Opinion pieces

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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“The Antichrist will be half-Jewish and gay”: Israel as a tool to bring about Armageddon

18 January, 2025

عربي Words by Ahmed DahabyWritten in collaboration with Cinema AlHambra and My Kali magazineTranslation by Buthayna El HaggarImages from documentary Praying...

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Echoes of Queerness: An Interplay of Safety and Exploitation in Cairo’s Underground Experimental Electronic Music Spaces

16 January, 2025

Words by Amina and Noor3D visuals by HeschamThis article is part of the “Frenquencies” issue History is written by the victors, and not just in wars, bu...

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Racism, TERFs, and Consequential Spill-Overs: The Case of Imane Khelif

6 December, 2024

عربي Words by Ghassan D.Artworks by OmarThis article is a supplement within the “Frenquencies” issue Mid-July, I found myself in a back-and-fort...

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publishings

Drinking from Water Wells

Inherited Distance: Exploring Intergenerational Nostalgia and Exile

From the Shores of Jableh to the Mountains of Halabja