Expert - SOGIESC and The Law

Desired Outcome: The purpose of this project is to provide users with epistemic information on
existing regional legal frameworks in relation to rights, gender, and sexuality at a click of a button.
It seeks to create an exhaustive list of Questions to the most popular inquiries, pervasive
mythologies, and hidden truths and facts and provide Answers to them in an accessible abridged,
but thoroughly researched and cited format. The Q&A segment would concentrate on legal texts
concerning LGBTIQ+ communities in multiple countries in the Arab World and how to explain
them properly so they cannot be used to discriminate against queer people and violate their civil
and political rights. The gathered information will be presented in a user-friendly and accessible
platform which will serve as a reference for users to access freely in Arabic and English languages.
By surfing Helem’s digital search engine platform, users will be able to instantly gain access to an
archive of information via a simple and informative web directory. Users will be able to explore
answers about diverse legal codes and legislature in the Arab region within multiple Q&A formats.
Key Concepts: Sexuality; Arab queer history; identity and belonging; cultural, societal, and legal
understandings of gender; Politics; Arab queer terminologies; discrimination, stigma, and fear.

Deliverables:
● Review the complete and comprehensive addendum contents and further reading for each
question and sub-category/subject.
● Review and edit the topic description of each sub-category to be utilized in promotional
material.

● Review and copy-edit the generated questions & answers.

● Review the digitized database of information including questions, answers, categories, and
references.
● Accompany a graphic designer in the creation of all audio-visual material for the digital
web directory platform.
Ensure all aforementioned information is correctly translated into Arabic/English through
a meticulous review of all translations.