A polemic on occupation, sexuality, and violence in Iraq
Combining the forms of a khutba, a charge sheet, and an anti-imperialist manifesto, the book presents homosexuality as a public threat introduced during the American occupation of Iraq. Its account concerns men accused of homosexuality and the surveillance, seizure, torture, and killing they face at the hands of militias and informants. The framing links claims about sexuality to occupation and political violence, making the book a polemical treatment of these subjects rather than a neutral overview. Originally published in Arabic, it brings together religious address and political indictment in its examination of persecution.
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- Readers interested in political writing about the American occupation of Iraq.
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- Readers interested in polemical works combining religious address and anti-imperialist argument.
Themes
American occupation of IraqHomosexuality and public threatSurveillance and persecutionMilitias and informantsAnti-imperialism
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