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, …
Tag: homophobia
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 …
A Missing Connection
“Being a girl is hard enough in this country, the way we’re treated on the streets or in public transportation… Now imagine that this girl …
Tea Cup and Nuts
It was a fairly hot night. I was sitting in front of my PC alone, thinking about what I was going to write for the …
Mawaleh: The Story
Although no one in Syria is willing to call the current war a civil war, most Syrians have accepted the “war term” to describe the …
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 …