Inside the giant fish – Rawand Issa glossary We turn our eyes toward

We turn our eyes toward worlds of our own making

It brings together more than 300 words and terms used to refer to queer people across the spoken Arabic dialects

His series Dialect is the winner of the 2022 Aperture Portfolio Prize

Hala Alyan is the author of the novels Salt Houses—winner of the Dayton Literary Peace Prize and the Arab American Book Award

Inside the giant fish – Rawand Issa glossary We turn our eyes towardThrough the story of a girl looking for her lost memories on a beach that no longer exists, Rawand Issa poignantly describes the effects of privatizing public beaches on the locals of the El Jiyeh town in Lebanon. A graphic memoir that is political, social and personal. Translated from the Arabic by Amy Chiniara.