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: توعية
Sticks
Read Layla’s Sticks, our great lesbian contributor. This post was published in Mawaleh no. 12.5
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 …
They Call Me Drama
Mawaleh was at first an idea which later became an obsession. I gave it lots of my time and effort, because, after a few issues, …
Dance of Destiny
Sometimes, when bad things happen to us, they make us stronger; they teach us how to stand taller and longer. They also make us think …
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 …
Mawaleh’s Initiative for Syrian LGBT Pride Day 2013
Mawaleh is launching an initiative to celebrate LGBTI Pride Day, which will be an online celebration of the event for many reasons; one of which …
Mawaleh: The Risk
In a country under an ongoing war, where homosexuality is criminalized by law, where Fedaa Aietani was arrested by the rebels for writing what they …
Mawaleh: The Name
In Syrian dialect, Mawaleh means “nuts“. It is derived from “maleh“, which means “salty“. Choosing the name and the concept of the magazine was the …