LGBT conversion therapy (Feb-2022) Latest Update!

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LGBT conversion therapy : Over 250 Muslim leaders express concern over LGBTQ (Feb-2022) conversion therapy ban

More than 250 British imams and Muslim leaders have urged the government to make it clear that no ban on LGBT conversational therapy will criminalize Muslims, which could discourage people from pursuing a homosexual lifestyle.

Muslim leaders want to ensure that any future plan to ban transformation therapy does not limit the religious community’s right to provide advice to people with same-sex appeal, and to ensure that Muslims have access to counseling that is not limited to LGBT identity.

At present, Muslim leaders fear that if a Muslim addresses an imam to seek advice on his or her same-sex feelings, the imam may be forced to break the law or provide no support for fear of becoming a criminal.

Muslim leaders say they are concerned that the government has not consulted with sufficient religious leaders on the proposed ban.

The government, which claims to be a “global leader in LGBT rights,” has held a public debate on the issue. Liz Truss, Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, Commonwealth and Development Action and Minister for Women and Equality, said the government was “determined to ban the coercive and disgusting practices of conversion therapy. We want every individual to be free to be themselves.” and proposals are made to protect LGBT people.

Suggestions include:

Legislation to introduce a new crime.

Citizens’ measures to ensure the effectiveness of the ban, including conversion therapy protection orders, restrictions on promotion, elimination of profit flows and strengthening of arguments for disqualification from a leading role in a charity.

Conversion therapy refers to any form of treatment or psychotherapy that aims to change a person’s sexual orientation or prevent a person’s identity. It is based on the premise that being gay, lesbian, bi or trans is more of a cure that can be cured. LGBT lobby organizations are urging health and social care leaders and supervisors to send a clear message to psychotherapists and counselors that attempts to treat homosexuals, gays, bisexuals and transgender people are harmful and dangerous.

Here is the full letter from Muslim leaders:

Rt Hon Elizabeth Truss MP

State Secretary and Minister for Women and Equality

Government Equality Office

16-20 Great Smith Street

London

SW1P 3BT

CC: Mike Freer MP, Kemi Badenoch MP

We welcome the extension of the government’s consultation and the clarification that any ban on forced “conversion therapy” will protect freedom of speech and freedom of religion. We are glad that the following are not included in the law:

Supportive conversations that do not force individuals to travel

Parents’ rights to educate their children in the values of their faith

Expressing the doctrine of faith as a private prayer

GPs operate within existing professional and regulatory frameworks

In view of this necessary clarification, transfer methods should be defined where:

“A practitioner forces an individual to change or maintain their sexual / gender identity without the individual’s consent, which causes harm.”

An example is the imposition of an LGBTQ identity on an individual who does not support such an identity or vice versa.

We believe that all future legislative plans should promote the rights of individuals who:

they do not identify as gay, lesbian or bisexual and have unwanted same-sex affection to assess their potential for opposite-sex affection

they do not recognize transgender people, but are confused about gender to assess their potential for gender compliance

In addition, we would like to acknowledge that organizations that support these vulnerable people:

Don’t fall into the trap of “speech conversion therapy”
It can still support people under the age of 18
They will still be able to advertise or promote their services
You can still register as a charity

We are concerned about the lack of inclusion of people who believe in this law. We call on the Office for Equality of Governments to move forward in a way that encompasses all positions and respects diversity. Greetings,

Yusuf Patel, SREIslamic. Ali Jaffery, strong stipe. Sheikh Fadel Soliman, Bridges Foundation.

