Sexuality and gender diversity
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Tashbib (amatory verse about women or boys)
Tashbib is the opening of a poem with amatory lines about women; the words nasib and ghazal mean the same. It is forbidden to write verse about a named woman who is unlawful to the poet, or about a beardless boy; describing the lascivious features of an unlawful non-mahram woman is forbidden. Verse about one's own wife or slave-girl is lawful unless it describes her private parts or what should stay hidden. Verse about an unnamed woman is lawful unless it is obscene or gives clues to identify her; names such as Layla and Su'ad do not identify anyone, as Ka'b ibn Zuhayr recited his poem before the Prophet.Ubna (a desire for a forbidden act)
In the jurists' usage, ubna is a condition in the inner rectum that makes a person desire the forbidden act of the people of Lot. The afflicted person is asked to struggle against the desire and to refrain from its causes. If he commits the forbidden act, the rules of sodomy apply to him; if another accuses him of it, the rules of slander apply to the accuser, as a fixed punishment or a discretionary one.
Screening Room
Aligarh
2015 CE · 1436 AH†Aligarh.The Yacoubian Building
2006 CE · 1427 AH†Egyptian film from Alaa Al Aswany's novel: residents of a downtown Cairo building amid power, faith and sexuality; among the most influential Egyptian films of the century.A Jihad for Love
2007 CE · 1428 AH†Parvez Sharma's documentary on gay Muslims and their relationship with their faith in twelve countries; controversial, screened at international festivals.Joyland
2022 CE · 1443 AH†Saim Sadiq's Cannes-winning film about a Lahore family shaken when the son joins a dance theatre — briefly banned in Pakistan, then released amid religious debate.A Sinner in Mecca
2015 CE · 1436 AH†A Sinner in Mecca.
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