What is Queer Arab Art?
We are a safe space, a collection, a canvas.
We are a digital pocket of trailblazers, explorers of what it means to exist in our skins.
Curious? Read on…
“3awrah” - Hejaz Jalal
Women, keepers of sanctity
protect men’s virtue
Allah, kind and just and fair
will burn you
Three of my poems were published by The Write Launch: “Objects,” “Womanhood,” and “3awrah”. You can read them all here.
- Hejaz
“A Toast To My Father” - Hejaz Jalal
I drink from the skull of my father
The poison delicious, dark lager
My very first published poem can be found on The Sad Girls Club Literary Blog. The poem’s called A Toast To My Father. You can read the whole piece on their website.
- Hejaz