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URGENT APPEAL to ILGA World: Reject Israeli LGBT Groups’ Bid & Cancel their Membership
It came to our attention at alQaws , Queers in Palestine, and Ballroom Palestine, that Israeli LGBTIQ groups with the support of the Tel Aviv municipality have …
No Pride Without Dignity
An online resource published by alQaws during pride month in June 2021, following international discussion around queer liberation and Palestine.
Queer Liberation & Palestine
An online resource by alQaws exploring the connections between queer liberation and Palestine in the light of last month's uprising against Israeli settler …
Queers Taking Action for Palestine
alQaws organized a live discussion on Instagram with prominent queer activists and artists talking about the latest uprising in Palestine.
A Word From Haneen Maikey: A Twenty Year Journey - Gratitude & Acknowledgements
A letter from Haneen Maikey as she concludes her tenure as Executive Director.
A Word From Haneen Sader: Pride and Excitement Amid Significant Change
A letter from Haneen Sader, alQaws' new Executive Director .
From alQaws to Haneen Maikey: We recognize your impact, appreciate your leadership, and we shall continue the struggle
A letter from alQaws to Haneen Maikey as she concludes her tenure as Executive Director.
No Queer “Co-Resistance” with Colonizers: Confronting Normalization and Pinkwashing
Read alQaws' statement regarding a normalizing seminar titled "Decolonizing Queerness: Towards A Palestinian-Israeli Co-Resistance", and our response to …
Beyond Propaganda: Pinkwashing as Colonial Violence
In this analysis paper from alQaws, we explore how recognizing pinkwashing as colonial violence can help us understand Israel's oppression, division, and …
The Queer Arabs Podcast Interviews alQaws
Haneen Maikey and Izzy Mustafa from alQaws discuss building a politically queer grassroots movement in Palestine, connecting to queer Palestinians in diaspora, …
5 Way to Support Palestinian Queers
We are overwhelmed by the support we have received from across Palestine and internationally. It is important for us to shed light on 5 ways you can make your …
AlQaws response to the PA police statment
Last night (Saturday, August 17th), the spokesperson for the Palestinian Authority police, Louai Irzeqat, issued a statement concerning alQaws' activities in …
Why We Should Boycott Gay Pride in Tel Aviv
There is no pink door through Israel's illegal, racist wall that welcomes queer Palestinians while oppressing others.
“Jadal” Publishes New Articles about “Sexual Politics in Palestine”
The first set of articles was published as part of Jadal, the Mada al-Carmel's journal (Mada al-Carmel Arab Center for Applied Social Research) issued at the …
alQaws Statement re: media response to Israel's blackmailing of gay Palestinians
We write in response to a couple of articles published in the past week in western media, such as "Israel surveils and blackmails gay Palestinians to make them …
Don’t single out (homo)sexuality in response to Israel blackmail revelations, Palestinians say
Last week, 43 reservists affiliated with the Israeli army's "Unit 8200" – an electronic espionage operation – issued a public letter decrying …
Finding a safe space for Palestinian queer activism
In 2008, Laila was a recent college graduate and committed anti-occupation activist in her hometown of Nablus. But there was one issue her groups could not …
Pro-BDS Columbia prof’s gathering with anti-BDS J Street and Zionist LGBT groups stirs controversy
Katherine Franke, the Columbia University law professor who has endorsed the academic boycott of Israel and the Palestinian...
Eight questions Palestinian queers are tired of hearing
You might think that the main goal of a group of queer activists in Palestine like us in Al-Qaws should be the seemingly endless task of dismantling sexual and …
Though small, Palestine’s queer movement has big vision
Although quite young and small, the Palestinian queer movement is far from homogeneous. It includes numerous groups of diverse, dynamic and nimble activists …
Multimedia Project Tackles LGBT Rights in Palestine
Public discussions about sexuality and gender diversity are difficult to start in many places. But a new multimedia...
Signposts from alQaws: A Decade of Building a Queer Palestinian Discourse
Signposts from alQAWS: A Decade of Building a Queer Palestinian Discourse
Queers Resisting Zionism: On Authority and Accountability Beyond Homonationalism
This article was written as a response to a recently published article by Maya Mikdashi and Jasbir Puar...
Leading LGBT activists, artists and cultural workers: oppose pinkwashing and support BDS
An open statement and petition is circulating by leading voices from the LGBTIQ communities demanding that queer individuals and allies join in solidarity...