Tomorrow is the last day of Pride month, but let’s be real, pride lasts all year. So in honor of pride life, here are 7 LGBTQ+ Arabs you should know about. 1. Ahmed Shihab-Eldin If you’re on social media, you know Ahmed Shihab-Eldin.
Sarah, My Comrade In the orbit of words I lose my energy. I re-energize with the goal that I can deliver that load of complex interwoven sentiments, a sense of injustice, faith, and hope. This turned into a consistent reality
Sarah Hegazi was an Egyptian, writer, and lesbian activist. She was arrested, imprisoned and tortured in Egypt for three month after raising a rainbow flag at a Mashrou’ Leila concert in 2017 in Cairo. This year on Monday, June 14
I’m sure by now everyone has heard of Elyanna’s viral TikTok video, a cover of Fi Hagat by Nancy Ajram and Talking to the moon by Bruno Mars. She is most known for her famous covers of Arabic songs such
There are so many Muslims around the world that come from such unique backgrounds, cultures, and customs of doing things. Eid and any type of celebration can be extremely different for Muslims living in various parts of the world, especially
This is the second year in a row where Muslims faced Ramadan under a global pandemic. Last year, Ramadan took a different shape than what most of us are used to. There were no Iftar parties, going to mosque for
The conversation around feminism that many of us are familiar with revolves around western feminism. Most times this perspective lends itself to a very focused idea about how women need more equality in a male-dominated world and this equality needs
For many of us in North America or Europe, the past year has challenged our traditional conception of “location.” As government restrictions and health fears have limited physical movement our worlds have shrunk down to the households and cities we
In bedouin culture, sharaf is the honour code for men that diagrams their responsibility to protect women, the tribe, and or village. The sharaf (honour) is acquired, elevated, lost, or even recovered. Conversely, ‘ird is the honour code for women
International Women’s Day (IWD) this month is a celebration where we get to talk about womanhood, and to honour those women who have challenged the gender biases of our days. And if there are any women who have challenged gender
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