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Tag Archives: LGBTQ
Performative Art, But Make It Queer AND Islamic
Gender expression is inherently political, whether taboo or upholding a norm. How that expression fits into frameworks of modernity is generally a rather uncomfortable topic; it assumes a liberal and “extreme” perspective. Therefore, it gets a certain reputation in terms … Continue reading
Racializing Queer Religiosity: LGBTQ Muslims in the Western Imagination
There is a certain conceptualization of the place of queer bodies in religious spaces in the Western imagination. Religion and queerness are often posited as existing in opposite realms, as if there are endless, inherent contradictions between individuals holding both … Continue reading