Bücher veröffentlicht von Saqi Books

A groundbreaking survey of the language used around queerness in the Arab world, with contributions by leading Arab queer writers, thinkers and activists, The Queer Arab Glossary is a first-of-its-kind surveyof the linguistic landscape surrounding queerness in the Arab world. It bringstogether more than 300 words and terms used to refer to queer people across thespoken Arabic dialects, ranging from the humorous to the harrowing, serious totongue-in-cheek, pejorative to endearing. Featuring anecdotes and fascinating historical facts, thebilingual glossary paints a linguistic picture of how queer bodies areperceived within the Arab region. It includes insightful essays by eightleading Arab queer artists, academics, activists and writers, which situate theglossary in a modern social and political context. With beautiful, witty illustrations by Haitham Haddad, TheQueer Arab Glossary is a powerful response to myths about queer people inthe Arab world. It is proof that the LGBTQI+ Arab community is alive andthriving.

New book by a master Iraqi calligrapher, considered to be the greatest living calligrapher, his work has influenced a generation of artists and is included in the permanent collections of the British Museum. A full colour gift book featuring 70 colour calligraphies inspired by proverbs and poems on the desert.

Released from an asylum to help with a police enquiry, the quick-witted and foul-smelling narrator delves deep into the underworld of 1970s Barcelona to investigate the mysterious disappearance of a teenage girl from a convent school, in this hilarious detective romp through seedy underworld Barcelona.