Faisal Alam
| Faisal Alam | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | American |
| Occupation | Speaker, Writer, Activist |
| Known for | Founded the Al-Fatiha Foundation |
Faisal Alam is a gay Pakistani American who founded the Al-Fatiha Foundation, an organization dedicated to advancing the cause of gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender Muslims.[1]
Alam arrived in the United States from Pakistan in 1987, at the age of ten, and resided in the rural middle-class town of Ellington, Connecticut. In 1997, he started an email listserv for LGBT Muslims that led to the founding of Al-Fatiha in 1998.[2] He served as its President from 1998 until stepping down in 2004.[3] In 2011, Alam and other LGBTQ Muslim activists were invited by the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force to form a Queer Muslim Working Group to evaluate the needs of the LGBTQ Muslim community. Alam was instrumental in bringing together a diverse group of seasoned leaders to undertake this project. In 2013, the Queer Muslim Working Group launched a new organization: the Muslim Alliance for Sexual and Gender Diversity (MASGD).[4]
He is a member of the Advisory Committee of the LGBT Program at Human Rights Watch.[2]
References
- ↑ "Faisal Alam Profile". The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Religious Archives Network. 2006-07-18. Archived from the original on 2008-04-16. Retrieved 2006-12-21.
- 1 2 Hidden Voices - The Lives of Queer Muslims; Wolfman Productions; retrieved December 21, 2006
- ↑ Faisal Alam Steps Down As President of Al-Fatiha; UK Gay News August 14, 2004; retrieved December 21, 2006
- ↑ http://www.muslimalliance.org