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Meem-oirs isuue 7 - we live despite everything

Meem-Oirs: We live despite everything

In this issue, we sail through three stories, from three maps, and three dialects—where the tale repeated itself and took on similar forms.

From El-Sharabeya in Cairo, to the alleys of Bahri in Khartoum, to Al-Mujahid neighborhood in Tripoli, they emerged, swaying between two questions: “Who am I?” and “Why am I not allowed to be?”

We witness and pass through family betrayal, sexual violence, security persecution, doubt cast upon their truth, and the harsh journey from a homeland that was never truly home, to an exile that does not claim to be one—then healing amid it all, and living despite everything.

Mesahat for Sexual and Gender Diversity

“Mesahat” was established on Sep 5th ,2015 for working on identifying and reducing security risks and eliminate the social obstacles that faced by sexual and gender diversities in the Nile Valley Area (Egypt & Sudan) and to create appropriate means and tools for Queer Activists to carry on their work safely and contribute to creating a nourished and effective Queer societies.

Vision

Creating a society free of violence and discrimination based on sexual orientation or gender identity in the Nile Valley Area (Egypt & Sudan).

Mission

Create safe spaces and provide appropriate means and tools for sexual and gender diversities in the Nile Valley Area to fight for their rights and dignity.

OUR OBJECTIVES ARE

Safe Spaces

To create safe spaces for sexual and gender diversities in the Nile Valley Area

Appropriate Tools

To provide appropriate means and tools to empower and build the capacity of Queer activists in the Nile Valley region (Egypt & Sudan) and reduce risks that they face

Raising Awareness

To raise awareness on the importance of fighting against homophobia & Transphobia or any forms of violence or discrimination based on sexual orientation or gender identity in the Nile Valley Area (Egypt & Sudan)

We work on 3 programms

Leadership and Capacity Building

Building the Capacities & Leadership Skills of the Current or Prospective Queer Youth leaders in the Nile Valley Area (Egypt & Sudan).
Leadership Assessment through Identifying Strengths and Weaknesses.
Trainings and workshops

Holistic Security

Provide security and safety Plans & assessments.
Facilitate communication and networking between Sudanese and Egyptian LGBTQI activists and digital security experts and NGO’s for continuous support and follow up.
Provide Training on Personal Safety and Digital Security Issues.

Documenting

Documenting violence based on sexual orientation and gender identity "SOGI".
Writing & Publishing Country Reports
Creating documentary films introducing the political, social, cultural, and religious contexts in which LGBTQI individuals live in and document their life experience and oral history living as Queer individuals in Egypt and Sudan.