SOUTH Africa’s first openly gay Imam, Muhsin Hendricks, was gunned down in Bethelsdorp, in Gqebera, on the morning he was to officiate in the interfaith weddings of two couples.
His death has sparked widespread condemnation and debate in the Muslim community.
Hendricks, 57, of the Western Cape, was killed on Saturday morning, in Haley Place, moments after he jumped into the backseat of a vehicle. The driver escaped unharmed.
A video of the killing, which has gone viral, showed a gold Volkswagen T-Roc, in which Hendricks was the passenger, being blocked off by a silver Hilux double cab.
A person jumped off the double cab and ran towards the Volkswagen and he opened fire at the back window, killing Hendricks.
Hendricks had studied Classical Arabic and Islamic Studies at the…