Amy Bracken

Amy Bracken

Amy Bracken is a freelance reporter and radio producer based in Boston. Her subjects of interest include international migration, sustainable development, and music.

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New Inclusive Mosque Outside Paris Welcomes Gays and Lesbians

November 30, 2012 ⋅ Post a comment
Ludovic-Mohamed Zahed who launched a gay-friendly Muslim prayer space outside Paris (Photo: Amy Bracken)

Ludovic-Mohamed Zahed who launched a gay-friendly Muslim prayer space outside Paris (Photo: Amy Bracken)

Mosques don’t usually welcome gay and lesbian worshipers.

But on Friday a Muslim group just outside Paris held what’s billed as the first “gay-friendly” Islamic worship in Europe.

The group also allows men and women to pray together.

The location was kept secret — for security reasons.

The World’s Amy Bracken met the man who launched project.

She said he is a French Muslim who decided to fight for a more inclusive interpretation of Islam after he realized he was gay.

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