SIGNATORIES

Imam Suliman Gani, Purley Mosque
Fatima Barkatulla, Muslim Womanhood Foundation
Shaykh Bilal Brown, Marifah Institute
Irfan Akhtar, vice chairman Muslim Community Trust, Jamia Masjid, Leyton
Imam Shakeel Begg, Lewisham Islamic Centre
Dr. Anas Altikriti, The Cordoba Foundation
Shujahat Aslam, Chairman, Nottingham Council of Mosques
Panel, Federation of Redbridge Muslim Organisations
Imam Abid Khan, Cheadle Masjid, Manchester
Usman Qureshi, Norbury Muslim Centre
Mawlāna Ayaaz Chikhalia, Islamic Centre Upton Park
Dr Omar Taha, South East London & Kent Council of Mosques
Imam Abdur-Rahman, Zamzam Academy
Imam Abdul Mateen, Head Teacher Quwwatul Islam Society
Ittehad Ahmad, Sultan Bahu Centre, Birmingham
Shaykh Shams Adduha Muhammad, Mawarid Lifestyle
Ijlal Khalil, President Federation of Student Islamic Societies (FOSIS)
Imam Ahmad Irfani, Jamia Masjid Hanfia Ghousia
Fatima Lunat, House of knowledge
Muhammad Uddin, Newham Muslim Forum
Imam Shoaib, Ghausia Mosque, Stoke on Trent
Sheikh Ramzy, Oxford Islamic Information Centre
Imam Kazi Ashiqur Rahman, Darul Ummah, London
Mawlana Ahmed Desai (Imam), Masjid Quba, Bradford
Mufti Zahid Yasin, Khatme Nubuwwat Centre, London
Imam Safwaan Hussein, Islamic Culture and Education Centre, Battersea
Abdul Majid (Vice President), Waltham Forest Islamic Association, London
Mohammed Umair, Anjuman-E-Islahul Muslimeen of London
Mr Huzaifa Kolia, Masjid Abu Bakr, Walthamstow
Imam Ashraf Osmani, Central Mosque, Northampton
Imam Kashif Ahmad, Al Falah Braintree Islamic Centre
Mrs Fathima Shukry, Parents United
Roshan Salih, 5PILLARS
Shakeela Siddique, Snowden Masjid, Batley
Imam Amaar Sajjad, Madni Masjid, Nottingham
Imam Mohammed Waseem, Masjid At-Taqwa, Bradford
Imam Olanrewaju Atilade, Jamaa’tu Ahli llahi Society Nottingham
Mufti Tayyibah Kausar Afzal, Founder of Daruliftalancashire.co.uk and co- founder of Madni Dawah Academy
Imam Shoaib Vawda, Wimbledon Mosque
Molana Adam Mulla, Al Hashim Academy, Dewsbury
Imam Ayaaz Ahmed, Institute of Faith
Mr Molana Usman Ali
Adnan Ghafoor, Council of Islamic Scholars, East Anglia
Omar Ghanchi, Leicester Muslim Association
Maulana Ebrahim Lambat
Mr Sayed Hussein Kadiri, Madrasah Talimul Islam
YEHIA M SOLIMAN, Al-Helal Centre, London
Moulana Imran Afzal, The Peace Centre, Leicester
Husnain, Northampton Communities Alliance
Mrs Shakera Mirza, Madni Academy, Dewsbury
Badrul Islam, Abington Jami’ Masjid
Mr Waheed Arshad, Jamia Khizra Mosque & Islamic Centre
Imam Bilal Toorawa, Masjid-e-Anwaar, Blackburn
Maulana Mohammed Makda, Comptron
Mr Saqib Patel, The Bilal Foundation
Thamina Younus, Ebrahim College
Imam Abdul Hannan, Reading Central Masjid
Syed Monjur Hussain, Teviot British Bangladeshi Association
Muhammed Abdur Rahman, Wallingford Muslim Society
M Jahid Islam, Bilal Educational Forum
Mohammed Abdul Munim, Eternal Gardens Kemnal Park Cemetery, Chislehurst
Mufti Quresh, Al-Hikmah Learning Centre
Naveed Afzal, Madni Dawah Academy, Lancashire
