If you ever wondered what it looked like to study gender from a large perspective covering the MENA region, Oumaïma is the perfect person to talk to! As a Moroccan artivist and gender studies student, they are a researcher in the masculinities of Morocco. They also took part in HELEM and did their first exhibition called “Abandoned Queers of Lebanon” in Tunis and Paris. Learn more about masculinity in the region through our chat covering their experiences in various different countries.

QONA's mission is to share experiences of gender and sexuality in North African societies and its diaspora. QONA invites you to discover, to make mistakes, to learn, to question yourself and, above all, to open up.

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Queers Of North Africa is dedicated to sharing the experiences of gender and sexuality in North African societies and its diaspora. Through our three thematic categories (Queer Talks, Queers on The Ground & Academiqueer), discover the testimonies of queer people, the stories of their activism and the academic research around these topics.