The Man Who Created The First Gay-Friendly Mosque Deals With Death Threats Like A Champ

Ludovic-Mohamed Zahed had to overcome a mind-boggling amount of homophobia to open the world’s first gay-friendly mosque. My personal favorite moment is at 1:46, when he discusses the death threats they’ve received. If that isn’t being cool under pressure, I don’t know what is.

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Rollie Williams

Feb 27, 2014

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