Mr Muhammad Abdul Jalil, Wapping Noorani Masjid, London
Mr Abdullah Bham, Quranic Arabic Works
Mohamed Arif, Windsor Muslim Association
Imam Muhammad Kolia, Masjid Quba, Stamford Hill
Imran Adam, Jame Masjid, Leicester
Shaykh Abdullah Dhorat, Madrasa Baytul ‘Ilm, Leicester
Muhammad Usman Shah, Jamia masjid Swafia, Wakefield
Moulana Mohammed Lockhat, As-Salaam Trust, Leicester
Moulana Mohammed Abdur Rahman, Taaleemul Quran Trust, Coventry
Imaam Muhammad Rahman, Akanjee Foundation
Muhammad Nana, Masjid Faizul Islam, Birmingham
Syed Rahath Ahmed, Al Madina Jami Masjid, Worcester
Abbas Afzal, Madinah Education Trust, Wednesbury
Safiya Adam, Quwwat ul Islam Society, London
Mr Rashid Raja, Wolverhampton Mosque Trust
Mr Anasur Rahman Khan, Islamic Centre Upton Park, London
Maulana Muhammad Uthman, Jamia Uthmania, Rochdale
Dr Hisham Nizar, Croydon University Hospital
Abdul Ghani ODA, NHS University Hospital Birmingham
Sughra Bibi Jillani, Madrassa Fatima
Usman Ramadan, Organisation of Culture and Character, Luton
Md Sirajul Islam, Darul Arqam Community Centre, London
Molana M U Ayub, Madrassa Taleem-ul Quran, Birmingham
Ismaeel Tahir, Al I’tisaam Bi Sunnah
Masum Ali, Muslim chaplain
Usman Ismail, Darassalam Masjid
Imam Haji Kassim, Central Jamia Mosque, Hayes
Dr Sayed Hassen al-Sader, Islamic Lecturer
Muhammed-ul-Emin Potts The Menzil Trust, Leyton
Askor Ali, Jalabad Jamay Masjid, Oldham
Shehzad Hanif, Guidance Coaching
Kulsum Adam, Quwwat-ul Islam Society, London
Dr Salman Butt, Islam21c
Miss Homa Hasan, Quwwat Ul Islam Society, London
Mohammed Monchab Ali, Chester Shah Jalal Mosque and Islamic Centre, Chester
Ibrahim Ali, Ashaaadibi Centre, Tower Hamlets
Abdul Badith Mohammed, Newcastle Central Mosque
Zakariyya Mohomed, Thurmaston Educational Trust, Leicester
Shaykh Yousaf Baig
Ali-Haider Abdul Rashid, Madani Education Centre, Leicester
Muhammad Kashem Ali, London City Island Way Prayer Room
Imam Mirazam Khan, ICNI- Belfast
Maulana Shah Muhammed Anas, Imam Zakariya Academy, London
Abdul Musaib, Abu Hurairah Academy, Bradford
Soyeb Waza, Madrassa Talimul Islam, London
Imam Abdullah Rawat, Musallaa an Noor Mosque, Stoke Newington
M Patel, Islamic Culture & Welfare Association, Batley
Sheikh Mohammed Al-Hilli, Noor Islamic Education, Stanmore
Muhammad Ziyad Batha, Presenter & Lecturer
Imam Mohammed, Yusuf Academy
Z Daji, Indian Muslim Welfare Society, Batley
Syed Elahi, Lewisham islamic centre
Mustafa Razzak, Vice Imaam of Redditch mosque, Roots academy
Miss Thooba Rayea, Abrar Insitutute, Preston
Mr Mahfuzul Hussain Nahid, Mile End Bengali Muslim Community Association
Mrs Ferdous Ara, Muslim Community Association
Mohamed Sameem, Courtland Solicitors
Bilal Patel, Morden Islamic Community Centre
Mawlana Mohsin Ali
Mr Shoeb Desai, Yorkshire Muslim Academy
Yousuf Mulla, Mount Pleasant Islamic Trust Madina Masjid
Mohammed Ahmed, MahmudSabir Masjid, Birmingham
Mr Taf Shabir, Jamia Mosque
