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Tarab NYC was formed for the charitable purpose of aiding LGBTQ Middle Eastern and/or North African people living in the greater New York City Area.

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We’re bringing the vibes to Kween in Astoria for YA MASKHARA! يا مسخرة!, a SWANA masquerade!

Join us on Wednesday, October 28 from 6–10 PM for a night of Queer SWANA (Southwest Asian & North African) joy, music, dancing, mingling, and a little masquerade hishik bishik, with music by @FursaFarfasha & @farraheaaa . Design by @reallyramy

Free with RSVP!

Music. Dance. Masks. Happy Hour Specials. Karaoke Afters 🎤

🎭 Masks encouraged. Costumes optional.
🏆 Prize for Best Mask!

Location: Kween – 34-10 30th Ave., Astoria, NY 11103

Who’s Invited: You, your friends, and our wider community. Allies always welcome.

Why You Should Come: For the music, the masks, the dancing, the community, and the chance to show us what ya maskhara really means.

#queerarab #queeriran #gayarab #gayturk #tarabnyc

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We all woke 🆙 to the horrors 😱 of the #turkey 🇹🇷 government abuse towards #QueerActivists in #instanbul that has been criminalized, outed & executing our #queerturks for decades. In #QueerSolidarity with protests 🪧 around the 🌍 we are hosting in front of @unitednations where the Turkish 🇹🇷 embassy is held!

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Did anyone say *free* beach party? With DJs, music, drinks, dancing, and lots of fine fiiiine folks? Hell yes. Meet us tomorrow with @tarabnycorg at Riis from 12 to 7 (I’ll be on around 5). See ya then 😘

#djing #beach #brooklyn #beachparty #arabmusic

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Your weekend picks to meet other مِنّا people. 🗓️ 8/7–8/9

Skip the doomscroll. These are the three spots to actually get out and find your people this weekend 👇

🎶 A Gnawa set from a Grammy-nominated musician, in an upscale bar
🏖️ A queer MENA gathering at the beach, music + dancing
🎵 A Neo-Hakawati show at joes pub

Save this, pick your night, and go say hi to a stranger. 📌

🎟️ All tickets & info → itsmenna.com (link in bio)

Who are you dragging along? 👇

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URGENT: Seeking Venue for Fundraiser!

Dear Community,

We have a fundraiser set on Aug 26th, which will be a drag show and dance party to support Blasian March and our upcoming book fair in Cleveland, OH, but the venue just slapped us with a $5,000 drink sale requirement and won’t let us work with the Blasian queer DJ we contracted.

We would like other options! If anyone has connects with a venue in NYC / might be willing to host, we’d greatly appreciate it!

#Music #Black #Asian #NYC URGENT: Seeking Venue for Fundraiser! Dear Community, We have a fundraiser set on Aug 26th, which will be a drag show and dance party to support Blasian March and our upcoming book fair in Cleveland, OH, but the venue just slapped us with a $5,000 drink sale requirement and won’t let us work with the Blasian queer DJ we contracted. We would like other options! If anyone has connects with a venue in NYC / might be willing to host, we’d greatly appreciate it!

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NYC one night only.

THE SECRET IS THE OLIVE OIL
An exquisite five course experience

@munafoodaz US East Coast tour August 2026

THE FIVE COURSE MENU

The menu will always highlight olive oil, letting guests lean in and learn about flavors, profiles and terroirs.

Palestinian staples such as zaatar, sumac, pomegranate molasses and freekeh will feature prominently. Proteins like local halal lamb, organic heritage chicken, chickpeas, black lentils and squeaky halloumi will be complimented by fresh herbs and seasonal produce. Wine from Balad Al Sham (also known as the Levant in the West), arak liquor and rose agua fresca will all be available at every five course tasting.

The precise dishes and details will vary with each event and partner.

First stop:

BROOKLYN NYC
Saturday August 8
Private Home

One seating at 7pm, 16 guests

Private home for a special cozy kick off to the tour. The full five courses family-style featuring either a halal lamb or French black lentil entree.

