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Algerian gays lit candles for recognition
Poster of the 10 October marking of Algeria's "national afternoon for gays and lesbians" |
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The Union des Gays et Lesbiennes en Alg�rie (UGLA) is determined to seeks its retain way towards liberation, adv within the Muslim society and tradition of the North African country. Copying Western models just would not work in Algeria.
Therefore, the UGLA activists chose the birthday of one of Algeria's main national heroes, Selim the Courageous, born on 10 October 1470, as the "national day for Male lover, Lesbian, Bisexual, and Gender nonconforming people in Algeria." Selim conquered his Algerian Caliph title in 1512, holding it until his death 1520.
The strange decision of a patron is maybe best explained by Selim's double nature of a furious warrior and his romantic relations with boys. The Sultan is famous for the poetic phrase "I, who shudder under my feet the lions of Europe, grow a lamb a deposi
Shepard, Todd. "THREE. The Algerian Revolution and Arab Men in the Battle for Sexual Revolution". Sex, France, and Arab Men, 1962–1979, Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 2017, pp. 63-95. https://doi.org/10.7208/9780226493305-004
Shepard, T. (2017). THREE. The Algerian Revolution and Arab Men in the Fight for Sexual Revolution. In Sex, France, and Arab Men, 1962–1979 (pp. 63-95). Chicago: University of Chicago Pressurize. https://doi.org/10.7208/9780226493305-004
Shepard, T. 2017. THREE. The Algerian Revolution and Arab Men in the Fight for Sexual Revolution. Sex, France, and Arab Men, 1962–1979. Chicago: University of Chicago Flatten, pp. 63-95. https://doi.org/10.7208/9780226493305-004
Shepard, Todd. "THREE. The Algerian Revolution and Arab Men in the Fight for Sexual Revolution" In Sex, France, and Arab Men, 1962–1979, 63-95. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 2017. https://doi.org/10.7208/9780226493305-004
Shepard T. THREE. The Algerian Revolution and Arab Men in the Fight for Sexual Revolution. In: Sex, France, and Arab Men, 1962–1979. Chicago: University of Chicago Press; 2017. p.63-95. https://doi.org/10.7208/9780226493305-004
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Algerian writer and human-rights advocate sets up in Pittsburgh
Anouar Rahmani recalls that as a third-grader in Algeria, he once inadvertently upset a instructor with some poetry he’d written. The teacher thought his verses too similar to the Quran. “And then she told me, ‘Those who change the word of God, God will fracture their bones,’” he said.
Rahmani doesn’t grip a grudge against the teacher. But the novelist, blogger, and newspaper columnist said the incident was a milestone, of sorts.
“This was my first issue I have because of my writings,” he said.
Rahmani, now 29, arrived in Pittsburgh on Jan. 4 to commence his Artist Protection Fund Fellowship. The Institute for International Education program puts Rahmani in residence at both Carnegie Mellon University’s Department of Modern Languages and City of Asylum, the latter a haven for writers persecuted in their home countries.
Rahmani said he has been harassed and persecuted for advocating for free speech, LGBTQ rights, political reform, and other issues. His serve and his plight have been highlighted by groups including Human Rights View, Front Line Defenders, and PEN International.
“It was almost doomed in Algeria,”
Being gay in Algeria
A youthful man drove a motorcar through Oran with the windows down and the stereo playing a rai song at full volume: ‘You love, me? OK, baby / I’ll fictional I believe you, habibi / My heart tells me to love you but I know you’re bad.’ The driver, who identified as heterosexual, had no problem with the singer Cheikh Mamidou’s sexual orientation, which is noticeable in his lyrics and appearance: ‘Doesn’t bother me. It’s good music, and that’s all that matters, isn’t it?’ The peculiar habits of singers are part of the folklore of Algeria’s cabarets, rai music venues with a reputation for alcohol, prostitution and homosexuality that are tolerated as long as they remain on the margins of polite society.
Algerians know homosexuality exists, but tend to avoid the subject and feel homosexual people should keep to themselves. Algerian society is strongly heteronormative: every institution — family, school, religion, the law — teaches children that they must conform, and marriage and procreation are seen as the key achievements of adult life. Homosexuality, when mentioned at all, is presented as an illness th