Opinion pieces

Does the State Play a Role in Harming Women?

21 March, 2022

بالعربي By Shefa'a QudahCollage illustration by Yasmine Nasser Diaz (source image Taryn Simon)Translations by Hiba MoustafaThis article is an outcome of a w...

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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....

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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 ...

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Dancing in our (marked) bodies: Rethinking touch, identity, and resistance

14 December, 2021

Article by: Sarah AgbanPhotograph by: Lojine Mohamed; in "The Performing Body" courseThis article is part of the “Ya Leil Ya Eyein” issue A sensation i...

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Khawalat

13 December, 2021

بالعربي Article by Musa ShadeediTranslations by Hiba MoustafaDesign by Lina A., using an image from a postcard showing ghawazee, c. 1880This article is part...

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Life does not stop, nor do we: queer and feminist movements in Turkey resisting ongoing oppression

30 November, 2021

Words by Jilet Sebahat Translations by Erkan AffanThis article is part of the “Ya Leil Ya Eyein” issue NOTE: This article was written in Turkish and translated...

Opinion pieces 18 min read

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