Homosexuality In Islam Summary

Scott Kugle took on the amazing challenge of writing a book about a topic that is usually kept silent in the Muslim community: homosexuality. In the past, it has always been easy to ignore the fact that homosexuals are an important group of people in religion and society. Historically, the LGBTQ community has been repressed and oppressed throughout society, and Kugle took up the mantle of finally bringing this group representation in the Islamic religion. Kugle structures his book, Homosexuality in Islam, by organizing the chapters in a logical sequence for his argument. Each chapter is titled in a way that guides the reader through his argument, emphasizing the presentation of his main points. He also chose to make his book simpler in the sense that one does not need a graduate degree in Islamic Studies to read it. This is a great thing because Kugle realized that he wanted his audience to be as …show more content…
However, Kugle chose not to have a separate chapter on this topic because of how interconnected the patriarchy and the toxic values that are borne of it are intermingled within all of the areas that he is covering. Furthermore, his arguments would not be the same if he isolated the patriarchy from his other arguments. If Kugle had done that, he would be missing the essential questions of who, how, and why. One can immediately see these patriarchal values creeping into society through the wars that the Muslims have fought against the Jews and the Arabs. A sense of solidarity was born from these wars, but at the expense of prominent male figures pushing more tribal and patriarchal tendencies that have stayed with the religion ever since. Kugle’s goal in highlighting the huge impact of the patriarchy in his book is to free both Muslim women and the Quran from the seemingly male-dominated interpretations that limit spirituality within the Muslim