Yara Ahmed

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Yara Ahmed

Yara Ahmed is a PhD student at the University of British Columbia, whose research interests include affect and the everyday, mobility, and queer theory.

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Surveillance and Securitization of Queer Bodies in Egypt

In January 2022, an Arabic version of the film Perfect Strangers became the focus of public outrage. The uproar was about more than just a controversial movie, however, and, upon closer analysis, revealed the role of undergarments in the injustice perpetrated against queer subjects.