{"product_id":"selamlik-9781642861488","title":"Selamlik","description":"\u003cb\u003eAn unflinching story about Arab masculinity and homoeroticism \u003c\/b\u003eFurat, a Syrian in his early 20s, \u003cbr\u003evisits Sibki Park in Damascus, one of the city's most popular cruising areas. There\u003cbr\u003ehe learns about the hammams, secret meeting places for gay men located\u003cbr\u003ethroughout the old city. Inside these public baths, the air is thick with the\u003cbr\u003escent of bay laurel soap, and naked men hide in the steam. Furat faces sometimes\u003cbr\u003eviolent disapproval from all levels of society--regime, religion, the man in the\u003cbr\u003estreet--and yet he manages to find the love he's been seeking just before his\u003cbr\u003eworld collapses and he's forced to flee. \u003ci\u003eSelamlik\u003c\/i\u003e is the story of Furat's\u003cbr\u003ejourney, along with that of other refugees. It's a journey in which they face\u003cbr\u003ephysical and economic hardship, draconian migration laws, and the unwelcome\u003cbr\u003egrief, shame, and hatred they've carried with them from their ever more distant\u003cbr\u003epasts. Despite everything, Furat remains steadfast in his pursuit of passion, pleasure, \u003cbr\u003eand love.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e World Editions\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/02\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781642861488\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 240","brand":"Khaled Alesmael","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43600385704117,"sku":"9781642861488","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_1dc8b591-d330-4b48-b330-250d764a6603.jpg?v=1707208419","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/selamlik-9781642861488","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}