Gay rights

Iraq
MENA
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Iraq's criminalisation of LGBTQ+ draws diplomatic backlash

Human rights groups and foreign diplomats have criticised Iraq's decision to criminalise LGBT+ in the country.

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
28 April, 2024
Tunisia
MENA
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Tunisia court drops case against LGBTQ rights activist

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
03 January, 2023
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LGBT rights
MENA
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Uproar in Egypt over film portraying gay couple

Thaer Mansour
18 February, 2022
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Homosexuality
MENA
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Tunisia court appeal seeks to decriminalise homosexuality

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
16 December, 2021
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LGBTQ+ rights
Society
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Egypt’s LGBTQ+ community reckons with Pride

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Nadine Talaat

30 June, 2021
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UN
MENA
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UN condemns LGBT crackdowns in Egypt, Azerbaijan and Indonesia

The New Arab
14 October, 2017
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Sisi
Perspectives

The anti-gay agenda of Egypt's Coptic Orthodox Church

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Bård Kårtveit

02 October, 2017
Mashrou' Leila
rainbow flag
MENA
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Egypt court sentences concert-goer to prison over LGBT flag

The New Arab
26 September, 2017
Mashrou' Leila
rainbow flag
MENA
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Egypt detains Mashrou’ Leila concertgoers for raising LGBT flag

The New Arab
26 September, 2017
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Mashrou Leila
Narrated

Jordan MP describes LGBTQ+ magazine as 'deviant and perverted'

The New Arab Staff

The New Arab

02 August, 2017
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Mashrou Leila
Society
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This MP thinks gays are not welcome in Jordan

The New Arab Staff

The New Arab

26 July, 2017
Istanbul pride
Turkey
MENA
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Police arrest ten at Istanbul Gay Pride parade

The New Arab
26 June, 2017
Beirut pride
secularism
Perspectives

Beirut Madinati to Beirut Pride: What's Nasrallah afraid of?

Elia-Ayoub

Elia J. Ayoub

22 May, 2017
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LGBT
Narrated

Inclusive 'love-bites': Lebanese food-chain features same-sex couple in advert

The New Arab Staff

The New Arab

11 May, 2017
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Morocco
MENA
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Morocco acquits teenage girls accused of homosexuality

The New Arab & agencies
10 December, 2016
Ahmed Ben Amor
Tunisia
Perspectives

LGBT rights in Tunisia: An urgent call for change

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Conor McCormick-Cavanagh

21 June, 2016
Russia Islam
Russia
Perspectives

Meet Vladimir Putin, the new 'saviour of Islam'

The New Arab Staff

Bader al-Rashid

01 December, 2015
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Palestine
Perspectives

The liberation of Barack Obama

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Said Arikat

01 July, 2015
Fes Morocco
social media
MENA
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Morocco mob beat "gay" man on Fes street

The New Arab & agencies
01 July, 2015
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Homosexuality
MENA
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Egyptian men cleared of gay bathhouse 'debauchery'

Associated Press
12 January, 2015