Are you this? or are you this? : a story of identity and worth / Madian Al Jazerah with Ellen Georgiou.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Al Jazerah, Madian, author.

Georgiou, Ellen, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Al Jazerah, Madian.

Gay men--Middle East--Biography.

Gay men.

Muslim gay men--Middle East--Biography.

Muslim gay men.

Middle East.

Genre:

Biographies.

Autobiographies.

Physical Description:

x, 264 pages ; 22 cm

Place of Publication:

London : Hurst & Company, 2021.

Summary:

When Madian Al Jazerah came out to his Arab parents, his mother had one question. 'Are you this?' she asked, cupping her hand. 'Or are you this?' she motioned with a poking finger. If you're the poker, she said, you aren't a homosexual. For Madian, this opposition reveals not who he is, but patriarchy, power, and society's efforts to fit us into neat boxes. He is Palestinian, but wasn't raised in Palestine. He is Kuwaiti-born, but not Kuwaiti. He's British-educated, but not a Westerner. He's a Muslim, but can't embrace the Islam of today. He's a gay man, out of the closet but still living in the shadows: he has left Jordan, his home, three times in fear of his life.

Contents:

Machine generated contents note: PART ONE

I. Are you This? Or Are you This?

II. All Names Begin With M

III. Kuwait

IV. Who Am I?

V. Brothers

VI. Oklahoma

VII. The Tsunami

VIII. San Francisco

IX. Amman

X. Three Strikes

PART TWO

I. New York

II. Back in Amman

III. Tunis

IV. The Activist

V. Letter to Baba

VI. The Palestinian

VII. Are you This? or are you This? Part II

VIII. Identity

IX. After Sara

X. Today.

ISBN:

9781787384651

1787384659

OCLC:

1198713847

Publisher Number:

99988991505