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Presented by queer Muslim activist and speaker 
Past Speaking Engagements (2010):
University of Texas at Austin - April 1, 2010
Vassar College - April 13, 2010 Elmhurst College - April 15, 2010 University of Georgia, Athens - April 19, 2010 Georgia College and State University - April 20, 2010 University of Virginia - April 22, 2010 University of Missouri - April 27, 2010 Middlebury College – April 29, 2010
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"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.
Gay Muslim offers perspectiveWhen Faisal Alam was 16, he was an active leader within the Muslim community in Connecticut and throughout the Northeast.From the Daily Texan (University of Texas, Austin) "Hidden Voices" is a 2 hour dynamic presentation incorporating video clips and a PowerPoint presentation, followed by Q & A and discussion. New Content for 2010 includes:
Detailed description of Hidden Voices can be found here. Check out the new flier! Faisal's Bio & More about "Hidden Voices."
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