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[CW: mentions of Islamophobia] Is Islam as homophobic and sexist as westerners claim? (hexbear.net)

submitted 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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I'm guessing it's like Christianity where there are leftist Christians who follow Jesus' more progressive messages such as giving to the less fortunate and healing the sick, and then there are the scary Christian evangelicals that want A Handmaids Tale and conversion therapy. Logically, Islam probably isn't a monolith in a similar way other religions aren't.

However, I have never heard about what those of the Islamic faith actually believe outside of the hysterical post 9/11 Islamophobia I've been indoctrinated with as a child.

I want to know what the truth is and hear the other sides story. To me it's obvious that Islamophobia is wrong, however when Islamophobes make wild claims about it, I can't really refute them confidently because I'm simply ignorant of the facts. Please educate my dumb, white ass.

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[–] [email protected] 8 points 22 hours ago* (last edited 11 hours ago)

A Korean revert I’ve watched on YouTube just dropped a transphobic short and a video on “why lgbt is forbidden is islam” that I haven’t watched yet. It’s disappointing, but not uncommon with my minimal exposure. Here is the content in question:

https://youtu.be/VBFKmaviJ6Q

https://youtube.com/shorts/TYo9GTDK6n4

I understand people’s historical defensiveness given how Islam has been a punching bag for the west for centuries. But this guy isn’t a wahhabist, and still has these ideas. So what gives? Just using religion to justify preexisting social conservatism or does Islam provide foundation for these beliefs?