Unspeakable Love: Gay and Lesbian Life in the Middle East
Brian Whitaker in conversation with Saeed Kamali Dehghan
Wednesday October 26
7.00 – 8.00pm (doors open 6.30pm)
Free event. Booking essential on 020 7471 9153
Brian Whitaker was Middle East editor at the Guardian for seven years and is currently an editor for the newspaper's Comment is Free website. He is the author of "Unspeakable Love: Gay and Lesbian Life in the Middle East" (Saqi Books, 2006) and "What's Really Wrong WithThe Middle East" (Saqi Books, 2009). His website www.al-bab.com is devoted to Arab culture and politics.
Saeed Kamali Dehghan is an Iranian journalist. He has written for the Guardian from the Iranian capital, Tehran, and was there during the crisis following the disputed presidential election in 2009. He is now based in London and was named 2010 Journalist of the Year at the Foreign Press Association Awards.
