Wednesday, October 9, 2024
5:30 – 6:30 pm
Cabot Hall 703,
170 Packard Ave, Medford
Queer Arab Slang: A Conversation with Marwan Kaabour, Author of The Queer Arab Glossary
Marwan Kaabour, a London-based independent graphic designer and visual artist from Beirut, will be discussing The Queer Arab Glossary, which was published in June 2024 and is the first published collection of queer Arabic slang. This guide includes more than 300 terms and captures the lexicon of the queer Arab community with its facts and anecdotes. It includes contributuions by aqer Almarri, Nisrine Chaer, Sophie Chamas, Rana Issa, Adam HajYahia, Mejdulene Bernard Shomali, Hamed Sinno and Abdellah Taïa.
This event is free and open to the public. A limited number of copies of the book will be available for sale that day.
