What is Faisal Alam?
'''Faisal Alam''' is a [[gay]] [[Pakistani]] [[Americans|American]] who began the ''[[Al-Fatiha Foundation]]'', a group that is committed to helping further the cause of gay, [[lesbian]], and [[transgender]] [[Muslim]]s.<ref>[http://www.lgbtran.org/Profile.asp?A=D&ID=13 Faisal Alam Profile] {{Webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20071015204801/http://www.lgbtran.org/Profile.asp?A=D&ID=13 |date=2007-10-15 }}; ''LGBTran's Religious Archives Network'' July 18, 2006; retrieved December 21, 2006</ref> Alam came to the [[United States]] from [[Pakistan]] in 1987, when he was ten, and lived in Ellington, [[Connecticut]]. In 1997, after a marriage engagement to a Muslim girl<ref>[http://www.oberlin.edu/stuorg/quaf/events/alam.htm Guest Speaker: Faisal Alam]; ''Queers and Allies of Faith'' November 11, 2002; retrieved December 21, 2006</ref> did not work out, he began a [[Yahoo!]] group for [[LGBT]] Muslims which became popular fast.<ref name=wolfman>[http://www.wolfmanproductions.com/faisal.html Hidden Voices - The Lives of Queer Muslims] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061230180002/http://www.wolfmanproductions.com/faisal.html |date=2006-12-30 }}; Wolfman Productions; retrieved December 21, 2006</ref> He started Al-Fatiha in 1998 and was the group's president until he stepped down in 2004.<ref>[http://www.ukgaynews.org.uk/Archive/2004aug/1401.htm Faisal Alam Steps Down As President of Al-Fatiha] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070930202010/http://www.ukgaynews.org.uk/Archive/2004aug/1401.htm |date=2007-09-30 }}; ''UK Gay News'' August 14, 2004; retrieved December 21, 2006</ref> Alam is also a member of the National Religious Leadership Roundtable and the LGBT Programme of [[Human Rights Watch]].<ref name=wolfman/> ==Related pages== * [[List of gay, lesbian or bisexual people: A|List of gay, lesbian or bisexual people]] ==References== {{reflist}} ==Other websites== * [http://www.al-fatiha.org Homepage of Al-Fatiha] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200921001802/http://al-fat