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The Possibility of Paradise in Eden at Dawn
Eden at Dawn is published by Restless Books. I briefly set aside Karim Kattan’s exquisite novel, Eden at Dawn, translated from the French by Jeffrey Zuckerman and recently longlisted for the National Book Award for Translated Literature, to scroll through a 1984 United Nations document outlining dozens of human rights violations Israeli forces had committed against Palestinians over the previous calendar year.
TMR 55 • NATIONALITY Archives
A Moroccan artist becomes Italian and then Arab, all while creating art that critiques orientalist tropes, and having... Neemah Ahamed explores what home means when one's life is upended and what once held cherished emotions disintegrates. Non-citizen Gulf residents are rarely depicted in media or literature, but two new novels may change all that. Jadd Hilal is French of Palestinian and Lebanese heritage. In this interview with Lara Vergnaud, he parses national...
What It’s Like to Live a Queer Life in the United Arab Emirates
I finally decided there was probably only the one band whose name was inspired by a lesbian sex position. But when I first read the headline “Scissor Sisters to perform in Abu Dhabi,” my initial thought was that some unfortunate, two-bit girl group had unknowingly taken the same name as the queer New York glam pop rock band. The real Scissor Sisters sang about cruising and chemsex.
GUEST PRIVILEGES
A striking cross section of an imperiled queer community that calls the Persian Gulf home. An American expat relocates to the Middle East and finds himself immersed in the region’s stealth queer subculture.
I'm leaving the Methodist Church. Anyone who respects LGBTQ rights should, too
Gaar Adams, Opinion contributor Published 10:18 a.m. ET March 12, 2019 | Updated 10:21 a.m. ET March 12, 2019 Openly gay Rev. Mark Thompson, who serves Lansing Central Methodist Church, talks about his sexual orientation and his protest of the church’s position. Matthew Dae Smith, Lansing State Journal With its decision to stigmatize LGBT congregants, the United Methodist Church is no longer a community I recognize, or want my family to be a part of. “Open hearts. Open minds.
I'm leaving the United Methodist Church and anyone who respects LGBT rights should, too
“Open hearts. Open minds. Open doors.” I encountered this welcoming slogan of the United Methodist Church — the largest mainline Protestant denomination in the country — on a weekly basis growing up as a young parishioner in Sheboygan, Wisconsin. It is a phrase familiar to 12 million UMC members globally; the denomination even publishes a style guide to standardize how this “brand promise” should uniformly appear on billboards, advertisements, and newsletters around the world.
I'm leaving the United Methodist Church and anyone who respects LGBT rights should, too
“Open hearts. Open minds. Open doors.” I encountered this welcoming slogan of the United Methodist Church — the largest mainline Protestant denomination in the country — on a weekly basis growing up as a young parishioner in Sheboygan, Wisconsin. It is a phrase familiar to 12 million UMC members globally; the denomination even publishes a style guide to standardize how this “brand promise” should uniformly appear on billboards, advertisements, and newsletters around the world.
I'm leaving the United Methodist Church and anyone who respects LGBT rights should, too
Gaar Adams, Opinion contributor Published 4:00 a.m. ET March 12, 2019 With its decision to stigmatize LGBT congregants, the United Methodist Church is no longer a community I recognize, or want my family to be a part of. “Open hearts. Open minds. Open doors.” I encountered this welcoming slogan of the United Methodist Church — the largest mainline Protestant denomination in the country — on a weekly basis growing up as a young parishioner in Sheboygan, Wisconsin.
I'm leaving the United Methodist Church and anyone who respects LGBT rights should, too
Gaar Adams, Opinion contributor Published 3:00 a.m. CT March 12, 2019 With its decision to stigmatize LGBT congregants, the United Methodist Church is no longer a community I recognize, or want my family to be a part of. “Open hearts. Open minds. Open doors.” I encountered this welcoming slogan of the United Methodist Church — the largest mainline Protestant denomination in the country — on a weekly basis growing up as a young parishioner in Sheboygan, Wisconsin.
I'm leaving the United Methodist Church and anyone who respects LGBT rights should, too
Gaar Adams, Opinion contributor Published 4:00 a.m. ET March 12, 2019 With its decision to stigmatize LGBT congregants, the United Methodist Church is no longer a community I recognize, or want my family to be a part of. “Open hearts. Open minds. Open doors.” I encountered this welcoming slogan of the United Methodist Church — the largest mainline Protestant denomination in the country — on a weekly basis growing up as a young parishioner in Sheboygan, Wisconsin.
A Night at Tambayan, Abu Dhabi's Diverse Karaoke Bar
"My Secret City" is a collaboration between CityLab and Narratively, a digital publication featuring extraordinary stories of ordinary people, told through video, text, photo essays, comics journalism and more.
A Night at Tambayan, Abu Dhabi's Diverse Karaoke Bar
The crowd shouting requests at the Tambayan bar is as diverse as the UAE itself.
Open Secrets - CityLab
One writer is setting out to find all 60 of the specimens on the city’s list of notable arbors amid the concrete.
Longform’s Picks of the Week
Every weekend, Longform highlights its favorite international articles of the week. For daily picks of new and classic nonfiction, check out Longform or follow @longform on Twitter. Have an iPad? Download Longform’s new app and read all of the latest in-depth stories from dozens of magazines, including Foreign Policy. “How the Red Cross Raised Half a Billion Dollars for Haiti and Built Six Homes” by . Even as the group has publicly celebrated its work, insider accounts detail a string of failures.
Sick Beats and Sykes-Picot
The music video for “Habib Galbi” (Love of My Heart), a sorrowful Yemeni folk song, opens with a simple shot across the desert.
Dubai, the world’s most science-fictional city, hosts a nerd convention.
The UAE has long suffered from a dearth of local actors and draconian performance laws, and Al Sayed, who was especially excited for the MEFCC’s film and performance events, like the premiere of local filmmaker Faisal Hashmi ’s new short, hopes to help the industry by normalizing comedy, acting, and performance. “We have to support each other to keep growing,” he said. “My first gig in Dubai was a 30-minute set in front of 800 dentists,” Al Sayed laughed. “But now the city is changing.
The Daredevil Evangelist Who Fell From the Heavens
After hurling themselves out of an airplane, skydivers over northern Illinois can generally enjoy one minute of free fall while the heavens open up, revealing sublime views of Midwestern farmland intricately stitched together like a grandmother’s patchwork quilting. But while plummeting through the sky over America’s heartland in 2013, Anthony Martin’s circumstances were different. For one thing, he didn’t jump from the plane – he was sucked out of its cargo bay.
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