Article & Context
Who wrote “Muslim American Communities’ Response to Queer Visibility”?
David Rayside
What is the word that the article uses to describe the range sexual minorities that differ from heternormativity
Queer
What does this article identify as a relatively conservative idea among Muslim Americans?
The attitudes toward homosexuality
Who are the three institutions that make up the most important political and religious of the Muslim community?
Islamic Society of North America (ISNA)
Muslim Public Affairs Council (MPAC)
Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR)
What educational space does the article identify as important space for queer Muslim visibility?
College and university campuses.
What year was the article published?
2011
What term describes a hatred, fear, or discomfort of someone who identifies as not heterosexual
Homophobia
When it comes to disapproval of homosexuality, which religious group does the article compare with Muslim Americans?
Evangelical Protestants.
What 1986 council started as a lobby group for promoting the integration of Muslim engagement with American mainstream politics?
The Muslim Public Affairs Council
What kinds of political actions do sexual minorities take that affect how Muslim Americans view queerness as foreign?
Speaking out using ideologies and language that are the same or extremely similar to Western takes
What department is David Rayside a part of at the University of Toronto
Department of Political Science
What is diaspora?
Communities that have immigrated from their original home country but still hold strong ties to their culture and identity of where they're from
According to a 2009 Pew, what percentage of Americans believed Islam encouraged violence?
47%
What LA-based organization has made active and progressive stances on gender and sexuality?
Muslims for Progressive Values
What can happen when homosexuality is presented as exclusively a Western concept?
Queer identity may be treated as foreign to Muslim cultures and traditions, reinforcing the perceived conflict between Islam and homosexuality
What is the major development this article explores within Muslim American communities?
How the introduction of Western views into Islam can change generational views on homosexuality
A philosophy that promotes passing down traditional values, institutions, and culture through politics, social, and cultural means
What did the study say about young Muslims 'cafeteria-style' approach to faith?
It leaves them vulnerable to blindly following clerical ideologies about sexual orientation
Despite its more modern takes on other issues, how does the ISNA view homosexuals?
The ISNA views homosexuals as those who have made bad decisions and choices
How does higher education and integration of young Muslim Americans affect their views on the topic of sexuality?
They integrate more and more Americanized views on the topic, and therefore secularize their faith to be more in tune with Western values on the topic. Shfiting to more open discussions and thoughts about the topic
What main tension does the article explore between Muslim American communities and queer visibility?
The conservative religious attitudes toward homosexuality and how the changing social conditions of homosexuality may create greater acceptance and visibility for queer Muslims.
What is "identity politics"? How does it relate to the article?
Identity politics is how people organize around shared identities and interests. In the article, "identity politics" frames LGBTQ+ identity as Western. This can lead to separation between the 'queer' and 'muslim' identities.
What distinction does the article make between supporting LGBTQ+ rights and personally approving of homosexuality?
People may become more supportive of LGBTQ+ political or legal rights before their personal moral attitudes toward homosexuality change
What did the MSA seek to accomplish in its creation, and what is its status in its progress with mainstream political stances?
The MSA wanted the revival of Islamic consolidation and identity in America. They are still stunted in their views on embracing the inclusion of sexual diversity
IN the article, where does the responsibility lie in changing the norms and behaviors in muslim communities?