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At 30, Beirut-based artist Mohamad Abdouni<\/a> is making a name for himself with a rich practice that spans publishing and film. From documentary filmmaking to a photo series, Abdouni is sharing the personal stories of the Arab LGBTQI+ community in the Middle East and beyond, at a time when discrimination is high.<\/span><\/p>\n

Driven by a desire to take back control over the queer Arab narrative, in 2017 Abdouni created COLD CUTS<\/a>, a photo journal exploring queer culture and the Middle East. As the editor, he collects, curates and preserves the histories of queer Arabs, giving them the much-needed platform they too often lack.<\/span><\/p>\n

From one queer Arab to another, we discuss the need for documenting our history and the importance of forming a community.<\/span><\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"images","gallery":[{"ID":76452,"id":76452,"title":"Press Kit - Photo 1","filename":"Press-Kit-Photo-1.jpg","filesize":185976,"url":"https:\/\/www.sleek-mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Press-Kit-Photo-1.jpg","link":"https:\/\/www.sleek-mag.com\/de\/article\/cold-cuts-zine-documenting-queer-arab-lives\/press-kit-photo-1\/","alt":"","author":"1","description":"","caption":"","name":"press-kit-photo-1","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":76447,"date":"2019-05-06 12:10:48","modified":"2019-05-06 12:10:48","menu_order":0,"mime_type":"image\/jpeg","type":"image","subtype":"jpeg","icon":"https:\/\/www.sleek-mag.com\/wp-includes\/images\/media\/default.png","width":1500,"height":1036,"sizes":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/www.sleek-mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Press-Kit-Photo-1.jpg","thumbnail-width":128,"thumbnail-height":88,"medium":"https:\/\/www.sleek-mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Press-Kit-Photo-1.jpg","medium-width":1500,"medium-height":1036,"medium_large":"https:\/\/www.sleek-mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Press-Kit-Photo-1.jpg","medium_large-width":1500,"medium_large-height":1036,"large":"https:\/\/www.sleek-mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Press-Kit-Photo-1.jpg","large-width":1500,"large-height":1036,"1536x1536":"https:\/\/www.sleek-mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Press-Kit-Photo-1.jpg","1536x1536-width":1500,"1536x1536-height":1036,"2048x2048":"https:\/\/www.sleek-mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Press-Kit-Photo-1.jpg","2048x2048-width":1500,"2048x2048-height":1036,"trp-custom-language-flag":"https:\/\/www.sleek-mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Press-Kit-Photo-1.jpg","trp-custom-language-flag-width":18,"trp-custom-language-flag-height":12,"wpvr_mobile":"https:\/\/www.sleek-mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Press-Kit-Photo-1.jpg","wpvr_mobile-width":1500,"wpvr_mobile-height":1036}}],"settings":{"fit_width":"6","caption":""}},{"acf_fc_layout":"text_area","text_area":"

Iman El Kafrawi: Can you tell me about the driving force behind COLD CUTS?<\/i><\/strong><\/p>\n

Mohamad Abdouni: <\/span>COLD CUTS <\/span><\/i>came about from this frustration of not having much documentation of queer Arab culture. Our history is very rich, but we have very little documentation of it. We aim to change that. We aim to document history through text, photography and moving image for future generations of Arab LGBTQI+ individuals around the world. \u00a0<\/span>COLD CUTS <\/span><\/i>is basically for anyone who is interested in knowing more about queer Arab culture, whether they\u2019re Arab, or queer or not. But, most importantly it\u2019s for us.<\/span><\/p>\n

How do you feel about making this contribution to collecting and preserving our narratives and histories in this particular moment?<\/strong><\/p>\n

I think I\u2019m far from being the only one doing so, but I feel like I\u2019m in the right place, at the right time. I\u2019m very lucky to be witnessing what\u2019s happening. I\u2019m very happy to be contributing to this archive of our history. I\u2019m blessed, but I feel like it\u2019s an enormous responsibility at the same time. I think this is why questions such as this one make feel a bit anxious, because I look around and feel this sense of responsibility. It\u2019s hard to know how it makes me feel — but I\u2019m just happy to be doing what I\u2019m doing. I think it\u2019s extremely important work and it needs to be done.<\/span><\/p>\n

