Orlando – Dr. Farrokh Sekaleshfar, who preaches that gay people should die, will appear at the Husseini Islamic Center for two speaking engagements March 28 and 29.
Monday’s talk is titled “Gender Roles in the Spiritual Development of the Community.” Tuesday’s talk will center on “How to deal with the phenomenon of homosexuality.”
The Muslim Group, a Shia advocacy organization operating in the United States and Canada, lists Sekaleshfar as a shaykh – or outstanding scholar.
Sekaleshfar was born in Manchester and earned an MBBS from the Imperial College of London in 2000, according to his page on the organization’s website. He now resides in Qom and is known for hosting talks in colleges and temples across the United States.
“When is the death sentence given? It’s when they kill the souls of at least four people by doing the act in public,” Sekaleshfar said in a 2013 discussion at the University of Michigan in Dearborn titled “Islam and Homosexuality.”
“If you are to die, you will sin less, and with this sentence you will be forgiven and you won’t be accountable for the behavior,” said Sekaleshfar.
“Given Dr. Sekaleshfar’s extensive background in bioethics and Islamic spirituality, we have invited him to share his views and research,” Husseini Islamic Center secretary Imran Pirmohamed told Watermark via email. They have yet to clarify whether or not they endorse their Sekaleshfar’s views that gays be killed.
The Center is located at 5211 Hester Ave in Sanford.
The offending speech referenced is here in its entirety. It’s lengthy, but the most offensive remarks are at the 56:00 mark and at 1:01:02.
