Queer Palestinian Tareq Baconi On His Memoir "Fire In Every Direction"

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Out-FM show aired on Tues., February 10, 2026 

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Fire In Every Direction - Tariq Baconi

Fire In Every Direction - Tariq Baconi

 
Out-FM producers Stahimili Mapp and Naomi Brussel interview Tareq Baconi, Palestinian writer, scholar and activist about his memoir
Fire in Every Direction". The book centers on his teen-age love relationship with another young man as they approached adulthood. Baconi discusses his family and community relationships in Jordan as well as the political position of Palestinians in the diaspora. He emphasizes the link between the Palestinian struggle and world-wide progressive movements. 

Tariq Baconi

Author - Tariq Baconi

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