I Wanna Be Mawaleh
Seeing people getting left out – emotionally, socially, mentally, physically – you name it! – has always made me mad for as long as I …
Tag: اضطهاد
Sarmad and Working with Mawaleh
I first met Sami/Mahmoud through his blog which talks about local Syrian matters from a gay man’s point of view. I asked if there was …
Adam and Mawaleh
Mawaleh Challenges: When my friend first approached me with the idea of Mawaleh, I was a bit hesitant but also loved the idea of being …
Surviving Homophobia: Tortured by the Church
“Z” was the only child of a very well-known family in his city so his struggle with homosexuality was significant. He tried not to mix …
Surviving Homophobia: Raped by the Law
On that day, “A” didn’t know that his life was going to flash in front of him every day for the next ten days; he …
Surviving Homophobia: Mere Survival
“M.F” was just a teenager that did not have enough knowledge when his mother asked him to get married before she died. He had just …
Relieved from Sectarianism
Although Homosexual are a part of the entire society, they also form a community of their own that have similar characteristics to other gay communities …
Double Life
Many gays do not consider their “double life” to be a matter of concern. We do what we wish to do in away from people, …
Several Gay Men Arrested in Beirut
On Tuesday, July 28th, Lebanese police closed down “Cinema Plaza” Movie Theater in the Burj Hammoud neighborhood of the capital Beirut. The movie theater, which …
Dad, I’m gay
I came back home one day after hanging out with my friends to find my father acting weird with me. I felt that something was …