Selamlik
Alesmael, Khaled / Price, Leri
An unflinching story about Arab masculinity and homoeroticism Furat, a Syrian in his early 20s,
visits Sibki Park in Damascus, one of the city’s most popular cruising areas. There
he learns about the hammams, secret meeting places for gay men located
throughout the old city. Inside these public baths, the air is thick with the
scent of bay laurel soap, and naked men hide in the steam. Furat faces sometimes
violent disapproval from all levels ...