Topic: LGBTQI+
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‘I wrote this story because I needed to’: Abir Mohammad on the rise of queer Muslim stories on stage
The playwright’s drama We Can’t Be Friends returns to a London stage as a ‘safe space’ for people to explore identity and faith
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Film-makers Meriem Bennani and Orian Barki on their debut animated feature, Bouchra
Based on Bennani’s own experience, Bouchra follows a queer artist navigating the quiet compromises and tensions that define her relationship with her mother
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Photo essay: Camille Farrah Lenain’s Made of Smokeless Fire
The photographer’s new monograph is a love letter to her late uncle and a moving representation of the Muslim LGBTQI+ community in France
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‘We need to take back that pride’: the Muslim drag artist teaching Islamic history
Through her live performances and across social media, Lujane Oud highlights the contributions of Muslims throughout history, showing that Arab drag is nothing new
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Events and screenings to look out for at London Indian Film Festival
Highlights include a discussion with Bollywood star Aamir Khan and a reunion of the cast of Goodness Gracious Me
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The P Word returns and has become ‘even more relevant’
The Olivier-winning play about a queer South Asian love story in the context of the UK’s asylum system is showing at London’s Bush Theatre
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How were LGBTQI+ people of colour affected by the supreme court’s gender ruling?
Trans and non-binary people — particularly those whose gender, racial and religious identities intersect — now face increased harassment and barriers to health and support services
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My mother gifted my girlfriend a saree of purple threads, holding my queer family together
I still look for a future in which families like mine, who are both trans and religious in nature, might survive without losing one another
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Book recommendations: top memoirs by authors of Muslim heritage
Memoirs to carry you through difficult moments in life and provide inspiration
