Opinion pieces

Forever Together & Never Apart: Same Sex Marriage & the Hastening of Happiness

2 September, 2020

بالعربي Words: Ayman Huda Menem Image: Ayman (right) and Najm (left). © Akram Zaatari. From Hashem el Madani, courtesy of the Arab Image Foundation, Beirut....

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“When are you getting married?” Women, the LGBTQ+ Community, and the Pressure to Marry

18 August, 2020

بالعربي Written by Reem Mahmood Translated by N.H. Design by Lina A. Image used within design, courtesy of Photo Studio Al-Ameen. This piece is from the ...

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Marriage and “Double Lives” in the LGBT+ Community

3 August, 2020

بالعربي Written by Mona Ali* Translated by N.H. Images: Images courtesy of Photo Studio Al-Ameen. This piece is from the ‘Weddings & Marriages’ issue ...

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Anti-Blackness in the MENA-Region: time to reflect on racial bias, intersectionality, and paths to collective liberation

23 July, 2020

Written by Anwar Bougroug Featured Artwork: Sliman, 1974 by Tammam Al-Akhal (Palestine, b. 1935). Image courtesy of Barjeel Art Foundation, Sharjah. ...

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An Act of Budr

7 May, 2020

Written by Malak al-Gharib Copy Edited by Eliza Marks Translated by N.H. Artwork by T. A. I was walking down Al-Bursa alleyway in Downtown Cairo when I ...

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