On International Lesbian Day: The Singer Buthul and Hind, and the Poet Warda—Lesbians from History and Arabic Poetry

Throughout history, we have often looked back at a rich record of developments and changes that have shaped our world today. Revisiting history encourages us to critically and objectively examine many truths that are still framed as “controversial issues.” In this report, we take a brief look at an aspect of the lives of lesbians […]

Homosexuality in Ancient Syrian and Mesopotamian Civilizations: Religious Blessings and Legal Privileges

Sabatino Moscati, author of the book *The Ancient Semitic Civilizations*, states that “despite its overall originality, Greek civilization owes much of its ideas to the peoples of Mesopotamia.”  On the other hand, many who attack homosexuality and consider it a “phenomenon” argue that our history was never tolerant of it, and that rejecting it is […]

Bisexuality: It’s Not Confusion, It’s All the Possibilities

Here Are the Most Common Misconceptions About “Bisexuality” on Celebrate Bisexuality Day “To be bisexual means to be free to love or be loved, regardless of gender. “ ” Bisexuality does not mean confusion; it means embracing all possibilities”  ” I am attracted to hearts, not to bodies. “ Perhaps the previous quotes express the […]

What is pansexuality, and how is it different from Bisexuality

 Pansexuality By the beginning of the twentieth century, knowledge about human nature has developed far beyond human imagination, especially if we compare the knowledge level we have nowadays to how it was in previous centuries. On one hand, it adopted many simple pre-judgments due to lack of knowledge, and the religious ideological thoughts’ dominance and […]