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Ahmed Danny Ramadan

Ahmed Danny Ramadan is a writer, journalist, traveler and comics nerd. Uses the word awesome too much. A.k.a Daniel Nassar. #LGBT #Freedom #Love. Made in #FreeSyria, calls #Canada home.

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ISIS throws two men off building tower in Iraq
Power

ISIS throws two men off building tower in Iraq

Islamic State executions target LGBT people in war-torn region

January 24, 2015
The Amina Profile: Chasing hoaxes in war-torn Syria
Culture

The Amina Profile: Chasing hoaxes in war-torn Syria

Canadian film on love, lies and Gay Girl in Damascus opens at Sundance

January 22, 2015
Egyptian acquittal not a victory for gay rights, say activists
Power

Egyptian acquittal not a victory for gay rights, say activists

Judge unexpectedly frees 26 men arrested in December bathhouse raid in Cairo

January 16, 2015
Police and reporter raid Egyptian bathhouse and parade men out
Power

Police and reporter raid Egyptian bathhouse and parade men out

Naked, handcuffed and crying, dozens of men cover their faces as they’re filmed

December 8, 2014
Gay raids in Egypt increasing dramatically
Opinion

Gay raids in Egypt increasing dramatically

New boat arrests just the tip of the iceberg, activists say

October 18, 2014
How a gay couple and their dog escaped Beirut for Vancouver
Opinion

How a gay couple and their dog escaped Beirut for Vancouver

As one Syrian refugee couple makes it to Canada, others wait around the world

October 4, 2014
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Openly gay Lebanese singer faces opposition to concert
Opinion

Openly gay Lebanese singer faces opposition to concert

Mashrou’ Leila and lead singer Hamed Sinno still set to perform at Zouk festival

July 31, 2014
Arab lesbians defy tradition to form chosen families
Power

Arab lesbians defy tradition to form chosen families

Pressured by families and society, women create relationships on their own terms

July 19, 2014
Why must we refer to each other as ‘sisters’ and ‘mothers’?
Opinion

Why must we refer to each other as ‘sisters’ and ‘mothers’?

Xtra’s correspondent in the Arab world weighs gay family models in Syria

March 8, 2014
In defence of Islam
Opinion

In defence of Islam

Don’t blame the religion for those who use it as a tool

January 3, 2014
Coming out in Syria was difficult, but new chosen family brings joy
Vancouver

Coming out in Syria was difficult, but new chosen family brings joy

Sharing the perfect shawarma

December 6, 2013
Anal tests in the Arab world
Opinion

Anal tests in the Arab world

How does Kuwait plan to test for homosexuality at its border?

November 15, 2013
The burden of being gay and Arab in a world that doesn’t like difference
Opinion

The burden of being gay and Arab in a world that doesn’t like difference

Haunted by Syrian high-school lessons

October 29, 2013
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