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A groundbreaking survey of the language used around queerness in the Arab world, with contributions by leading Arab queer writers, thinkers and activists, 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.
Foreword by Rabih Alameddine
Introduction by Marwan Kaabour
Glossary
Levantine Dialects لهجات بلاد الشام
Iraqi Dialects لهجات العراق
Gulf Dialects لهجات بلاد الخليج
Egyptian Dialects لهجات مصر
Sudanese Dialects لهجات السودان
Maghrebi Dialects لهجات بلاد المنطقة المغاربية
Essays
ANCESTRIES by Hamed Sinno
A Rich Constellation of Identities by Saqer AlMarri
Are You a Pan-Arab Nationalist or Just a Man
Who Sleeps With Men? by Adam HajYahya
Terteeb, Bahdaleh, Thaʾafeh and Crisscrossing
Transness by Nisrine Chaer
A Pedagogy of Rumours by Sophie Chamas
A Dance of Gossip by Rana Issa
Living in the Ellipses by Mejdulene Bernard Shomali
An Effeminate Moroccan by Abdellah Taïa
About the Contributors
About the Author
Acknowledgements