Muhsin Hendricks

Muhsin Hendricks is the director of Inner Circle in South Africa.

The Inner Circle started as a social group in 1996 when some Sufi Muslims realized the need to create support for queer Muslims. Imam Muhsin Hendricks, an ex-scholar of the University of Karachi, Jamia Dirasaat (1990 – 1994) pioneered the venture with a vision to reconcile homosexuality and transsexualism with Islam. Imam Muhsin created a safe space in a corner of his garage and brought together 25 gay men into dialogue, providing psycho-spiritual support and helping them to reconcile their faith with their sexual orientation and gender identity.