My Kali Magazine

Belly Dance in Refugee Camps

17 March, 2022

عربي Article by Mohamed NasrallahTranslations by Hiba MoustafaDesign by Lina A., using original invitation distributed in the camp as source....

Opinion pieces 214 min read

Men in “Oriental” dance: Challenging the gendering of the body and movement

26 February, 2022

Words by Cynthia DarianeFeatured video: Farewell at the prison from the movie “The Charmer” 1958 - ساحر النساء. Source Dance Archivist.This article is part of ...

Arts & Culture 312 min read

Rotana: On our erotic lives as a prayer, a healing, and a call of freedom

7 February, 2022

عربي Words by: Nazeeha SaeedTranslations by Hiba Moustafa Images by: EmmaMake-up by: OmertàThis article is part of the “Ya Leil Ya Eyein” issue ...

Arts & Culture 111 min read

Warda, The Rebellious Rose of Rai

3 January, 2022

Interview by AyyurFeatured image photographed by: Robbie SweenyThis article is part of the “Ya Leil Ya Eyein” issue Warda is an up-and-coming New ...

Arts & Culture 020 min read

Distant Dances: On movement in isolation

31 December, 2021

Words by: Aya El Sharkawy and Shams HabibImages by: Aya El Sharkawy and Shams Habib This article is part of the “Ya Leil Ya Eyein” issue Below is a con...

Arts & Culture 714 min read

The gay gladiators of Saudi Arabia

21 December, 2021

Words by Wajeeh LionFeatured Images: @suhail_y_yThis article is part of the “Ya Leil Ya Eyein” issue Suhail Yousef AlYahya was arrested in October 2019 ...

Opinion pieces 49 min read

publishings

Autistic, dysfunctional, queer Moroccan: What the System Broke in Me

Silence, Rage, Survival: Queer Lives at the Edge of Borders

Sovereign Sweat: We Undress to Remember