The Trials of Culture
MER230 Subtitle: Sex and Security in Egypt Author(s): Scott Long Session after session, the men stood packed against the cage bars, their eyes furtive behind masks made from torn handkerchiefs or...
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MER230 Author(s): Sofian Merabet Categories: Articles Article's Position in Issue: 7 read more
View ArticleAnother Struggle: Sexual Identity Politics in Unsettled Turkey
Date: September 15, 2008 Author(s): Kerem ÖktemWhat happens when almost 3,000 men, women and transgender people march down the main street of a major Muslim metropolis, chanting against patriarchy,...
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Power and Sexuality in the Middle East
MER206 Author(s): Bruce Dunne In early 1993, news of President Clinton’s proposal to end the US military’s ban on service by homosexuals prompted a young Egyptian man in Cairo, eager to practice his...
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Unlocking the Arab Celluloid Closet
MER206 Subtitle: Homosexuality in Egyptian Film Author(s): Garay Menicucci Images of same-sex love and sexual dissidence from the heterosexual norm have long been portrayed in literature, theater and...
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Bezness
MER192 Author(s): Garay Menicucci Nouri Bouzid, Bezness (1992). What happens when a poor Arab country with a high birth rate, an enormous youth population and endemic unemployment bases a significant...
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Subtitle: Sexual Identity Politics in an Unsettled Turkey Date: September, 2008 Author(s): Kerem ÖktemWhat happens when almost 3,000 men, women and transgender people march down the main street of a...
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An Unusual Hunger Strike in Istanbul
MER149Sporting bleached blond hair, black stockings, heavy mascara and mauve-tinted lenses, some 30 homosexuals from Istanbul began a hunger strike at Taksim Park on April 27, the first day of Ramadan....
View ArticleLGBT Rights in Iran
Author(s): Shima HoushyarOver the last two decades, issues relating to sexual orientation and gender identity have gained significant visibility and attention across the globe. The case of Iran is...
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