Showing posts with label gay Mullah. Show all posts
Showing posts with label gay Mullah. Show all posts

Tuesday, October 11, 2022

Meet Iran's Gay Mullah Forced to Flee the Country - BBC News | 2016

In Iran, homosexuality is banned and punishable by execution under its strict code of sharia, or Islamic law. In a country dominated by the religious class, being gay is taboo, and especially among the establishment. One Iranian gay cleric, who conducted gay weddings in secret, was forced to flee the country, and has been threatened with death. BBC Persian's Ali Hamedani reports. Video Journalist: Kelvin Brown

Wednesday, August 09, 2017

Meet Iran's Gay Mullah Forced to Flee the Country - BBC News


In Iran, homosexuality is banned and punishable by execution under its strict code of sharia, or Islamic law. In a country dominated by the religious class, being gay is taboo, and especially among the establishment. One Iranian gay cleric, who conducted gay weddings in secret, was forced to flee the country, and has been threatened with death. BBC Persian's Ali Hamedani reports. Video Journalist: Kelvin Brown

Friday, February 10, 2017

Meet Iran's Gay Mullah Forced to Flee the Country - BBC News (2016)


In Iran, homosexuality is banned and punishable by execution under its strict code of sharia, or Islamic law. In a country dominated by the religious class, being gay is taboo, and especially among the establishment. One Iranian gay cleric, who conducted gay weddings in secret, was forced to flee the country, and has been threatened with death. BBC Persian's Ali Hamedani reports.