This queer Arab family : an anthology by LGBTQ+ Arab writers / edited by Elias Jahshan.

Date:
2025
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Description

"In Arab culture, tradition often dictates an individual’s role in a family, with personal desires subsumed in favour of unity. So, what happens when Queer Arabs challenge and re-imagine these expectations? This Queer Arab Family celebrates the beauty of chosen kin and the everyday acts of care and survival that bind Queer Arabs to each other. Here, ten LGBTQ+ writers from across the Arab world and diaspora redefine what family looks like. From raising children with mum and mum, to becoming an OnlyFans star and building a non-binary belly dancing robot, these writers illuminate, through their own lived experiences, how queer joy and community can be found in the most unexpected places. Fierce, vibrant and unapologetic, This Queer Arab Family honours the spirit of those who, despite challenges, build community and family on their own terms."--From publisher.

Publication/Creation

London : Saqi Books, 2025.

Physical description

196 pages ; 22 cm

Contents

Dancing queer / Shrouk El-Attar -- One way trip to the moon : my journey with OnlyFans / Zeid Al-Nasr -- Learning from other mothers at a time of genocide / Randa Jarrar -- A family of our own / Karim Chedid ; Andrew Delatolla -- Club Arak : twenty-three years of partying, politics, and protest / Alissar Gazal -- From a windowless room in Mecca / Melhem Hasan -- My mother's pronouns / Abu Leila -- My brown girl / Nahid Toubia -- Who is it that you love? / Sinin Nakhle -- To you, child of our resistance and our joys / Lamiae Bouqentar.

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  • LocationStatus
    History of Medicine
    TPO.AI.284
    Open shelves

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ISBN

  • 184925088X
  • 9781849250887