Well Behaved Women Rarely Make History - Ani Zonneveld

Wednesday, October 26, 2011
Ani Zonneveld is a Malaysian born singer and songwriter. She's a Muslim. She's co-founder for Muslims for Progressive Values (MPV). She leads prayers in her Mosque, a task normally reserved for men. And later this year, she plans on officiating at the Islamic wedding of two lesbians.

The MPV is one of the only Muslim organizations in the world that interprets the Q'uran in a way that  allows homosexuality within the context of Allah's law, and Ms. Zonneveld is working with other like-minded Muslims to spread the message. They also advocate the critical examination of the Q'uran in a more progressive light, and call out sections of the text that may lead to the radicalization of Muslims that may feel disenfranchised. She speaks out often about her thoughts and beliefs, regardless of what the majority of Imams believe about her faith and her interpretation.

Since Ms. Zonneveld lives in America, her actions and advocacy aren't as dangerous as they might be if she lived in a predominantly Muslim society. But it has to start somewhere - with a single person standing up for what they believe is right, and standing up for those who have been marginalized and can't speak for themselves. Thank you for standing up, Ms. Zonneveld.

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H/T to my Smart Man.

1 comments:

Stacey said...

This is pretty brave, even for living in America. Go Ani!