1st openly gay Muslim imam killed in South Africa; ‘hate crime’ suspected

FILE - Imam Muhsin Hendricks gets ready for the start of the Jumu'ah prayer at the Inner Circle Mosque, in Wynberg, Sept. 2, 2016, in Cape Town. He was shot dead on Feb. 15, 2025 near the southern city of Gqeberha.

A man regarded as the first openly gay Muslim imam has been fatally shot while sitting in a car in South Africa in what many are calling an assassination because of his teachings.