The Queer Arab Glossary is the first published collection of queer Arabic slang. This bold guide captures the lexicon of the queer Arab community in all its differences, quirks and felicities. Featuring fascinating facts and anecdotes, it contains more than 300 terms, ranging from the humorous to the harrowing, serious to tongue-in-cheek, pejorative to endearing.

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Release of The Queer Arin-cheek, pejorative to endearing. anecdotes, it contains more than 300 terms, ranging from the humorous to the harrowing, serious to tongue-in-cheek, pejorative to endearing.rwan Kaabour’s debut book The Queer Arab Glossary published by Saqi Books on June 6 in Europe and September 17 in North America 300 terms, ranging from the humorous to the harrowing, serious to tongue-in-cheek, pejorative to endearing.