The Western Mandate – No White Saviours
Recently, a friend submitted the following text to be published on Kandaka: One of the familiar feelings that British people of colour (especially black people) experience is the feeling of
Homoeroticism in Homophobic Islamic Countries: Egypt as a Case Study
“Islam has ended homosexual practices, not homoerotic sentiment” – Homoeroticism and homosexuality in Islam, Sabine Schmidtke In this paper, the relationship between homoeroticism and homophobia in Muslim countries will be explained
Mohini Can Scream
Mohini Can Scream Mohini woke up ten minutes before her alarm. On a normal morning, bombarded with images of the day’s to-do-list, she would have risen by instinct, deactivating her
How We Understand Feminism
Kandaka is a platform open to different opinions and voices. Our main goal is to create conversations in which we listen to each other, consider standpoints that may differ from
Because I Am A Belly Dancer (Trailer)
We are finally releasing the trailer of our film “Because I am a Belly Dancer.”
Queer Shame
My sexual preference wasn’t something I allowed myself to realise or explore until I turned seventeen. Nevertheless, my attraction to women was something I accepted relatively easily and within a
Because I Am a Belly Dancer
BECAUSE I AM A BELLY DANCER Rina loves and lives belly dance, a traditional Egyptian form of expression proudly celebrated in Arabic cinema and culture. However in Egypt’s conservative society
