What science taught me about being a Muslim drag queen | Amrou Al-Kadhi | TEDxLondon

For a long time, Amrou Al-Kadhi struggled to negotiate the intersections between their queer and Islamic heritage. These identities felt completely polarised, as if Amrou's identity was founded on a tectonic fault at constant risk of rupture. Yet, it was the unlikely world of quantum physics that allowed Amrou to find the magic of contradictions, and to revel in their intersectional identity. This talk was filmed at TEDxLondon.
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Go have a drag in Saudi, it will teach you something about either Islam or drag for sure!

[@cansert3292]

You can't be a muslim like that...

[@Noone77723]

This is not a muslim. There are no contradictions in Islam. Nice try Bill Gates.

[@ayten2519]

You misunderstood Islam and Sufism .

[@jiliciar.1423]

Yes he can be a Muslim.

[@shamismuhammad]

Astaghfirullah pls repent before its too late may allah guide you 💓

[@CanadianPureBlood]

Thanks bill gates these topics are exactly what I want to hear. Great lubricant for your depopulation agenda 2030.

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STARFULLAH

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He can't be a muslim.