Gay and Lesbian Life in the Middle East
by
Brian Whitaker
Language: English
Release Date: August 20, 2011
Homosexuality is a taboo subject in the Arab world. While cleri denounce it as a heinous sin, newspapers write cryptically of 'shameful acts' and 'deviant behaviour'. Amid the calls for reform in the Middle East, homosexuality is one issue that almost everyone in the region would prefer to ignore....