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Sitna Zainab: An Activist for Justice

Aug 30th, 2010 | By Guest Contributor | Category: Featured Articles, Matare7

Growing up in a very religious family, I was raised on Muslim Shiite values; my sibling and I were named after the grandchildren of Prophet Mohammad. Growing up, I heard the stories of the lives of Mohammad and his grandchildren and how they survived the oppression of people that were against their beliefs. I was [...]



‎عن الأورغازم…وأخواتها

Aug 30th, 2010 | By Guest Contributor | Category: Featured Articles, Sex

كتير صعب على أي شخص انو يرتاح كلياً مع حاله/ا. كلنا عنٌا شعور بعدم الأمان وكلنا ما منحب نفرجي إللا الجزء يللي منحبه بحالنا، والجزء يللي منعتبره بشع (وانا ما بآمن انو في حدا بالدنيا بشع) هو الجزء يللي منحاول المستحيل تا نخبيه.
قبل ما كفي، حابة فسٌر ليش انا ما بلاقي حدا بشع… انا بعتبر [...]



Gay Tourism in the Middle East – السياحة المثلية بالشرق الأوسط

Aug 30th, 2010 | By editor | Category: Featured Articles, Fesheh Khel'ik

سمعنا كتير بالأيام الماضي عن مدن تروّج للسياحة المثليّة، وهلق صار وقت بيروت. شو رأيكن بالترويج يللي عم بيصير لبيروت كمدينة للسياحة المثلية بالشرق الأوسط؟

We have heard a lot in the past about cities being promoted for gay tours. What do you think of Beirut being advertised as a destination for gay tourism in the [...]



An Open Letter to Joumana Haddad

Aug 29th, 2010 | By nadz | Category: Featured Articles

Dear Joumana,
I see you are preparing for the launch of your new book “I Killed Scheherazade: Confessions of an Angry Arab Woman” by Saqi this September. Congratulations.
I am writing you this letter because I read through your interview in the Guardian last week and big keywords popped out of the page: Hezbollah, Lebanon, seaside, Scheherazade, [...]



A Life of Comings In and Out

Aug 23rd, 2010 | By joelle | Category: Featured Articles

Since I came into my queerness about three years ago, I’ve come out to only six people: my two siblings and four of my closest friends. But my coming outs took different forms.
With my sister and three of my aforementioned friends, we’d already established a circle of trust and openness, so talking about my [...]



Homosexuality, Animals, Evolution and Morality

Aug 23rd, 2010 | By Emcee | Category: Featured Articles

Why would same-sex behavior evolve at all when it runs counter to evolutionary principles? But does it? In fact there are many good reasons for same-sex sexual behavior. Evolutionary biologists Marlene Zuk and Nathan Bailey from the University of California, Riverside suggest that in a species where it is common, it is an important driving [...]



Queer characters in Film and on TV: How useful are they for Arab queers?

Aug 23rd, 2010 | By team | Category: Featured Articles, Fesheh Khel'ik

Fesheh Khel’ik is the latest addition to Bekhsoos. We ask a question, and you tell us what you think about it. Please feel free to speak your mind in the comment box.

Our question for this week is: Do you think queer characters in Hollywood movies and in TV series are useful for queers in Arab [...]



Who Are Your Parents?

Aug 22nd, 2010 | By Guest Contributor | Category: Featured Articles

There is no precise numerical data about families composed of children with same sex parents.
While different western countries are discussing whether to allow or not adoption for Gay and Lesbian couples, some have already approved and/or are approving specific laws on the subject. What we know for sure is that families with homosexual parents are [...]



باب الشحارة

Aug 22nd, 2010 | By Mimiscule | Category: Featured Articles

رح نقولها باللهجة المصرية: في “باب الشحارة”، الرجالة بتقول حاجة بس بتفكر وبتحس بحاجة تانية



The Rainbow Flag: Are You With or Against It?

Aug 16th, 2010 | By team | Category: Featured Articles, Fesheh Khel'ik

Fesheh Khel’ik is the latest addition to Bekhsoos! We ask a question, and you tell us your opinion about it! Please comment with your views upon the matter!

A symbol of gay pride and visibility since the late 70s, the Rainbow Flag has been a worldwide icon for Lesbians, Gays, Bisexuals, Transgenders & Queers everywhere. In [...]

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