Maulana Naveed Sardar, Scunthorpe Central Mosque
Mohammed Ishaq, ArRahma Foundation
Mr Mizanur Rahman, Royal Docks Welfare Association
NASEEM ABOOBAKER, Mushkil Aasaan Charity
Dr. Osman Latiff, Jamia Masjid and Islamic Centre, Slough
Daud Juneja, Alnoor Cultural & Educational Trust, London
Dr Youssef Djouamaa, Bracknell Islamic Cultural Society
Abdul Rafeh Imran, Sutton Muslims Association
Dr Azhar Aslam, Vision 21
Aweis Asghar, Faith Central
Mr A Masood, South Woodford Mosque
Mr Mohammed Farook Kazi, Al-Ansaar Welfare & Education, Ilford
Suhail Akubat, Madrasah Salaam
Faisal Ashfaq, Islam Dewsbury
Sajid Safdar, Masjid-E-Umar, Bradford
Marwah Toqir, Al Huda
Mr Abrar Ul Haq Patel, London Islamic School
Molana Mohammed Atiq
Munir Akhtar, Reading Islamic Cultural Centre
Mohammad Umar Nazir, Minister of Religion, Masjid Noor
Ismail Ibrahim Saleh, Masjid us sunnah
Imam Abdul Rahman Soyinka, Al Muwahedeen Muslim Mission of Nigeria.
Sumit Maru, Mubashirun
Shekh Mahmod, Dagenham Muslim Society
Imam Mohammed Moreea, Masjid Abu Bakr
Mohamed Jama, Trustee, Greenwich Islamic centre
Yusuf Mayat, Al Madat
Jamal Uddin, Markazi Jamia Mosque
Mohammed Zahoor, Makki Madani Masjid
Taha Masood, Al-Ihsan
Imam Vahab Bhikhi, Darul Atfaal
Shah Mahmood Thani Qureshi
Dr Muhammad Suhail Asghar, Shahporan Islamic Centre Bristol
Mr Anwar Siddique, Masjid Al-Aqsa
Abu-Azzam, White City Mussalla
Ebrahim Dadibhai, Masjid Talha, Dewsbury
Afifa Shafi, Islamic Teacher
Mohammad Nuruzzaman, Darul Arqam masjid
Mr Ashfaq Rafiq Patel, Central Mosque Blackpool
Mrs Sumiya Siddique, Taqwaa Madrasah
Mohammed Iqbal Bhatti, Jamiat Ahle Hadith, Oldham
Ahmed Hegazy, London Muslim Mosque
Kazi Osman, Muslim Community Association
M Jamil, Central Mosque & Islamic Centre, Blackpool
Salahuddin Chughtai, Muhaddis e Azam Mission, Leicester
Sadia North, Manchester Jamia Masjid
Mr Imtiyajul Haque, Bow Muslim Community Centre
Professor (emeritus) Mohamed El-Gomati OBE, University of York
Ashfak Ahmed, DEC Masjid
Mrs Rubbina Umar, Broxbourne Muslim Community
Mrs Mubeena Bachcha, Madrassa Talimul islam
Jaleel Noordeen, Al Furqan
Mr Falik Hanifa, Al Furqan charity Trust
Miss Maira Khan, Islam21c
Mr Abdul Mueed Abid, Maidenhead Islamic Trust
Khalid Mohmood, Beaumont Leys Muslims
Zainab Hassan, Islamiyah School
Dr Kate Godfrey-Faussett, Psychologist and founder of Our Muslim Village
Dr. Azath Kamil Mohamed, Lafir Al Furqan
Dr Ghazala Mir, Iqra Women’s Study Circle
Maulana Gul Mohammed Hamza, Masjid Birmingham
Imam Abdul Hannan Rab, Central Jamme Masjid
Mr M Hacheem M Nawab, Al Furqan, Luton
Moulana Bilal Ahmed, Jame Masjid
Jazeel Fazy, Sri Lanka Islamic Forum UK
Dr. Ali Al-Hilli, Islamic Speaker
Miss Khadija Begum, Hyde Islamic Resource Centre
Muhammed Rafick Adam, City Hall Masjid Kimberley
Fawzy Kabeer, Al Furqan
Mrs Abir Kazi, Al Mohsinah Academy
Shazia Kazmi, Al Hussain Trust
Emma Kessy, Bajuni Community
Mr Mohammed Ikramullah One Unity Aid
Omar Salloo, Abu Bakr Trust
