Tuesday, October 8 | 3:30 – 5:00 PM - in person at Boston Univ., Geddes Language Center (685 Commonwealth Ave)

The Queer Arab Glossary: A conversation with editor Marwan Kaabour facilitated by Johnathan Norris

Join us on October 8th for a conversation with Marwan Kaabour about his debut book “The Queer Arab Glossary.” The Queer Arab Glossary is the first published collection of Arabic LGBTQ+ slang. This bold guide captures the lexicon of the queer Arab community in all its differences, quirks and felicities. Featuring fascinating facts and anecdotes, it contains more than 300 terms in both English and Arabic, ranging from the humorous to the harrowing, serious to tongue-in-cheek, pejorative to endearing. Here, leading queer Arab artists, academics, activists and writers offer insightful essays situating this groundbreaking glossary in a modern social and political context.

With beautiful, witty illustrations, The Queer Arab Glossary is a powerful response to pervasive myths and stereotypes around sexuality and an invitation to take a journey into queerness throughout the Arab world.

Contributors include Saqer Almarri, Nisrine Chaer, Sophie Chamas, Rana Issa, Adam HajYahia, Suneela Mubayi, Mejdulene Bernard Shomali, Hamed Sinno and Abdellah Taïa.

Marwan Kaabour is a graphic designer, artist and writer. His interdisciplinary practice builds pathways between communication and publication design, curation, pedagogy and political activism. Alongside his independent projects, he works with non-profit institutions, companies and individuals in arts and culture sectors. In 2019, Marwan founded Takweer, an online platform and expanding archive of queer narratives in Arab history and popular culture.

Co-sponsored by The Geddse Language Center, World Languages & Literatures, the LGBTQIA+ Center for Faculty & Staff, and the Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies Program

Source: The Queer Arab Glossary | Women's, Gender & Sexuality Studies Program (bu.edu)