Middle East

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How do we stop Islamic militants’ attacks on LGBT people?

Homosexuality is punishable by death in many Middle Eastern countries. The Orlando shooter took those laws seriously.

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Hamas commander accused of gay sex is executed

Hamas operatives thought Israel might have blackmailed him into ratting out a Hamas top dog.

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Gay imam helps young Muslims balance religion, sexuality

A gay imam from Algeria is working with a local LGBT association to counsel and protect young gay Muslims who make their way to the ancient French port city of Marseille.

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Ashley Madison hack puts gay lives at risk

The hack exposes the names of users who live in places where homosexual is punishable by death.

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ISIS militants hurl two men from top of a tower block for being gay

Images from ISIS purport to show two men bThe Islamic State (IS) group in Iraq has published photographs that appear to show a man being thrown from the roof of a tall building apparently in Mosul,…

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Egypt acquits 26 suspected ‘gay’ men in trial over bathhouse raid

An Egyptian court on Monday acquitted 26 men arrested in a televised raid last month by police looking for gays at a Cairo public bathhouse, a ruling that set off deafening cheers and jubilation.

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Judge to announce verdict next week in Egypt ‘gay bathhouse’ raid trial

The judge in the trial of 26 men arrested in Egypt in a televised raid by police looking for gays at a Cairo public bathhouse says he'll announce a verdict next week after only three hearings.

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Defense lawyers criticize Egypt’s arrest of 26 alleged gay men in bathhouse raid

Defense lawyers for 26 men arrested in a televised raid by police looking for gays at an Egyptian bathhouse criticized the prosecution's case when the trial resumed Sunday.

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Egypt reduces sentences of 8 men convicted for taking part in alleged gay wedding

An Egyptian appeals court has upheld the conviction of eight men for "inciting debauchery" for appearing in an alleged same-sex wedding video, but reduced their sentences from three to one year in prison.

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Egyptian court opens trial of 26 men on charges of suspected homosexuality

The handcuffed defendants, many of them crying, arrived in court with their heads bowed as police pushed them inside a metal cage.

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