Befriending the Quran Community Course – Surah Maryam
CSBR has opened the call for application for the third in our series of “Befriending the Quran” community courses for queer Muslims, this time on Surah Maryam 

Apply by 16 October here: http://bit.ly/QQ3_SurahMaryam
๐๐๐จ๐ฎ๐ญ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐ฌ๐ฉ๐๐๐: This course is offered for all queer Muslims, regardless of where they fall on the faith and practice spectrum. All points of view are respected and honoured. The main aim of the space is to open up the possibility for participants to befriend the Quran.
๐ช๐ก๐๐ญ ๐ช๐โ๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐๐๐๐ซ๐ง: The course will focus on a close textual study of Surah 19, Maryam, and other passages of the Quran where Maryam is mentioned. โฃโฃWeโll also read some academic articles written on Surah Maryam and the Mary passages in the New Testament. Our study of Surah Maryam will be supplemented by discussion of Sufi poetry: a tafsir / commentary on Quranic passages in the vernacular and culturally accessible form. โฃโฃThe intention of the course is to invoke and experience the spirit of Maryam as a lover of the Divine, inshallah.โฃ
Read more about CSBR’s courses on offer here: https://csbronline.org/?page_id=2833