Daayiee Abdullah

Daayiee Abdullah
Born
Sidney Thompson

1954 (age 70–71)
Detroit, Michigan, U.S.
EducationGeorgetown University (BSLA)
University of Michigan (MA)
University of the District of Columbia (JD)
OccupationImam

Daayiee Abdullah (Arabic: داعي عبد الله, born Sidney Thompson) is an American Imam based in Washington, D.C. Abdullah is said to be one of five living openly gay Imams in the world (the others being Ludovic-Mohamed Zahed of France, Mullah Taha of Iran, El-Farouk Khaki of Toronto's el-Tawhid Juma Circle/The Unity Mosque, and Nur Warsame of Australia). Abdullah was a member of and spiritual advisor of the Al-Fatiha Foundation until it closed in 2011. As a Muslim leader, Abdullah's homosexuality has caused controversy due to the traditionally upheld beliefs about homosexuality in Islam.

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