GAY NEWS FOR THE MIDDLE EAST AND ISLAMIC WORLD
6 JANUARY TO 11 JANUARY 2008
11 January 2008
A lesbian kiss shocks Islamists. Brief news article on three new Egyptian films including Khaled Youssef's controversial "Heena maysara" (Until Things Get Better).
Variety
11 January 2007
The Tunis born Mayor of Paris' is gay and an Al Qaeda target.
The Edge
11 January 2008
Home of 17 year old Nigerian gay boy "allegedly burned" to the ground.
The Tide News
11 January 2008
Indonesian activists demand equal rights for transvestites seeking work
The Jakarta Post
10 January 2008
Israel's Other War - the struggle for Palestinian gay rights inside Israel
Middle East Times
10 January 2008
76 year old cross-dresser, Huysuz Virjin, complains of growing censorship on Turkish television.
The Economist
8 January 2008
Benazir Bhutto's son, 19 year old Bilawal Bhutto who's currently a student at Britain's Oxford University and just appointed as Chairman of his mother's Pakistan People's Party, admits to being the best friend of a lesbian couple -
Photo of Bilawal Bhutto for illustration only. Please note there is no implication as to the sexuality of the women in the above image.
samesame.com.au
8 January 2008
Death threats follow Iranian artist's exhibition featuring photos of gay Iranian exiles wearing the mask of the prophet Muhammad.
Artinfo.com
6 January 2008
An exhibition in the Netherlands featuring photos of gay men adorned with masks of the prophet Mohammed sparks controversy.
United Press International
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