Middle East Research and Information Project

Critical Coverage of the Middle East Since 1971

Zeina Zaatari

Zeina Zaatari researches sexual rights movements and sexuality in Lebanon and the Middle East and she directs the Arab American Cultural Center at the University of Illinois at Chicago.

Current Analysis

Sarah Hegazy and the Struggle for Freedom

Responses to the tragic death of the Egyptian leftist and queer activist Sarah Hegazy reflect a significant transformation in the desire of individuals in the Middle East to claim queer identities. Zeina Zaatari places this moment in the historical context of decades of activism and struggle for fre

Zeina Zaatari • 14 min read