{"product_id":"this-queer-arab-family","title":"This Queer Arab Family: An Anthology by LGBTQ+ Arab Writers","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBy Elias Jahshan\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eExistence is a form of resistance.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Arabic word ‘hafla’ means party. But is also means to care for someone.\u003cbr\u003eIn Arab culture, family is everything. Personal desires are sacrificed for the unit, and roles within families are traditionally predetermined based on age and gender. So what happens when Queer Arabs redefine what those roles and relationships look like?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eThis Queer Arab Family\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is a celebration of the family we inherit and the friends we choose to become our family. From raising children with mum and mum, staying connected to sisters on the other side of the world through cooking the dishes that have been handed down through generations, to finding kinship in gender neutral toilets, this book is testament to the challenges and triumphs that bind us together.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eThis Queer Arab Family\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is here to slay.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePaperback,\u003c\/strong\u003e 256 pages\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublished by \u003c\/strong\u003eSaqi Books (Oct 2025)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/strong\u003e9781849250887\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e13.41 x 1.8 x 21.21 cm\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"INGRAM INTERNATIONAL INC","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48268128813291,"sku":"113392","price":31.5,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0994\/8600\/files\/61SltYISLJL._SL1500.jpg?v=1778801203","url":"https:\/\/www.littlesisters.ca\/products\/this-queer-arab-family","provider":"Little Sister's Book \u0026 Art Emporium","version":"1.0","type":"link"}