Unspeakable love : gay and lesbian life in the Middle East / Brian Whitaker.
Unspeakable love : gay and lesbian life in the Middle East / Brian Whitaker.
Unspeakable love : gay and lesbian life in the Middle East / Brian Whitaker.
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Publisher
London : Saqi, 2006.
Date
2006.
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N306.76609/ 17
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Language
English
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Physical content
264 p. ; 21 cm..
Contents
1. A question of honour -- 2. In search of a rainbow -- 3. Images and realities -- 4. Rights and wrongs -- 5. 'Should I kill myself?' -- 6. Sex and sensibility -- 7. Paths of reform.
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Publisher
London : Saqi, 2006.
Place of Publication
California
Date Published
2006.
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Summary
"Homosexuality is still taboo in the Arab countries. While clerics denounce it as a heinous sin, newspapers, reluctant to address it directly, talk cryptically of 'shameful acts' and 'deviant behaviour'. Despite growing acceptance of sexual diversity in many parts of the world, attitudes in the Middle East have been hardening against it." "In this...
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Unspeakable love : gay and lesbian life in the Middle East / Brian Whitaker.
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Bibliography: p. [254]-258.
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N306.76609/ 17
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74VKvMogBB4Z
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKvMogBB4Z
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ISBN
086356819X (pbk. alk. paper)
9780863568190 (pbk. alk .paper)
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306.7660956
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991021476919702626
