title: Homosexuality in the early novels of Nageeb Mahfouz.
abstract: Nageeb Mahfouz is the earliest novelist in Arabic to focus on the homosexual protagonist in his writing. Although the topic is objectionable in Islam, Mahfouz explores homosexuality in a sensitive manner, and reveals the transformation in his views regarding the dilemma of the homosexual protagonist in a hostile environment.
authors.affiliation: Humanities Department, Florida Institute of Technology, Melbourne 32901.
authors.forename: N I
authors.initials: NI
authors.lastname: Matar
mesh_terms: D004534:Egypt; D049673:History, 20th Century; D006716:Homosexuality / Q000266:history*; D006801:Humans; D007514:Islam / Q000266:history*; D008093:Literature, Modern / Q000266:history*; D008297:Male; D012071:Religion and Sex