The Queer Arab Glossary
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The Queer Arab Glossary

The Queer Arab Glossary


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The Queer Arab Glossary is a first-of-its-kind survey of the linguistic landscape surrounding queerness in the Arab world. It brings together more than 300 words and terms used to refer to queer people across the spoken Arabic dialects, ranging from the humorous to the harrowing, serious to tongue-in-cheek, pejorative to endearing. Featuring anecdotes and fascinating historical facts, the bilingual glossary paints a linguistic picture of how queer bodies are perceived within the Arab region. It includes insightful essays by eight leading Arab queer artists, academics, activists and writers, which situate the glossary in a modern social and political context. With beautiful, witty illustrations by Haitham Haddad, The Queer Arab Glossary is a powerful response to myths about queer people in the Arab world. It is proof that the LGBTQI+ Arab community is alive and thriving, despite the challenges.

About the Author :
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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‘The spicy guide to queer Arab slang ... The Queer Arab Glossary [is] a playfully illustrated compendium of words from the affectionate to the derogatory.’ ‘This gloriously confident book will be an eye-opening, often unashamedly sexual, revelation and education to most … It’s a rare blessing that The Queer Arab Glossary manages to capture a slang consciousness that otherwise might have slipped by.’ ‘The Queer Arab Glossary conjures community, resilience, and breathing space in the form of a book. As a project and offering rooted in archival care and memory work it remains refreshingly committed to laying bricks towards a future of recognition and emancipation. The Queer Arab Glossary is but a beginning, but one that is brimming with aliveness and possibility.’ ‘The Queer Arab Glossary brilliantly brings together Arab LGBTQ+ slang, drawing on words from the past and present to create the queer language of the Arab region.' ‘Marwan Kaabour has shown deft editorial skill in assembling this provocative and cheekily illustrated collection.’ The Queer Arab Glossary is a snapshot of the linguistic landscape around queerness in the Arabic-speaking world without sanitising its history. It is not a definitive glossary, but a conversation starter, encouraging others to build upon it and continue documenting queer culture.' 'Kaabour has curated a necessary intervention in understanding queer Arabness on our own terms.' '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 …'


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Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9780863560927
  • Publisher: Saqi Books
  • Publisher Imprint: Saqi Books
  • Edition: PBO
  • Language: English
  • Returnable: 03
  • Spine Width: 30 mm
  • Width: 155 mm
  • ISBN-10: 086356092X
  • Publisher Date: 06 Jun 2024
  • Binding: Paperback
  • Height: 200 mm
  • No of Pages: 160
  • Returnable: 03
  • Weight: 250 gr


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