Opinion pieces

Queer Qataris and the World Cup: A critique of the Western media storm

21 January, 2023

بالعربي Words by Tamim Design by Lina A A Brutal rape. I can only accurately describe the sum of my life’s worth of experiences as a queer Qatari as ...

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Report: Wavering responses to a “suspicious” party in Amman

19 January, 2023

بالعربي Words by: Shefa’a QudahTranslation by: Hiba MoustafaFeatured Image: The arrival of Herbert Samuel, the first British High Commissioner for Palestine...

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STI Prevention Gap: A Personal Narrative about Safe Lesbian Sex

9 January, 2023

بالعربي Words by Ram*Translation by Hiba MoustafaIllustrations by Merieme Mesfioui Remembering the Night of April 1st, 2020 When life hit us hard ...

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Η αισθητικός μου (My beautician): The salon as a site of colonial propriety

8 January, 2023

Words by Anastasia GavalaVisuals from Film ‘The Beloved and Restless (Sin)’ for Raquel Welch, by George P. Cosmatos, 1971.This article is part of the “My Hair ...

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No angels: HIV transmission and the finger-pointing game

14 December, 2022

بالعربي Words by: Ahmed AwadallaIllustrations by: Qaduda I was lounging on my sofa, flipping through Instagram stories. Vivid images flash...

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“Good sex” and gendered pleasure amidst knowledge and access gaps

1 December, 2022

بالعربي Words by: Sarah KaddouraTranslations by Hiba Moustafa Illustrations by: Qaduda In the early 1960s, the universal use of the combined oral co...

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