Check the English version of the very first issue of Kohl: a Journal for Body and Gender Research. Kohl serves as an alternative platform of knowledge production. It tackles feminisms, bodies, and sexualities, as they intersect with other identities and struggles in the Middle East, South West Asia, and North Africa region.
Coming soon: Keep an eye out for the Arabic version!
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Table of Contents:
Rethinking Intersections, Rethinking Contexts: Writing in Times of Dissent (Editorial) – Ghiwa Sayegh
Feminism as a Moral Imperative in a Globalised World (Commentary) – Arianne Shahvisi
Women as Space/Women in Space: Relocating our Bodies and Rewriting Gender in Space – Jana Nakhal
Reconceptualizing Sexual Harassment in Egypt: A Longitudinal Assessment of el-Taharrush el-Ginsy in Arabic Online Forums and Anti-Sexual Harassment Activism – Angie Abdelmonem
From Diaspora to Nationalism via Colonialism: The Jewish “Memory” Whitened, Israelized, Pinkwashed, and De-Queered – Sahar Mandour
Signifying Bodies: Artistic Representations of Embodiments in the Works of Samir Khaddaje, Rabih Mroué and Lina Saneh – Zéna M. Meskaoui
Pinkwashing: Israel’s International Strategy and Internal Agenda (Testimony) – Ghadir Shafie
Women’s Rights in Iraq: Old and New Challenges (Testimony) – Ilham Hammadi
A Political Movement in Lebanon? A Conversation on Feminism and Queerness (Openings) – Sanaa H.
The Bill on Fighting Violence against Women in Morocco: Anything new? (Resource) – Anass Sadoun
Apply for Kohl’s second issue, slated for publication in December 2015. You can find the call for papers at the following link.