Visibility is so important \u2014 and COLD CUTS <\/i>is creating visibility for us, queer Arabs, in a society where we don\u2019t often see ourselves. Why is this so important for you?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Visibility for any community is important, especially right now. Now is the time where being queer and Arab is seen as \u2018sexy\u2019 — it\u2019s a \u2018sexy\u2019 story for a lot of foreign publications and platforms. So, it\u2019s not just about creating visibility, because some visibility does exist. But it\u2019s about creating truthful documentation from within the community. Telling our own stories and taking back control of our narrative. Just something that says: \u2018we\u2019re here\u2019.<\/span><\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"images","gallery":[{"ID":76450,"id":76450,"title":"PHOTO BY ESTEBAN GONZALEZ","filename":"PHOTO-BY-ESTEBAN-GONZALEZ.jpg","filesize":2482976,"url":"https:\/\/www.sleek-mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/PHOTO-BY-ESTEBAN-GONZALEZ.jpg","link":"https:\/\/www.sleek-mag.com\/de\/article\/cold-cuts-zine-documenting-queer-arab-lives\/photo-by-esteban-gonzalez\/","alt":"","author":"1","description":"","caption":"","name":"photo-by-esteban-gonzalez","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":76447,"date":"2019-05-06 12:10:41","modified":"2019-05-06 12:10:41","menu_order":0,"mime_type":"image\/jpeg","type":"image","subtype":"jpeg","icon":"https:\/\/www.sleek-mag.com\/wp-includes\/images\/media\/default.png","width":1500,"height":1000,"sizes":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/www.sleek-mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/PHOTO-BY-ESTEBAN-GONZALEZ.jpg","thumbnail-width":128,"thumbnail-height":85,"medium":"https:\/\/www.sleek-mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/PHOTO-BY-ESTEBAN-GONZALEZ.jpg","medium-width":1500,"medium-height":1000,"medium_large":"https:\/\/www.sleek-mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/PHOTO-BY-ESTEBAN-GONZALEZ.jpg","medium_large-width":1500,"medium_large-height":1000,"large":"https:\/\/www.sleek-mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/PHOTO-BY-ESTEBAN-GONZALEZ.jpg","large-width":1500,"large-height":1000,"1536x1536":"https:\/\/www.sleek-mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/PHOTO-BY-ESTEBAN-GONZALEZ.jpg","1536x1536-width":1500,"1536x1536-height":1000,"2048x2048":"https:\/\/www.sleek-mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/PHOTO-BY-ESTEBAN-GONZALEZ.jpg","2048x2048-width":1500,"2048x2048-height":1000,"trp-custom-language-flag":"https:\/\/www.sleek-mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/PHOTO-BY-ESTEBAN-GONZALEZ.jpg","trp-custom-language-flag-width":18,"trp-custom-language-flag-height":12,"wpvr_mobile":"https:\/\/www.sleek-mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/PHOTO-BY-ESTEBAN-GONZALEZ.jpg","wpvr_mobile-width":1500,"wpvr_mobile-height":1000}}],"settings":{"fit_width":"6","caption":"Photo: Esteban Gonzales"}},{"acf_fc_layout":"text_area","text_area":"

What do you hope people will take away from the stories in COLD CUTS?<\/i><\/strong><\/p>\n

With some stories, we just want to inform. With others, we want to reminisce. We want to move thing forward, be activists and move the world forward in terms of the way of thinking.<\/span><\/p>\n

How do you hope this will help future generations?<\/strong><\/p>\n

I do hope this will help future generations of queer Arabs everywhere in the world. When I was growing up, we didn\u2019t have anyone in the community that we could look for support from and relate to — apart from figures in western queer culture. Whether it was from sitcoms like <\/span>Will and Grace <\/span><\/i>or documentaries like <\/span>Paris is Burning — <\/span><\/i>which are fantastic things that create so much visibility. But as queer Arabs, there\u2019s only so much we can relate to because at the end of the day — it\u2019s not really part of our culture.<\/span><\/p>\n

Although it was frustrating growing up, I was definitely very thankful for the representation of queer culture in western media. But I always felt like I wanted more. I wanted something that was closer to home. This is what we\u2019re doing, trying to create something that queer Arabs everywhere in the world can relate to. So they can feel close to home and feel less alone than how we felt.<\/span><\/p>\n

