World's ‘first openly gay Imam’ assassinated in South Africa Muhsin Hendricks, an Islamic cleric who made history as the world's first openly gay imam, was tragically shot and killed in South Africa. Hendricks, 57, founded and led a mosque in Cape Town that served as a sanctuary for marginalised Muslims, including those from the LGBTQ+ community. His life was cut short on Saturday morning when the vehicle he was travelling in was ambushed near Gqeberha, a city in the southern part of the country. Muhsin Hendricks' fatal shooting occurred allegedly shortly after he...