Despite violent treats, there are fresh indication that a Open Mosque has being peacefully in Cape Town on Friday. The Open Mosque supports gay marriage, welcomes christian and women are treated equally to men.

The mosque which is presumed to be against the global background of rising Islamist militancy, was opened by Taj Hargey, a South African-born director of the Muslim Educational Centre of Oxford.

According to Taj, this mosues marks the beginning of a religious revolution.

"We are opening the mosque for open-minded people, not closed-minded people.In South Africa 20 years ago, there was a peaceful revolution changing from apartheid to democracy and we need to have a similar development in the area of religion,"

He says the mosque will help counter growing Islamic radicalism. Mr Hargey, who was born in Cape Town, said the mosque would welcome people from all genders, religions and sexual orientations.

In addition, Hargey said that women would be allowed to lad prayers and they can worship in the same room as the men.

According to reports, the first prayer in the new mosque was held peacefully with a handful of protesters claiming "they would stop this thing no matter what".

Hargey told reporters outside the mosque earlier that he had been subjected to physical and psychological threats since he announced his plans.

“There’s been threats about castrating me, beheading me, hanging me upside down. But South Africa has the most liberal constitution in the world — they cannot stop us opening today.”

Asked about his qualifications as a religious leader he said: “I have a PhD in Islamic studies from Oxford University, unlike my opponents who went to some donkey college in Pakistan or Saudi Arabia.”

http://www.whonaija.com/2014/09/gay-friendly-mosque-opens-in-south.html

I'm not surprised the world is coming to an end.... more so, he studied in the state of anti-islamist (oxford university)......