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Rhoda Kanaaneh, "The Right Kind of Suffering: Gender, Sexuality, and Arab Asylum Seekers in America" (U Texas Press, 2023)

New Books in LGBTQ+ Studies

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Challenges and Narratives in the Asylum Process

This chapter explores the storytelling and challenges faced by Arab asylum seekers in the US. It discusses the importance of legal assistance and the simplification of complex experiences into black and white narratives. The chapter also highlights the impact of the asylum process on identities and relationships, and the need to add nuance to asylum stories.

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