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A Woman’s Closet Is Her Castle: Lesbian Subtext and Corrective Pretext in Women Without Men

A Woman’s Closet Is Her Castle: Lesbian Subtext and Corrective Pretext in Women Without Men

Ahmad Jalal wrote the screenplay for Bint al-Basha al-Mudir. Jalal starred alongside Marie Queen and Assia Dagher and the film was...

Notes on Cross-Dressing in Early Egyptian Cinema

Notes on Cross-Dressing in Early Egyptian Cinema

In the Spring of 1998, Middle East Report published an article by Garay Menicucci titled “Unlocking the Arab Celluloid Closet:...

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Filmmakers Who Feature Arab Gay, Lesbian and Bisexual Characters

Filmmakers Who Feature Arab Gay, Lesbian and Bisexual Characters

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Notes on Cross-Dressing in Early Egyptian Cinema

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Filmmakers Who Feature Arab Gay, Lesbian and Bisexual Characters

Arab Filmmakers Who Feature Lesbians

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