Mohamad Abdouni

Mohamad Abdouni is a photographer, creative director, and filmmaker based in Beirut, dedicated to shedding light on and celebrating the rich, yet often hidden or erased queer histories of the Arabic-speaking region through documentaries and photo stories.

In Conversation:

Treat Me Like Your Mother: Immortalizing the untold stories of Queer & Trans folks, from Beirut & beyond
On Art, Life & Activism: Nan Goldin, photographed by Mohamad Abdouni, interviewed by Céline Semaan

Photography for:

Treat Me Like Your Mother: Immortalizing the untold stories of Queer & Trans folks, from Beirut & beyond

Nothing is Objective;

We are all biased. Our values are our bias. So we all have to be honest, ethical and transparent about our biases.

“Accepting the reality that “pure objectivity” is a dangerous myth, and acknowledging both the effects of implicit bias and the validity of emotion, allow the opportunity for transparency about what happens in reality—and then for accountability.”

— National Institute of Health, United States National Library of Medicine

Everything Is Political

The majority of us know that the personal is political, like it or not.

We the majority want, simply: Freedom. Freedom to be, do, say, worship, and love whoever, whatever and however we want. A Fair Deal. A Functioning Society. It’s not to much to demand.