THE GUARDIAN: Former Qatar player says homosexuality is ‘damage in the mind’ / Human Rights Watch condemns remark as ‘unacceptable’
Remarks by a Qatar World Cup ambassador have been called “harmful and unacceptable” after he described homosexuality as “damage in the mind”.
Khalid Salman, a former Qatar international footballer, made the comments in an interview with the German broadcaster ZDF.
Asked about the fact that homosexuality is illegal in his country, Salman said: “They have to accept our rules here. [Homosexuality] is haram [*]. You know what haram means?”
When asked why it was haram, or forbidden, Khalid Salman said: “I am not a strict Muslim but why is it haram? Because it is damage in the mind.” » | Paul MacInnes | Tuesday, November 8, 2022
* Haram (حَرَام) in Arabic means ‘forbidden by Allah’. For other things which are forbidden, but not necessarily forbidden by Allah, Arabic speakers usually use the word ‘mamnu’ (ممنوع). – © Mark
Hier können Sie dieser Mann darüber sprechen. Er sagt, daß Homosexualität ist „ein geistiger Schaden“.
