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The Queer Arab Glossary —A Review

The Queer Arab Glossary —A Review

A book challenging myths and stereotypes about sexuality in the Arab world, exploring the language of queerness in...

27 SEPTEMBER 2024 • By Bahi Ghubril
“The City Within”—fiction from MK Harb

“The City Within”—fiction from MK Harb

In MK Harb's latest story, a man steps out of his home in Beirut after two years of...

2 JULY 2023 • By MK Harb
In Shahrazad’s Hammam—fiction by Ahmed Awadalla

In Shahrazad’s Hammam—fiction by Ahmed Awadalla

Ahmed Awadalla’s new story reveals sexual pleasure and doubt in a bathhouse in Beirut.

2 JULY 2023 • By Ahmed Awadalla
“Nadira of Tlemcen”—fiction from Abdellah Taïa

“Nadira of Tlemcen”—fiction from Abdellah Taïa

Sometimes you have to escape everything you know in order to become yourself.

2 JULY 2023 • By Abdellah Taïa
The Outsourcing of Pain—On Work and Alienation

The Outsourcing of Pain—On Work and Alienation

Ahmed Awadalla reflects on how his pursuit of freedom through a job in Cairo has led to growing...

1 MAY 2023 • By Ahmed Awadalla
Dima Mikhayel Matta: “This Text Is a Very Lonely Document”

Dima Mikhayel Matta: “This Text Is a Very Lonely Document”

A bold excerpt from the new Saqi anthology, "This Arab is Queer," in which a non-binary person from...

15 JUNE 2022 • By Karén Jallatyan
Torsheedeh: The Significance of Being a Sour Iranian Woman

Torsheedeh: The Significance of Being a Sour Iranian Woman

Parisa Parnian aka the Savage Muse of Los Angeles, recalls the moment of her youthful liberation.

15 APRIL 2022 • By Anna Lekas Miller
 
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