s it true that although officially banned homosexuality and homosexual rape are common in Muslim states?

Answer 1

I lived out in India for some time and I heard that all the time so there is no smoke without a fire.

Answer 2

Homosexuality is common everywhere, the only difference is that it is more underground in Muslim countries. Although not about Muslims there was a film made about the subject but with Jewish people. Similar really.

Answer 3

Ibn Hazm, Ibn Daud, Muhammad Ibn Abbad Al Mutamid, Abu Nuwas, and many others wrote extensively and openly of love between men. However, in order for the transgression to be proven, at least four men must bear witness against the accused, thus making it very difficult to persecute those who did not remain celibate in the privacy of their homes.

While executions and other criminal sanctions curtail any public gay rights movement, it is impractical to give criminal sanctions to all homosexuals living in a Muslim country, and it is common knowledge (e.g. to visiting foreigners) that some young men will experiment with homosexual relations as an outlet to sexual desires born out of a natural love for the same sex. These discreet and casual homosexual relations allow men to engage in premarital sex with a low risk of facing the social or legal sanctions that would occur if they involved in adultery or fornication with a woman, where it is more likely to be found out about, as a result of a pregnancy or the woman hoping to force the man into marriage. Most of these men do not consider themselves to be gay or bisexual as these are sexual orientations.
A related problem to full enforcement of the laws against homosexuality is that because men are encouraged to developed close friendships with other men, and women are encouraged to develop close friendships with other women, homosexual love is encouraged, and while lust is not encouraged, both male to male and female to female sexual relationships have increased in recent years.

Since Islamic law requires a certain number of male witnesses to the homosexual act to testify in front of jurists, and Islam does place a strong value on the right to privacy in the home, thus homosexual relations that occur in private are theoretically outside the bounds of the law, unless it is brought out in the open as is the case if lewdness, theft, blackmail, murder, etc is also involved.

Answer 4

I have a friend who worked with the Arab community during the First Gulf war and he mentioned on more than one occasion that homosexuality, drugs, and alcohol are alive and well in the Muslim underground.

Answer 5

It could well be that in all societys where women are not available for sex, the practises you mention are more likely. Although it has nothing to do with Islam per se. It's apparently common in all-male bording schools, and Naval vessels etc. Most men have the urge to shag something, it just depends on what's available.

Answer 6

Homosexuality is common. You don't throw that many men together and ban their women without some effects. That's nature.

Answer 7

I've read that it is true. I really don't know for sure but the things I read said yes.

Answer 8

This is why they are referred to as donkey and sheep shaggers. I guess practice makes perfect. lol

Answer 9

It wouldn't surprise me.

Answer 10

have you ever been to marroco, its commen there