We Want The Airwaves

Gay Muslim Iraqi-Canadian author Hasan Namir asked himself, “What would my life be like if I had never left Iraq?” He imagines the answer in his Lambda Award-winning novel, God in Pink. In this interview we discuss the double-lives of gay men in the Middle East, ISIS being on Grindr, and whether things were better for gays in Iraq under Saddam Hussein. Read the transcription at scribd.com/artactivistnia. Support the podcast at patreon.com/artactivistnia. Audio editing by StormMiguel Florez. Transcription by Nadia Abou-Karr. Photo by Bijan (mood.berlin).