The Voice of the Queer We fight against criminalization and discrimination against sexual minorities.

  (in alphabetical order) In the Middle Eastern region, there are 13 countries that still criminalise homosexuality. Of these 8 have ratified the ICCPR, but none have submitted themselves to the jurisdiction of the UN Human Rights Committee by ratifying the Optional Protocol to the ICCPR. Afghanistan : Penal Code 1976… أكملي القراءة

The Moroccan writer Abdellah Taia talks about his book, Salvation Army. Interviewed by Brian Whitaker in Paris, January 2009.   Your book, L’Armée du Salut (“Salvation Army”), is shortly going to be published in English in the United States. How did that come about? I think it started in June 2007. Hédi El-Kholti, from… أكملي القراءة

CAIRO — Seven Egyptians were arrested on charges of promoting homosexuality after concertgoers waved rainbow-colored flags at a rock concert in Cairo last week, Egyptian officials said. The arrests were the latest assault on social freedoms in Egypt under President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi, whose government has imposed harsh restrictions on… أكملي القراءة

Condyloma or genital warts come from a virus (HPV) that can cause harmless warts in the genital area or around the anus. The warts are usually lobed or round, slightly raised, pink or flesh colored. The virus spreads through sex, probably even when there are no visible symptoms. From the… أكملي القراءة