Bekhsoos | A feminist and queer Arab magazine

Bits

Chapter 1: La Voie

Jan 10, 2011 - by Guest Contributor 2

As Valerie lay hooked underneath the turned-over jeep with the smoke filling up the interior, time slowed down. Almost stopped. It was almost… more »

Bayneh w Baynik

Bayneh w Baynik: On Nagging, Break-ups, and Coincidence

Jan 10, 2011 - by team 2

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

Lead Story

Graphics Are Political Too

Jan 10, 2011 - by team 0

On Tuesday, January 4th, over twenty members of Meem and the Bekhsoos team attended a session on graphics put together by Lynn, one of our graphic designers.

The session focused on anchoring the visual language of Bekhsoos within the larger framework of politics that the magazine seeks to express through articles, statements, features, and columns every week. The purpose of designing graphics for the magazine is not as much decorative or aesthetic as it is political [...]

Turn Off “Instant Personalization” on Facebook

Jan 10, 2011 - by nadz 1

A few weeks ago, we kicked off a new Bekhsoos series about online security and queerness with “Your Mom Has Added You on… more »

Poetry, Ramblings & Fiction

أنشودة عاشق في الهزيع الأخير من الليل

Jan 10, 2011 - by Guest Contributor Comments Off

بالتعاون مع قادينا هاجِسُكَ هاجِسي نتغلغل في مساماتِ الجَّسَد… نلتقي حين يبعُدُ اللقاء على هَفوَةِ الطريق… أتَضَوّعُ برحيقِ حبّكَ لِنَخلِقَ أبجديتنا لِلعِشقِ والهوى… more »

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