Opinion pieces

The Sex Talk: On creating accessible and normalizing conversations about sex and the body

21 August, 2025

عربي Words by The Sex Talk ArabicArtworks by Mary Abu ZaidThis piece is part of the “Sana wara Sana” issue Finding reliable information about sex and...

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Future Shock and the Prescience of Cyberpunk Anxieties in Beirut

20 July, 2025

Words by J. D. Harlock3D visuals by HeschamThis article is part of the “Sana wara Sana” issue Growing up in Beirut in the early aughts was as perplexing...

Opinion pieces 113 min read

Economies of Care: Reflecting on labor beyond financial exchange

1 July, 2025

Words by Sara El-SayehImages courtesy of Photo Studio Al-AmeenThis article is part of the “Sana wara Sana” issue To reimagine economies of care as more ...

Opinion pieces 112 min read

Shakar, Hijra, and Mama Nour: On Queer NGOs, Western Dominance, and Disregarding the Local

24 June, 2025

عربي Words by Mohammad Abu Hajar and Ahmed OsiliTranslation by Hiba MoustafaArtworks by OmarThis article is part of the “Sana wara Sana” issue T...

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“Our existence is political in itself”: On Female Arab Performers and Embodying Politics In The West

25 March, 2025

Words by Mouna MadanatFeatured image: Layla Assam by Hayder Assam This piece is a supplement within the “Frenquencies” issue To be Arab, particularly Ar...

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Amman’s Street Art: The politics of writing on the walls

28 January, 2025

Words by Aya AhmadPhotographs by Ali AsfourThis piece is a supplement within the “Frenquencies” issue Street art – including graffiti and commissioned m...

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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