Faisal Alam

Faisal Alam is a gay Pakistani American who began the Al-Fatiha Foundation, a group that is committed to helping further the cause of gay, lesbian, and transgender Muslims.Faisal Alam Profile ; LGBTran's Religious Archives Network July 18, 2006; retrieved December 21, 2006

Alam came to the United States from Pakistan in 1987, when he was ten, and lived in Ellington, Connecticut. In 1997, after a marriage engagement to a Muslim girlGuest Speaker: Faisal Alam; Queers and Allies of Faith November 11, 2002; retrieved December 21, 2006 did not work out, he began a Yahoo! group for LGBT Muslims which became popular fast.Hidden Voices - The Lives of Queer Muslims ; Wolfman Productions; retrieved December 21, 2006 He started Al-Fatiha in 1998 and was the group's president until he stepped down in 2004.Faisal Alam Steps Down As President of Al-Fatiha ; UK Gay News August 14, 2004; retrieved December 21, 2006

Alam is also a member of the National Religious Leadership Roundtable and the LGBT Programme of Human Rights Watch.

Related pages
 List of gay, lesbian or bisexual people
References

Other websites
 Homepage of Al-Fatiha 
 Interview with Alam  by Johann Hari

Category:1977 births
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