The Queer Arab Glossary, by Marwan Kaabour - foreword by Rabih Alameddine (SAQI Books) Edition

The Queer Arab Glossary, by Marwan Kaabour - foreword by Rabih Alameddine (SAQI Books) EditionWhen conventional language does not equip us with the tools to speak about ourselves, we create our own. Slang expresses words and feelings that break down boundaries. It is a form of protest and fills in the gaps. The Queer Arab Glossary is the first published collection of Arabic LGBTQ+ slang. This bold guide captures the lexicon of the queer Arab community in all its differences, quirks and felicities. Featuring fascinating facts and anecdotes, it

and sprawling installations

whose lessons marked a life-long affinity for figurative painting and its centrality to a particular cinematic sensibility

First edition 2009

100 × 70 cm

penning catalogue essays and exhibition reviews alongside poems

The Markaz Review

not as simple rejection

He is the Associate Program Director for the New Art Dealers Alliance (NADA)

3 cm (5 ¼ × 8 inches)

But also on the fundamental role it can play in building a people’s historical awareness and in managing the responsibilities of memory

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Introduction by Gillian Sneed