Prominent French Imam: Homosexuality Compatible with Islam, Challenges Traditional Views

For Tareq Oubrou: "a Muslim can be homosexual; that does not mean he is no longer Muslim."

Continuing his explanations, the Imam of Bordeaux, known for his public positions in favor of a more liberal Islam, acknowledged the existence of homosexuals in the Muslim community.

He felt that the homosexual Muslim is better than a Muslim who does not pray his five prayers. "The pillars of Islam, it’s not heterosexuality," he added.

According to Tarek Oubrou, "homosexuals lived peacefully in the Middle East. Punishing a homosexual does not exist in classical canon law," he argued.