The Queer Arab Glossary
$34.40
- Paperback
160 pages
- Release Date
3 September 2024
Summary
Unveiling the Secrets: The Queer Arab Glossary
When conventional language fails to capture our experiences, we invent our own. Slang becomes a tool to express thoughts and emotions that defy boundaries, a form of rebellion that fills the voids in traditional discourse.
The Queer Arab Glossary is the pioneering compilation of Arabic LGBTQ+ slang. This groundbreaking resource unveils the vocabulary of the queer Arab community in its vibrant diversity, eccentricities, …
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780863560927 |
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| ISBN-10: | 086356092X |
| Author: | Marwan Kaabour |
| Publisher: | Saqi Books |
| Imprint: | Saqi Books |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 160 |
| Release Date: | 3 September 2024 |
| Weight: | 250g |
| Dimensions: | 200mm x 155mm x 30mm |
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‘The Queer Arab Glossary is, first and foremost, an act of presence. In a world that often paints Arab societies with a broad brush of conservatism, this book insists that queerness has always existed, painfully and joyfully, in Arabic-speaking worlds …’
* Translator *About The Author
Marwan Kaabour
Marwan Kaabour is a graphic designer, artist and writer, and the founder of Takweer an online archive of queer narratives in Arab history and popular culture. His interdisciplinary practice builds pathways between communication and publication design, curation, pedagogy and political activism. Alongside his independent projects, Kaabour works with non-profit institutions, companies and individuals in the art and culture sector, such as the V&A, Art Basel, National Gallery, Serpentine Galleries, Hayward Gallery and Banksy. He designed the much-celebrated Rihanna book, a Time magazine Best Photo Book of 2019. Kaabour was born in Beirut and currently lives and works in London.
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