Article by The United Church of Canada 20 June, 2025 At Inclusive and Affirming Ministries’ Cape Town anniversary, Rev. Dr. Japhet Ndhlovu saw a celebration of hopeful progress towards justice. Read...
Article by Nompilo Gwala 21 February, 2025 The Cape Town-based Inclusive and Affirming Ministries (IAM) is celebrating its 30th anniversary as one of Africa’s leading drivers of queer faith inclusion. The organisation champions true diversity within religious contexts...
Article by Nompilo Gwala 21 February, 2025 One hundred days after the brutal assassination of queer Imam Muhsin Hendricks, a sacred space was created in his memory—one that held grief, celebrated resistance, and dared to imagine a world where queer love and faith not...
Article by Nompilo Gwala 21 February, 2025 Imagining a Queer Africa, a multi-day strategic convening, has drawn together queer activists, faith leaders, scholars, human rights defenders and civil society partners to confront a growing global threat: the anti-gender...
Article by Daniel Itai 21 February, 2025 Muhsin’s journey with IAM became a longstanding and fruitful one, and so we join multitudes in deeply mourning the passing of a faith leader who has fiercely yet gently championed and guarded LGBTIQ+ rights in South Africa, but...