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Pinkwashing and queer grassroot activism in Palestine/Israel
In this episode Manar Kawasmi, a PhD Candidate in Social Anthropology at the University of St Andrews talks to Haneen Maikey, a Palestinian feminist queer activist and organiser. Haneen is the co-founder and former director of al-Qaws for Sexual and Gender Diversity in Palestinian Society, which is a Palestinian LGBT+ grassroots activist organisation. Manar and Haneen discuss the context in which al-Qaws was established and its main goals in countering colonialism, homophobia, and patriarchy. They also talk about pinkwashing and how it exposes the relationship between these three forces. For…
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