Irish imam stands by LGBT community

The head imam of the Islamic Centre Ireland said he stands with the LGBT community in the wake of the Orlando shootings.

Shaykh Umar al-Qadri also told the Irish Examiner that the actions in Orlando on Sunday night, where 50 people were shot dead, did not represent Islam.

“I stand with the LGBT community and I am against the marginalisation of any group,” said Dr al-Qadri. “It should not have happened. We are a minority ourselves, we understand what discrimination is.”