Abu Nuwas

This week on Queer as Fact, we're talking about the 8th-century Arabic poet Abu Nuwas. Join us to hear about wine poetry, sexuality in the Abbasid caliphate, and fun facts about cheetahs.

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[Image (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abu_Nuwas#/media/File:Ab…): sketch of Abu Nuwas drawn by Khalil Gibran in 1916]