Your work as a photographer and filmmaker is raw and intimate. How do you go about capturing this every day, undistorted view?<\/strong><\/p>\n

It really depends. I like documenting our culture in different ways. I enjoy the intimacy — getting to know someone\u2019s life in an intimate way and telling their personal story, which might help someone else feel something, feel relatable. But I also create an archive of the people, the happenings, the eventful, the nightlife and the everyday of our community.<\/span><\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"images","gallery":[{"ID":76451,"id":76451,"title":"PHOTO BY TALA SAFIE\u0301","filename":"PHOTO-BY-TALA-SAFIE\u0301.jpg","filesize":1139417,"url":"https:\/\/www.sleek-mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/PHOTO-BY-TALA-SAFIE\u0301.jpg","link":"https:\/\/www.sleek-mag.com\/de\/article\/cold-cuts-zine-documenting-queer-arab-lives\/photo-by-tala-safie\/","alt":"","author":"1","description":"","caption":"","name":"photo-by-tala-safie","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":76447,"date":"2019-05-06 12:10:46","modified":"2019-05-06 12:10:46","menu_order":0,"mime_type":"image\/jpeg","type":"image","subtype":"jpeg","icon":"https:\/\/www.sleek-mag.com\/wp-includes\/images\/media\/default.png","width":1500,"height":995,"sizes":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/www.sleek-mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/PHOTO-BY-TALA-SAFIE\u0301.jpg","thumbnail-width":128,"thumbnail-height":85,"medium":"https:\/\/www.sleek-mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/PHOTO-BY-TALA-SAFIE\u0301.jpg","medium-width":1500,"medium-height":995,"medium_large":"https:\/\/www.sleek-mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/PHOTO-BY-TALA-SAFIE\u0301.jpg","medium_large-width":1500,"medium_large-height":995,"large":"https:\/\/www.sleek-mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/PHOTO-BY-TALA-SAFIE\u0301.jpg","large-width":1500,"large-height":995,"1536x1536":"https:\/\/www.sleek-mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/PHOTO-BY-TALA-SAFIE\u0301.jpg","1536x1536-width":1500,"1536x1536-height":995,"2048x2048":"https:\/\/www.sleek-mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/PHOTO-BY-TALA-SAFIE\u0301.jpg","2048x2048-width":1500,"2048x2048-height":995,"trp-custom-language-flag":"https:\/\/www.sleek-mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/PHOTO-BY-TALA-SAFIE\u0301.jpg","trp-custom-language-flag-width":18,"trp-custom-language-flag-height":12,"wpvr_mobile":"https:\/\/www.sleek-mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/PHOTO-BY-TALA-SAFIE\u0301.jpg","wpvr_mobile-width":1500,"wpvr_mobile-height":995}}],"settings":{"fit_width":"6","caption":"Photo: Tala Safi\u00e9"}},{"acf_fc_layout":"text_area","text_area":"

To me, your work creates a sense of belonging and community. What does belonging and community mean to you?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Belonging and community is everything to me. It falls in line with family and I think as queer Arabs we have a bond that\u2019s unlike anything else. Queer Arabs all over the world form this family bond. Wherever you are in the world, there\u2019s automatically this love straight away. I think it\u2019s something so special and so beautiful that you can\u2019t really find anywhere else.<\/span><\/p>\n

You recently released a special edition of COLD CUTS, entitled Doris & Andrea, <\/i>which is currently being exhibited in Paris as a photo series. Can you tell us more about it?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Doris & Andrea <\/span><\/i>is about family and queerness. It\u2019s the story of Doris, a mother and her son, Andrea. It explores family in a part of the world where so-called Middle Eastern values are so important. Where values come before love. But this is a family where love comes and trumps everything else, it\u2019s something that we don\u2019t see every day in this part of the world.<\/span><\/p>\n

