{"id":16066,"date":"2024-09-10T12:25:14","date_gmt":"2024-09-10T09:25:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/al-rawiya.com\/?p=16066"},"modified":"2024-09-10T12:42:20","modified_gmt":"2024-09-10T09:42:20","slug":"ruwan-teodros-story-4-moustafa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/al-rawiya.com\/ar\/ruwan-teodros-story-4-moustafa\/","title":{"rendered":"Ruwan Teodros – Story 4 | Moustafa"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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What\u2019s a challenge you faced recently, and how did you overcome it?<\/b><\/p>

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Originally from Aita al-Shaab, a village near occupied Palestine, @mous_dk was raised in Beirut’s southern suburbs of Dahieh by a remarkable single mother. When he moved out at 19, Moustafa worked at @siplebanon, eventually moving into food & beverage consulting for spots like @neighborhoodbeirut and @sajstories, while developing his drag persona @latizabombe. Over time, he successfully built a safe space where he could express himself fully.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>

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This changed overnight. After an extremist group attacked a queer-friendly bar in Mar Mikhael in 2023 where Moustafa was performing, his drag persona and personal identity were outed to the world. He holds my gaze as he recounts the events of the night. It\u2019s easy to forget that we\u2019re still surrounded by people who perceive diversity as deviance and seek to punish those who don\u2019t mold themselves into their lines.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>

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He feared for his safety and fled Lebanon for 3 months. When he returned in November 2023, he couldn\u2019t leave his home without friends around for protection. \u201cWithout the support and love of my close friends and community, I wouldn\u2019t have survived this experience, or stayed in Lebanon. They mean the world to me.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p>

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But Moustafa didn\u2019t shy away, he doubled down. He established more safe spaces across Beirut, co-founding projects like @ClubHeshikBeshik and @krushafters\u2014inclusive party events where everyone is free to mingle and dance, no matter their gender expression or sexuality. “I won\u2019t leave unless it\u2019s my choice. I\u2019ll stay for as long as I can, push my boundaries, and keep working on what I love.\u201d<\/span><\/p>

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\ud83d\udcf8 Moustafa\u2019s story is the fourth and final story to be released by <\/span>@<\/span><\/a>ruwanteodros, the resident photographer of Riwayetna, a community-led and community-centered project where photographers and visual storytellers highlight stories from their communities in the Levant and the diaspora \ud83e\uddf3 <\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t

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