Bekhsoos | A feminist and queer Arab magazine

Le Prêt-à-Porter et Prêt-à-Juger

Feb 28, 2011 - by Mir 1

Voilà: je ne me maquille pas! Un jour où j’avais mis fièrement une fine couche de fond de teint, une touche de mascara et un soupçon de rouge à lèvres, mon oncle me demanda, le plus sérieusement au monde : pourquoi tu ne te maquilles jamais?

Bits

Mug Turned Into Paper

Feb 28, 2011 - by MugGirl 2

It all happened when they went hunting.

It was a mission, something they had to do. Of course, we were on the balcony.

The balcony, the faces and all the expressions looked very different while collecting the birds

Bareed 3a Mahlo

Amto, I know!

Feb 28, 2011 - by Guest Contributor 3

It was yet to be one of the worst nights of my life, skyping with my aunt in Canada regarding my uncle’s death;… more »

Arabic عربي

صداقتك

Feb 28, 2011 - by Guest Contributor 2

من نبضٍ يهتِفُ لنبضِكِ
قد بُتِّ أنتِ أميرتي
قد بُتِّ أنتِ مملكتي
أعرفُ أنّي خسِرتُكِ
خسِرتُكِ كحبيتي

Reflections

You Are My TV Show

Feb 28, 2011 - by abdo al raQissa 3

You are my TV show. You are that first kiss I have seen. I will never forget that first kiss. I will never… more »

Bayneh w Baynik

Bayne W Baynik: Talking and Walking

Feb 28, 2011 - by team 0

Inspired by the popular site Post Secret, we created the “Bayneh w Baynik” section in Bekhsoos to allow people to speak their mind

جنى

Feb 28, 2011 - by Guest Contributor 3

بتذكر طفولتي كل ما شوفا عم تلعب فوتبول، في فرد على خصرها، بس تضيع يعني عم تلعب مع الصبيان، هالبنت هي الثورة يلي كنت أنا عم عيشها أنا وصغيرة وهلأ عم تتكرر

Lead Story

NY’s LGBT Center Caves To Pressure: Don’t Let Pro-Apartheid Bigots Shut Down Free Speech

Feb 27, 2011 - by team 0

We, the undersigned, are LGBT people and allies who condemn the stifling of free speech at New York’s LGBT Center due to pressure from wealthy… more »