What can we expect to see in the next issue of COLD CUTS?<\/strong><\/p>\n

You can expect a lot of stories from all around the world. A big part of the issue is about queerness within Middle Eastern families. There\u2019s also a big part about our past and the people that paved the way — including a lot of veteran Queer performers and activists. We also share the history of gay culture of Beirut in the nineties. As well as, stories of QPOC from London. I don’t want to give out too much\u2026 But, it\u2019s shaping up to be something quite fantastic!<\/span><\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"images","gallery":[{"ID":76448,"id":76448,"title":"Andrea, Melanie and Valerie - Photo by Mohamad Abdouni","filename":"Andrea-Melanie-and-Valerie-Photo-by-Mohamad-Abdouni.jpg","filesize":362447,"url":"https:\/\/www.sleek-mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Andrea-Melanie-and-Valerie-Photo-by-Mohamad-Abdouni.jpg","link":"https:\/\/www.sleek-mag.com\/de\/article\/cold-cuts-zine-documenting-queer-arab-lives\/andrea-melanie-and-valerie-photo-by-mohamad-abdouni\/","alt":"","author":"1","description":"","caption":"","name":"andrea-melanie-and-valerie-photo-by-mohamad-abdouni","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":76447,"date":"2019-05-06 12:10:34","modified":"2019-05-06 12:10:34","menu_order":0,"mime_type":"image\/jpeg","type":"image","subtype":"jpeg","icon":"https:\/\/www.sleek-mag.com\/wp-includes\/images\/media\/default.png","width":1500,"height":995,"sizes":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/www.sleek-mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Andrea-Melanie-and-Valerie-Photo-by-Mohamad-Abdouni.jpg","thumbnail-width":128,"thumbnail-height":85,"medium":"https:\/\/www.sleek-mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Andrea-Melanie-and-Valerie-Photo-by-Mohamad-Abdouni.jpg","medium-width":1500,"medium-height":995,"medium_large":"https:\/\/www.sleek-mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Andrea-Melanie-and-Valerie-Photo-by-Mohamad-Abdouni.jpg","medium_large-width":1500,"medium_large-height":995,"large":"https:\/\/www.sleek-mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Andrea-Melanie-and-Valerie-Photo-by-Mohamad-Abdouni.jpg","large-width":1500,"large-height":995,"1536x1536":"https:\/\/www.sleek-mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Andrea-Melanie-and-Valerie-Photo-by-Mohamad-Abdouni.jpg","1536x1536-width":1500,"1536x1536-height":995,"2048x2048":"https:\/\/www.sleek-mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Andrea-Melanie-and-Valerie-Photo-by-Mohamad-Abdouni.jpg","2048x2048-width":1500,"2048x2048-height":995,"trp-custom-language-flag":"https:\/\/www.sleek-mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Andrea-Melanie-and-Valerie-Photo-by-Mohamad-Abdouni.jpg","trp-custom-language-flag-width":18,"trp-custom-language-flag-height":12,"wpvr_mobile":"https:\/\/www.sleek-mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Andrea-Melanie-and-Valerie-Photo-by-Mohamad-Abdouni.jpg","wpvr_mobile-width":1500,"wpvr_mobile-height":995}}],"settings":{"fit_width":"6","caption":"Photo: Mohamad Abdouni"}},{"acf_fc_layout":"text_area","text_area":"

Doris & Andrea <\/span><\/i><\/a>is currently exhibited Institute of Islamic Culture<\/a> in Paris, as part of <\/span>C\u2019est Beyrouth <\/span><\/i>from March 27 until July 28, 2019<\/span><\/p>\n"}]},"yoast_head":"\nCOLD CUTS is the zine empowering a young generation of queer Arabs COLD CUTS is the zine empowering a young generation of queer Arabs<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sleek-mag.com\/de\/article\/cold-cuts-zine-documenting-queer-arab-lives\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"de_DE\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"COLD CUTS is the zine empowering a young generation of queer Arabs COLD CUTS is the zine empowering a young generation of queer Arabs\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.sleek-mag.com\/de\/article\/cold-cuts-zine-documenting-queer-arab-lives\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Sleek Magazine\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sleekmag\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2019-05-06T12:21:09+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2019-05-06T13:55:24+00:00\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:creator\" content=\"@sleekmag\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@sleekmag\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Verfasst von\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"sleek\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.sleek-mag.com\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.sleek-mag.com\/\",\"name\":\"Sleek Magazine\",\"description\":\"Sleek is Germany\u2019s leading independent media house\/brand for creativity and innovation located in Berlin the creative capital of the world. 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