Amna Ali is the founder of the Black Arabs Collective, a platform that shares and amplifies the stories and voices of Black Arabs. Ali is of Somali and Yemeni descent and lives in the UAE.
Pride 2022: This essay is extracted from This Arab is Queer: An Anthology by LGBTQ+ Arab Writers. It is published by Saqi Books and is available now from their website and all good bookstores.
