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Book Club
Book Club
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Daniel Nour's queer Coptic memoir on family, faith and comedy

Book Club: We speak to Daniel Nour about his memoir 'How to Dodge Flying Sandals,' and how writing honestly about family and faith reshaped his sense of self

Elias Jahshan
07 January, 2026
Imam Muhsin Hendricks gets ready for the start of the Jumu'ah prayer at the Inner Circle Mosque, in Wynberg
South Africa
World
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'World's first' openly gay imam shot dead in South Africa

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
16 February, 2025
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Kuwait
MENA
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'Wicked' film pulled from Kuwait cinemas 'over LGBTQ cast'

The New Arab Staff
04 December, 2024
Israel news
MENA
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Israeli court allows anti-LGBTQ group on Technion campus

The New Arab Staff
27 August, 2024
Demonstrators march on the first day of the Republican convention. [Brooke Anderson/TNA]
Republicans
World
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Palestinians lead coalition march at US Republican convention

Brooke Anderson
16 July, 2024
Afghan LGBTQ+ may prefer death to life under Taliban
Afghanistan
Society
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Afghanistan's LGBTQ+ may prefer death to life under Taliban

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Hannah Wallace

07 February, 2023
US Congress Capitol Hill Washington DC
US Congress
MENA
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Congressman Torres supports new US embassy in Jerusalem

Brooke Anderson
25 January, 2023
Prevent Muslims
Prevent
MENA
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UK school denies claims of Prevent referrals

Rosie McCabe
02 December, 2022
The Blue Caftan
Morocco
Culture
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The Blue Caftan: Stitching together love and yearning

The New Arab Staff

Hanna Flint

14 October, 2022
Islamic art
Islam
Culture
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Glossed customs: Gender and sexual diversity in Islamic art

Jamal Bakeer

Jamal Bakeer

15 September, 2022
Iran
MENA
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EU condemns death sentences for two women in Iran

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
13 September, 2022
This Arab is Queer
The New Arab Book Club
Book Club
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This Arab is Queer: An Anthology by LGBTQ+ Arab Writers

Hasan Kilani

Hasan Kilani

27 July, 2022
Iran
MENA
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Actor in Iran comes out as transgender man

The New Arab Staff
19 July, 2022
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Iraq
In-depth
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Living in fear: A new threat to Iraq's LGBTQ+ community

Azhar Al-Rubaie
19 July, 2022
Halal Bae Canada Drag Race
Egypt
World
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Halal Bae 'shockingly' eliminated from Canada's Drag Race

The New Arab Staff
15 July, 2022
Iraq
MENA
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Iraqis angered at parliament bid to ban homosexuality

The New Arab Staff
11 July, 2022
Turkey
MENA
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Turkish police teargas Pride march in Ankara, detain 36

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
06 July, 2022
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United Arab Emirates
MENA
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UAE children magazine retracts 'gay issue' after outcry

The New Arab Staff
27 June, 2022
Turkey
MENA
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Turkey police break up Istanbul Pride march, detain dozens: AFP

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
26 June, 2022
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World
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'Islamist terror' suspect arrested in deadly Oslo attack

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
25 June, 2022
Members of Lebanon's LGBTQ community attend a picnic the coastal city of Batroun, north of Beirut [Getty Images]
Lebanon
Society
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Lebanon's LGBTQ+ revolution gatekeeps country's safe spaces

Rodayna Raydan

Rodayna Raydan

21 June, 2022