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Masoud El Amaratly

30 June 20261h 8m

Today's episode is on the Iraqi singer, Masoud El Amaratly. Join us as we visit the unique marshlands of southern Iraq, hear what may be the oldest known recording of a trans person, and learn about mustarjil, the traditional transmasculine identity in Masoud's Ahwari culture.

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[Image: Pencil sketch of Masoud, an Arab man wearing a yashmagh (headscarf) with agal (cord). Source]

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