Mr. Muhammad Naushahi, Jamiyat Tabligh ul Islam
Maulana Ashraf Madari
Mr. Ammar Salim As-Salaam
Maulana Mohammad Zaheer
Sumayyah Patel, Masjid Hidayah
Mr Yasir Zaman Khan, Great Barr Muslim Foundation
Haleema, Abrar Academy
Mufti Zaheer Aslam
SHAYKH AFZAL MERALI
Louay Al-Alousi, Masjid-us-Sunnah/Leicester
Dr Louay Al-Alousi, Leicester Community Assist LCA
Mr Mamode Therese, Peterborough Young Muslims
Imam Muhammad Kolia, Masjid Quba (NLMT)
MUHAMMAD SAEED, DARUSSALAM EDUCATION CENTRE
Farook Bham, North London Mosque Trust
Mr M BILAL, Gateshead Muslim society
Mr Muhammad M Hussain, Masjid Salahuddin
Bashir Ahmed, Cook Street Darus Salam Masjid
Dr Lorik Begolli, Barking Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals NHS Trust.
Amer Hamed, Swansea Muslim Community
Ali Ahmad, Shahporan Masjid
Imam Said Ahmed, Zakariyya Jame’ Masjid (Bolton)
Abdulkaiyum Khan, Asian Muslim Cultural Centre
Shaikh Mohammed Zaqir Shaikh, Darul Arqam Educational Trust
Muhammad Mustaqeem Shah, Albalagh Academy
MR HUMZAH MUSA, Masjid e Quba
Mr Mohammed Basir Ahmed, Markazud Dawah wal irshad
Hafiza Sufi, MIMZ School
Sheikh Noorud-deen Rashid, Islam Answers
Imam Mohammad Huzaifa Bora, Jamiat ul Muslemeen Masjid Crawley
Imam Mohammed Abubakar, Huddersfield Community First
Moulana Ismaeel
MD ABDUL NOOR, Academy of Inspiration
Imaam Maulana Murtada Ahmad Attari, Masjid-E-Quba, Bolton
Luqman Musa, Madina Mosque & Islamic Centre
Mohammed Sidat, Masjid Bilaal
Moulana Abid Ali
Mr Ag Salloo, Madrasa Taleem ul Quran
Mr Suleman Aswat, Dawatal Islam Mosque
Dr A Majid Katme, (Ex-President ) Islamic Medical Association UK
Molana Tayib Hussain
Imam Abu Bakar Bagas, Hainault Muslim Association
Rahmat Hidayat, Purley Masjid
Fareea Minhas, Central Jamie’s Mosque
Mr Aftab Muhaudden, Jamia Masjid Muhammadiya Ghausia
Salmaan Patel, Kettering Muslim Association
Shaikh Savban Munshi, Islamic Research Institute of GB
Imam Muhammad Ashraf, Croydon Islamic Academy
Imam Ilyas Koya, Darul Quran Masjid, Bolton
Ali Akhtar, General Secretary Al-Hira Educational Centre
Mr Iqbal M Sharif Razvia, Dar Ul Alloom Southampton
Mohammed Butt, Darul Ifta
Imam Hafizur Rahman Al Khayriyyah
Harris Anwar, Masjid Ibraheem & Education Centre
Imaam Arif Polli, Gujarati Sunni Muslim Community Centre
Imam Sohail Ashfaque, Blackhall Mosque
Sadia Afrin, Jamiatul Uloom
Mr Rashid Brora, Southampton Medina Mosque Trust Limited
Shamsud Choudhury, Masjid-E-Aman Islamic Educational Centre Aston
Mr Mohammed Dilwar Hussain, Queen Elizabeth Hospital
Mr Shah Muaz Ahmed, Quwwatul Islam
Nazir Hussain, (Chairman) Derby Jamia Mosque, 6 Rosehill st, Derby
Muhammad Numan Miah, Bangladesh Association Greater Reading
Umer Khatab, UK Islamic Mission
Naeem Chowdhury, Darul Ummah
Mr Shahidul Islam, Bow Muslim Community Centre
Imam Ahmed, Masjid Noor
Dr Mohamed Kharbouch, Runnymede Muslim Society
Mohammed Ameen, Calderdale Council of Mosques
Emran Ahmed, Masjid Alhikmah
Mr. Nisar Shaikh, Royal Holloway University