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Episode 27 [in Arabic]: AlQaws!

Episode 27 in Arabic: Haneen Maikey and Omar Al Khatib from AlQaws!

الحلقة 27 بالعربية: حنين معيكي وعمر الخطيب من القوس!


Photos from the last Hawamesh events in Jerusalem and Haifa

This week, Adam had a conversation with Haneen Maikey and Omar Al Khatib from AlQaws for Sexual and Gender Diversity within Palestinian Society. We talked about the history of Al-Qaws as an organization, the unique challenges of working in the Palestinian context under occupation, the phenomenon of pinkwashing, and the recent governmental backlash against LGBTQ communities in Palestine. You can learn more about Al-Qaws or seek their services through their website, http://alqaws.org/, or follow any of their social media below.

يتحدث آدم هذا الأسبوع مع حنين معيكي وعمر الخطيب من القوس للتعدّديّة الجنسيّة والجندريّة في المجتمع الفلسطينيّ. تحدثنا عن تاريخ القوس كمنظمة ، والتحديات الفريدة للعمل في السياق الفلسطيني تحت الاحتلال ، وظاهرة الغسل الوردي ، واضطهاد الحكومة المتزايد ضد مجتمعات الميم في فلسطين. يمكنك معرفة المزيد عن القوس أو طلب خدماتهم من خلال موقعهم الإلكتروني ، http://alqaws.org/ ، أو من خلال وسائل التواصل الاجتماعي.

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/alqaws_org/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/alQaws
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/AlQawsorg/

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Episode 108 [in English]: alQaws!


We were thrilled to be joined by Haneen Maikey and Izzy Mustafa from alQaws for Sexual & Gender Diversity in Palestinian Society! We discussed building a politically queer grassroots movement in Palestine, connecting to queer Palestinians in diaspora, confronting Pinkwashing (a tactic of normalizing Israeli hegemony through images of queer-friendliness) both internationally and within Palestinian society, and the place of artistic expression in this movement.

Be sure to check out alQaws’s website to learn more about their history and ongoing projects. Stay tuned for another episode with alQaws in Arabic, coming soon!

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