Mejdulene Bernard Shomali

Mejdulene Bernard Shomali explores homoeroticism and non-normative sexualities in transnational Arab literature, art, and film. By using queer Arab critique, she challenges heteropatriarchy and Arab nationalisms while highlighting the importance of narrating queer Arab desire and identity. Shomali emphasizes the need for transnational collectivity to achieve queer freedom and disrupt Orientalist representations of Arab women.