A few months ago, [1] Baraka TV posted a very moving video which I think deserves to be republished. It’s about a homosexual man who is mistreated and partly disowned by his family/society simply because of his sexual orientation/preference. It’s Shem el Nessim. The son wants to come home. Because of his sickness, he knows he won’t live for long. He just wants to come home in order to see his family one last time. Watch the family’s’ reactions to his visit, and how he’s been treated throughout his life.

Note: The setting is Egypt.

Homosexuals everywhere within the Arab and Muslim world continue to suffer, sometimes physically, because of their sexual orientation. Gay rights activists and campaigns are dismissed as “Westernized” and “heretic.”

So what are we, non-homosexual Arabs and Muslims, doing to support this minority? Should we forget them, just because we disagree with their lifestyles, and leave this struggle for them to fight for fear of being labeled or stigmatized?

Baraka TV has [2] more videos about HIV/AIDS in the Arab world, as well as some videos about drugs and their use in our cultures. I strongly recommend it as it seems to be one of the few networks here targeting taboos.