own life experience and by exploring the complex history of the Islamic world, Faisal strives to bring new light onto the lives of an often invisible and silent community: Muslims who are lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, intersex and questioning. Description of Hidden Voices can be found here. Check out the new flier! Faisal's Bio & More about "Hidden Voices." Articles about "Hidden Voices" Alam Educates on Sexual Orientation and the Islam Culture From Washburn Review (of Washburn University), January 28, 2011.  Breaking out ยท Activist Faisal Alam struggled growing us a gay Muslim, and went on to found a support organization for LGBT Muslims. - Dan Doperalski | Daily Trojan More Articles about "Hidden Voices"Faisal was a featured plenary speaker at Creating |
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