LGBT radio goes online in Tunisia despite threats

Daily Nation, LGBT radio goes online in Tunisia despite threats, 19 Dec 2017 "An online radio station catering for the LGBT community, believed to be the first of its kind in the Arab world, started broadcasting in Tunisia on Monday." Just picked up this from last month.

'Islamic Culture War'

foreignaffairs.com, The Coming Islamic Culture War " What the Middle East's Internet Boom Means for Gay Rights, and More"

#Malaysia: Growing intolerance of LGBTIQ community due to Islamisation, forum told

themalaymailonline.com, Growing intolerance of LGBTIQ community due to Islamisation, forum told " Social activist Azrul Mohd Khalib added that those from the LGBTIQ minority group are facing increased persecution on a daily basis as Islamic teachings in Malaysia were against sexual orientations that differed from the heterosexual norms." Opinion

The Complicated Pain of America's Queer Muslims

theatlantic.com, The Complicated Pain of America's Queer Muslims, 14 June 2016 "In the midst of a post-Orlando debate that pits Islamophobia against homophobia, LGBT members of the Islamic community find themselves trying to balance multiple identities." online element to this discussion

Saudi Arabia is Using Social Media to Entrap LGBTs

Saudi Arabia is Using Social Media to Entrap LGBTs | Care2 Causes:

"A Saudi Arabian gay man has reportedly been sentenced to 450 lashes and three years in jail after religious police used social media to entrap him, and sadly this isn’t the first case of its kind."

Sex in Tunisia & the Arab World

Sex in Tunisia & the Arab World: Interview with Shereen El Feki | Tunisia Live: "You now see the emergence of really good websites starting to give reliable information in Arabic. One of them is called Love Matters, Hob Thaqafa, it was just launched in March. It’s an initiative from Radio Netherlands, but the team are all Arab and much of it is based in Cairo, and it’s basically just providing information on sex in a very respectable, scientific, attractive way."  The internet is playing a significant role in relation to issues discussed in this interview.

'Turkey's first online Islamic sex shop opens'

France24, Turkey's first online Islamic sex shop opens, 21 Oct 2013 "The "Halal Sex Shop" website presents its products as being "entirely safe," and in compliance with Islamic norms."

QueerPK blocked

CNN, Pakistan's gays in dark after Muslim nation's first gay website blocked, 26 Sep 2013 "Queer Pakistan, which just went online in July, confirmed it had been blocked September 24 with a Twitter post saying, "It's official! QueerPK is banned from viewership in Pakistan.""

Also see  alarabiya.net, Pakistan blocks ‘un-Islamic’ gay website 

'Gay Marriage Sparks Malaysia Uproar'

OnIslam, Gay Marriage Sparks Malaysia Uproar, 20 Dec 2011 "The controversy also dominated the virtual world on the micro-blogging site Twitter with many tweets condemning the Malaysian student for straying from Islam and dishonoring his family."

'After ‘Amina’: Thoughts From Cairo – OpEd'

Scott Long/Mondoweiss, eurasiareview.com, After ‘Amina’: Thoughts From Cairo – OpEd "It’s worth wondering, then, what underlies the reception of Amina’s story. That individual disappointment may be the point to start. It has a long resonance."

al-Awlaki

Opinion piece:

Theo Padnos, huffingtonpost.com, Love and Healing for Muslim 20-Somethings: Anwar al-Awlaki's Moment, 7 Dec 2010 "When I was a student in an Islamic school, the thing that most discouraged me about the system to which my fellow students were entrusting themselves was that it gave them terrible advice."

Kelantan advice for HIV/AIDS couples

The Star, Use condoms to reduce number of cases, state advises HIV/AIDS couples, 22 June 2010 "To a supplementary question by Dr Nik Mazian Nik Mahmood (PAS-Gaal) whether the state government encouraged the use of condoms among students who were sexually active to curb the spread of the disease, she said illicit sex was against Islam and it was doing its best to discourage such activities and return the youth to the true path of the religion.

"“Among the reasons for such occurrences are the Internet and television and entertainment activities that contribute to sexual activities among the younger generation and the government will continue with its campaign to educate the younger generation about the ills of illicit sex,” she added."

Morocco

AFP/IC Publications, New African, Homosexual review goes online in Morocco, 23 May 2010 "The founders of "Mithly", the Arabic word for gay, say it's the first site of its kind in Muslim North Africa and aims to fight homophobia with understanding."

Mona Eltahawy on blogging

If you're interested in blogging, especially in relation to KSA and gender issues, then listen to Mona Eltahawy's audio presentation [mp3] taken from Skoll World Forum, Reimagining Networks for Innovation and Impact, April 2010

Al-Fatiha organisation

Profile of al-Fatiha's Faisal Alam and overview of related issues and opinions:

Angela Case, The Maneater, Presentation on LGBT Muslims sparks debate, 28 Apr 2010 "Alam said he founded Al-Fatiha when he was a student at Northeastern University in Boston. After coming out to family and friends, he had trouble reconciling his homosexual identity with his identity as a Muslim. Alam began looking on the Internet for resources for LGBT Muslims. Finding none, he started a listserv for LGBT Muslims and promoted it on the listservs of Muslim student organizations worldwide. The listserv grew into what is now the Al-Fatiha organization."

elasira.eu

James M. Dorsey, Qantara.de, Sharia-conform Eroticism from Amsterdam, 20 Apr 2010

"El Asira's homepage, www.elasira.eu, unlike traditional sites that sell sexual enhancement products, reflects Aouragh's conservatism. There are no seductive pictures of attractive women or enticing, suggestive texts. Instead, its homepage is a sober black and grey street with a dividing line in the middle that grants men and women separate entry – women on the left, men on the right."

I have previously blogged about el-asira.eu - this article provides more detail.

Egypt

BBC News, Egypt's homosexuals find home in cyberspace, 26 Apr 2010

Netherlands online shopping

NRC Handelsblad Media Netherland, Online Islamic sex-shop opens for business, 19 Mar 2010 "Not knowing whether his religion would allow the trade in sex products, Aouragh visited an imam, who in turn consulted a Saudi sheik. It was allowed, he learned, as long as the products were halal and meant to improve sex within marriage. "There is even a fatwa on the subject." That just left the problem of how to tell his parents. "It's a forbidden subject for the first generation here,” he said. Whenever his parents bring the matter up, Aouragh tries to quickly change the subject. “I tell them: yes, um, could I have some more tea?”"

Saudi Arabia

LA Times, Babylon & Beyond, Man in sexually suggestive YouTube video is arrested, 10 Mar 2010 "Again, a controversial, sexually charged video has gone viral in Saudi Arabia. And, again, it appears to have ruffled the feathers of Saudi guardians of morality." [tip: Mona Eltahawy]

Also see al-Bab, Saudi jailed and flogged for gay video, 11 Mar 2010 "A 27-year-old Saudi man from Jeddah has been sentenced to 1,000 lashes, a year in jail and a fine of 5,000 riyals ($1,330) after appearing in an amateur gay video."

Q&A "goes viral"

insidevandy.com, Vanderbilt 'Muslims in the Military' event goes viral, 28 Jan 2010

"“Common Ground: Being Muslim in the Military,” an event designed to explore the involvement in Muslims in the military earlier this week, resulted in heated exchanges between a Muslim chaplain at Vanderbilt and the vice president of the national Youth for Western Civilization organization."

Not quite sure how 'viral' or 'heated' this is at present. Article links to video edit (obviously part of a wider Q&A).