Marwan Kaabour

Release of The Queer Arab Glossary

Marwan Kaabour’s debut book The Queer Arab Glossary published by Saqi Books on June 6 in Europe and September 17 in North America.

The Queer Arab Glossary is the first published collection of queer Arabic slang. This bold guide captures the lexicon of the queer Arab community in all its differences, quirks and felicities. Featuring fascinating facts and anecdotes, it contains more than 300 terms, ranging from the humorous to the harrowing, serious to tongue-in-cheek, pejorative to endearing.

Fetauring contributions by Saqer Almarri, Nisrine Chaer, Sophie Chamas, Rana Issa, Adam HajYahia, Mejdulene Bernard Shomali, Hamed Sinno and Abdellah Taïa.

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Interior spread of “The Queer Arab Glossary”

Marwan Kaabour is a graphic designer, artist and occasional writer. His interdisciplinary practice builds pathways between communication and publication design, curation, pedagogy and political activism. Alongside his independent projects, he works with non-profit institutions, companies and individuals in arts and culture sectors. In 2019, Marwan founded Takweer, an online platform and expanding archive of queer narratives in Arab history and popular culture.

Marwan moved from his hometown Beirut to London in 2011 to pursue a master's degree in Graphic Design from the London College of Communication, before joining renowned design agency Barnbrook. After more than seven years of diverse experience with Barnbrook, first as Designer and later as Senior Designer, he founded his own studio in 2020.

His commissioned design work spans visual identities, publication and exhibition design, marketing campaigns, wayfinding systems and art direction, among others.

Commissioners include: Art Basel, Banksy, Barbican, Christie's, Edge of Arabia, Fenty, Fondation Giacometti, Hayward Publishing, Museum Brandhorst, Phaidon, Renaissance Renaissance, Serpentine Galleries, Somerset House, South London Gallery, Thames & Hudson, The Mosaic Rooms, V&A Museum , Wellcome Collection, Zaha Hadid Foundation

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