Panelists: Ozan Zakariya Keskinkılıç, Kadir Ozdemir, Jamal Ouazzani, Hameeda Syed, Poongodi Mathiarasu
This creative showcase in collaboration with the Queer Muslim Project brought together the voices of queer artists from France, Germany, and India. Spanning personal essays, poetry, and narratives, these writings expand the scope of queer love — presenting it as defiance, a path to self-discovery, and a revolutionary force. Weaving together themes of migration, cultural heritage, spirituality, and intimacies, the readings positioned ISHQ/love as a collective reclamation of freedom and identity. In embracing the contradictions of love, these writers invite us to imagine queer futures, where love is a radical and sustaining force.