The Radical

Seven days before his wedding, Muhsin Hendricks tries to tell his fiancée that he cannot marry her. The wedding takes place anyway. But at some point, his need to be himself becomes greater than his fear of dying. Muhsin doesn’t want to have to choose between his sexuality and his faith – and comes out as gay. As he does so, he still has the words he heard his grandfather say as a child ringing in his head: ‘Gay people go to hell.’ Now, Muhsin Hendricks is the world's first openly gay imam. And he feels like Miss World. He wants to help queer Muslims to reconcile their sexuality with their faith. To do so, he travels to East Africa, where his work faces blistering criticism.