Plus a special cardamom coffee experience, Your Future Told, free one night only as a thank you for our NYC debut guests. The coffee grounds will tell you your fate. What exactly depends on your presence and the cup.

RSVP today.

munafood.com

tinyurl.com/munafoodaugust2026

Links in @munafoodaz bio

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website by @ameerahbadr
olive grove photos by @catsphotoshoot

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color me queer dumpianka ✨

Such a joy to be back at Color Me Queer 💕 Thank you to @tarabnycorg, @qwavenyc, @salganyc, @gapimny, and @caribbeanequalityproject for having me.
Truly the best way to end Pride is dancing it out with your beautiful friends and family. Love you all 💛

So lovely seeing @malai @thejollib @emigrate_drag @berthavnyc @tifa.wine @mohamedqamin @dynamitefoundation @djtauba @eugenerideher @people_i_love__ @theaymansyed @lalbatti.s @zakizchic @vermasah @priyaonstage and so many more. can’t wait see you again soon 👀

📸 Photos:
1, 2, 4, 6: @people_i_love__
3, 5: @christo_mani

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first pride 🏳️‍🌈

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#nyc #pride #nycpride

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I am J.Lo’s younger sis ‘Jhelo’
As in plz mujhe jhelo 😘

Huge thank you to Color me Queer for having me 💕 I’m incredibly grateful to @tarabnycorg @qwavenyc @salganyc @caribbeanequalityproject 💛 Always love seeing @sudharedi @djtauba @djrekha @fursafarfasha @mohamedqamin @berthavnyc @iamkahani @tifa.wine @thejollib and so many other beautiful folks 💛 It truly feels like a get together with friends and chosen family, I can’t wait to be back next year 💋

💇🏽‍♀️ @theonlymadd
📸 1,3,5,7 @people_i_love__
📸 2,4,6,8 @christo_mani

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لعلّ اللغة نفسها كانت أرحم من البشر أحيانًا…

هنالك شيءٌ جميل، على نحوٍ ما.. قطعًا، لكلّ لغةٍ مزاياها، ومن مزايا هذا اللسان العربيّ هو دلالاته..
«مثليّ» على سبيل المثال..
كم تبدو، في أصلها، كلمة نابعة من معنى القرب والحبّ.. وهذا كل ما يمكن اختزاله في فحواها؛ تضامن وتعارف ولقاء.. "مثليّ" و"مثلي"، أي إلى مثيله في الأوّل، وكإيّاي في الآخِر..
ندرك بعضنا، ونرى بعضنا، ونحب بعضنا.. نحن، كغيرنا.. من نرى في الآخر صورةً لا تهدّد وجودنا.. مؤسف كيف أنهم كما يرون ذاتهم لا يروننا.. ولكننا ندرك… ندرك ميولنا، وأحاسيسنا، وهذا القرب العميق الذي جعل اللّغة، في بعضِ لحظاتها، أرحم ممّن حولنا..

هو مثليّ — فلماذا لا تكون ببساطة:
هو، كما أنا، إنسان..
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‏#queerarab
#كوير
#فخر
#أدب_كويري
#بوح⁩

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I am so grateful for the opportunity to serve as a new board member of @tarabnycorg — alongside an incredible team of people. It has been so healing to work with others committed to practicing radical care, restorative justice and love as a political praxis🫶🏽✨🌈

it’s surreal to reflect on how a year ago, I was not comfortable putting the word “queer” anywhere near my name in a public way. Those of us holding queer SWANA identity are often navigating so many hidden complexities and challenges around existing as ourselves—which made it even more powerful to show up with joyful assertion that we not only exist, but that we belong.

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Just got back from London and I’m performing at NYC Pride’s biggest dance party for Queer & Trans BIPOC, tomorrow 6/28 at @thedelancey 3 floors of your favorite DJs spinning live, drag performances, & more! Benefiting @caribbeanequalityproject, @gapimny, @salganyc, @tarabnycorg, and @qwavenyc I’m on early on the main floor !!

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