Faisal Alam | |
|---|---|
| Born | June 6, 1977 (48 years) Pakistan |
| Occupation(s) | Speaker, Writer, Activist |
| Known for | Founded theAl-Fatiha Foundation |
Faisal Alam is agayPakistani American man who founded theAl-Fatiha Foundation, an organization dedicated to advancing the cause of gay,lesbian, bisexual, andtransgenderMuslims.[1]
Alam arrived in theUnited States fromPakistan in 1987, at the age of ten, and resided in the rural middle-class town ofEllington,Connecticut. In 1997, he started an email listserv forLGBT 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: theMuslim Alliance for Sexual and Gender Diversity (MASGD).[4]
He is a former member of the Advisory Committee of the LGBT Program atHuman Rights Watch.[2]
"21 LGBT Muslims Who Are Changing the World." The Advocate. December 20, 2016. Web[5]
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