Djinn / Tofik Dibi ; translated and with an introduction by Nicolaas P. Barr.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Dibi, Tofik, 1980- author.

Series:

SUNY series in queer politics and cultures

Standardized Title:

Djinn. English

Language:

Dutch

English

Subjects (All):

Dibi, Tofik, 1980-.

Dibi, Tofik.

Gay men--Netherlands--Biography.

Gay men.

Gay legislators--Netherlands--Biography.

Gay legislators.

Muslim gay people--Netherlands--Biography.

Muslim gay people.

Moroccans--Netherlands--Biography.

Moroccans.

Discrimination.

Human rights.

Netherlands.

Genre:

Biographies.

Autobiographies.

Physical Description:

ix, 132 pages ; 22 cm.

Place of Publication:

Albany : State University of New York Press, [2021]

Summary:

"The son of Moroccan immigrants, Dibi was elected to the Dutch Parliament in 2006, at just twenty-six years old. During his six years of service, he fought for the equal rights of Muslim migrants against a political elite that cast them as misogynists, as homophobes, and, after 9/11, as terrorists. But Dibi himself never came out publicly as queer-until he wrote Djinn. A bestseller upon its publication in Dutch in 2015, Djinn tells the poignant, at times heartbreaking story of Dibi's coming of age as a gay Muslim man with humor and grace. From his Amsterdam childhood to his experiences in New York City clubs and chatrooms and unlikely political ascent, Djinn offers a window onto contemporary issues of race, religion, sexuality, and human rights in and beyond Europe. Yet it also promises readers who, like Dibi as a young man, may not see themselves reflected in books, movies, and TV shows an all too rare sense of visibility and recognition"-- Provided by publisher.

Notes:

"Originally published in 2015 by Uitgeverij Prometheus, Amsterdam."--title page verso.

ISBN:

9781438481302

1438481306

OCLC:

1141039785