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Lebanese Protection for LGBT
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Philosopher, professor and author Judith Butler arrived in Israel this month, en route to the West Bank, where she was to give a seminar at Bir Zeit University, visit the theater in Jenin, and meet privately with friends and students. A leading light in her field, Butler chose not to visit any academic institutions in [...]
Monday February 15th at 7 p.m. we relaunched the Book Club at the House with a reading of “Zeina” a novel by Dr. Nawal El Saadawi. Originally written in Arabic, it was first published in french to later on be published in its original language.
Zeina is the story of an “illegitimate” child who grows up to [...]
Joseph Massad, homophobia, gay rights and the structure of modernity
A hostile and no doubt completely garbled account of a talk at UCLA by Joseph Massad on David Horowitz’s website, written by one of the ignoramuses employed by Campus Watch (I will not link to this article, but you can easily find it online), has gone [...]
Helem Launches two case studies on institutional discrimination against gays and lesbians in Lebanon: Higher Education and Health Services
Helem would like to invite you to attend the launching of two case studies on institutional discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity in Lebanon:
“The Rights of Gays and Lesbians to Universities” (Arabic) – Tamam Mroue
This [...]
Bekhsoos is now coming out weekly!
Bekhsoos, the queer Arab magazine, is back and we're now publishing weekly! Visit www.bekhsoos.com a collection of weekly articles on the topics of sexuality, legality, health, opinions, personal stories, and so much more.
Meem
Launches Long Awaited Queer Book!
Our long-awaited book of stories,
"Bareed Mista3jil," is now out!
An event launching the book took place in a full Al Madina Theater in Beirut on May 30, 2009. Selected stories
were
be read at the launch, which was open to the media and Lebanese
public. The English version of the book is currently available in
all major Lebanese bookstores and can also be ordered online.
Excerpts from the stories, in addition to more information, can be
found online at
www.bareedmista3jil.com.
