Posted on 02/16/2025 4:27:29 AM PST by Libloather
Muhsin Hendricks, considered the world’s “first openly gay imam”, has been shot dead near the southern city of Gqeberha, South African police have said.
The imam, who ran a mosque intended as a safe haven for gay and other marginalised Muslims, was in a car with another person on Saturday when a vehicle stopped in front of them and blocked their exit, police said.
“Two unknown suspects with covered faces got out of the vehicle and started firing multiple shots at the vehicle,” the Eastern Cape force said in a statement.
“Thereafter they fled the scene, and the driver noticed that Hendricks, who was seated at the back of the vehicle was shot and killed.”
A police spokesperson confirmed to AFP the authenticity of a video on social media that purported to show a targeted killing in Bethelsdorp near Gqeberha, formerly known as Port Elizabeth.
“The motive for the murder is unknown and forms part of the ongoing investigation,” police said, urging anybody with information to come forward.
The International Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans and Intersex Association denounced the killing.
“The ILGA World family is in deep shock at the news of the murder of Muhsin Hendricks, and calls on authorities to thoroughly investigate what we fear may be a hate crime,” the executive director, Julia Ehrt, said in a statement.
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And it’s anything but peaceful.
I’m enjoying the schadenfreude right now.
It was both.
Lover’s tiff?
Cue the grail knight!
HE cannot see them, either-—they are all in BURKAS.
It’s unlikely but it could be simple murder robbery attempt
It is South Africa
I'm not sure which is a better way of putting a target on your back: saying you're a gay imam or that you have evidence on Hillary Clinton...
LOL.
And they never said if they were all females.
“I ain’t gonna play Sun City!”
Hopefully they all look like Helen Thomas, Nazi Piglosi and Hitlery.
Would that be like the three nubile infidel girls holding up the “Immigrants Welcome!” sign in the EU train station ?
Interesting career choice, given his proclivities...
“Would that be like the three nubile infidel girls holding up the “Immigrants Welcome!” sign in the EU train station ?”
Yep. Mind numbingly stupid.
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