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Episode 32 in English: Meet Refael, Visual Artist in Israel

Published October 5, 2018

We have been following Rozen.Art on Instagram for quite awhile, and it was amazing to have a conversation with him on this episode! Refael is an artist in Israel who brings the queer MENA elements of his identity to the pieces in a powerful, gorgeous way.  Follow him on Instagram and/or Tumblr; his Tumblr is: pynksecretscene.tumblr.com

felix d’eon is the artist Refael mentioned who he’s inspired  by; his Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/felixdeon/

Gehennam is the visual novel Refael referred to: https://gehennamgame.tumblr.com/

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Episode 9: A Talk with an Egyptian Metalhead

Published April 27, 2018

This week, we spoke with Cherine!  Cherine talked with us about her experience growing up as a child of Egyptian immigrants in the United States.  Cherine also shared her experience being bisexual, and that got us talking about bisexual visibility and how the “B” in “LGBT” often gets overlooked.  We also spoke about mental health and the stigmas against the topic within many Middle Eastern cultures.  Oh, and Cherine gave us an idea of how into metal she is (listen to see how many CDs she has)!

Also, as mentioned in the episode, Against Me! is the band that we said we would post about here.  You can find them here:   http://www.againstme.net/

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