Tim Murphy’s new novel, Correspondents, like his last one, Christodora, is epic in scope. Author Tim Murphy photographed by Chris Gabello. Correspondents is reminiscent of … [Read more...] about Tim Murphy on How He Drew from His Queer and Arab Identities to Craft his Gripping New Novel
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A Beirut-Based Band That Challenges Homophobia
The Pulse nightclub shooting is still reverberating for members of the indie-rock band Mashrou' Leila. The gay-friendly band is based in Beirut, and its music explores topics that are taboo in … [Read more...] about A Beirut-Based Band That Challenges Homophobia
Rabih Alameddine’s ‘An Unnecessary Woman’: Book Review
BY GARTH GREENWELL Aaliya Selah, the irreverent, vibrant, hilarious, and fiercely solitary narrator of Rabih Alameddine’s brilliant new novel, has practiced a strange, consoling ritual for fifty … [Read more...] about Rabih Alameddine’s ‘An Unnecessary Woman’: Book Review
Human Rights Watch To Lebanon: No More Anal Probes
It's both inexpressibly sad and deeply ridiculous that the Human Rights Watch, the four-star charity founded in 1978 to enforce the Helsinki Accords, must in 2012 issue a press release demanding … [Read more...] about Human Rights Watch To Lebanon: No More Anal Probes
