Muhsin Hendricks, LGBTQ+ Imam, Shot

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Muhsin Hendricks murder: Even in his final seconds of life, first gay imam pushed boundaries

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Muhsin Hendricks was shot dead in what appeared to be a hit in Gqeberha , South Africa .

The 57-year-old was the world's first openly gay imam, who came out as gay in 1996 .

Traditional imams in South Africa rarely, if ever, perform the marriage of a Muslim to a non-Muslim .

He was on his way to conduct the next one when he was gunned down in his vehicle.

Dr Essop said there was "absolutely no justification, Islamic or otherwise, for this kind of violence" Hendricks has already been buried at a private ceremony.

The Al-Gurbaah Foundation has pledged to organise a memorial in the near future to "honour his immense contributions" For Teboho Klaas , the religion programme officer at The Other Foundation , his legacy "has multiplied himself".

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