{"product_id":"homosexual-intifada-a-queer-palestinian-anthology-edited-by-george-abraham-and-hannah-moushabeck","title":"Homosexual Intifada: A Queer Palestinian Anthology edited by George Abraham and Hannah Moushabeck","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA groundbreaking anthology amplifying queer Palestinian voices through art and storytelling that reclaim identity, resist erasure, and challenge stereotypes.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eHomosexual Intifada\u003c\/i\u003e is a powerful and groundbreaking anthology spotlighting the voices of queer Palestinian writers from both the diaspora and homeland. This first-of-its-kind collection features a dynamic range of LGBTQ+ Palestinian perspectives through deeply personal essays, short stories, poetry, comics, photo essays, and memoir.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCentering queer Palestinian identity and experience, this essential volume explores themes of displacement, assimilation, belonging, and love across geographies--from Jerusalem and Ramallah to New York, Beirut, and beyond. These stories, often silenced or misrepresented in Western media, challenge false narratives, boldly reclaim agency, and dismantle stereotypes.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eContributors include celebrated and emerging queer Palestinian authors such as Noor Hindi, Mejdulene Bernard Shomali, Elias Jahshan, Randa Jarrar, and more.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMore than just a literary work, \u003ci\u003eHomosexual Intifada\u003c\/i\u003e is a radical act of visibility. It challenges the pinkwashing of queer identities in service of imperial agendas and affirms the existence, resilience, and diversity of LGBTQ+ Palestinians worldwide. This collection is a vital contribution to queer literature, Arab identity, and decolonial thought.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eGeorge Abraham (they\/هو) is a Palestinian American poet, essayist, critic, performance artist. They are the author of \u003ci\u003eWhen the Arab Apocalypse Comes to America \u003c\/i\u003e(Haymarket, 2026) and \u003ci\u003eBirthright \u003c\/i\u003e(Button Poetry, 2020), which won the Arab American Book Award and was a Lambda Literary Award finalist. They are the executive editor of Mizna, and co-editor of \u003ci\u003eHeaven Looks Like Us: Palestinian Poetr\u003c\/i\u003ey (Haymarket, 2025). They are a graduate of Northwestern's Litowitz MFA+MA program, and teach at Amherst College as a Writer-in-Residence.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHannah Moushabeck is a second-generation Palestinian American author and book worker who was raised in a family of publishers and booksellers and learned the power of literature at a young age. Hannah has worked in publishing for over a decade at companies such as Chronicle Books, The Quarto Group, and Simon \u0026amp; Schuster. She now runs Interlink Publishing, the only Palestinian-owned publisher in the United States, alongside her family. Her debut picture book \u003ci\u003eHomeland: My Father Dreams of Palestine\u003c\/i\u003e (Chronicle Books) won The New England Book Award and The Arab American Book Award. She lives in Amherst, Massachusetts on the homelands of the Pocumtuc and Nipmuc Nations.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e2026\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Olive Branch Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51828993884445,"sku":"9781623715687","price":22.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0511\/5897\/files\/Screenshot2026-06-03at2.43.00pm.png?v=1780512200","url":"https:\/\/www.middleeastbooks.com\/products\/homosexual-intifada-a-queer-palestinian-anthology-edited-by-george-abraham-and-hannah-moushabeck","provider":"Middle East Books and More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}