{"id":680975,"date":"2023-08-24T07:33:18","date_gmt":"2023-08-24T07:33:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/?p=680975"},"modified":"2025-10-17T10:06:56","modified_gmt":"2025-10-17T10:06:56","slug":"jnoud-el-rab-target-lgbtq-community-at-beirut-bar","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/en\/680975\/jnoud-el-rab-target-lgbtq-community-at-beirut-bar\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;Jnoud El Rab&#8221; Target LGBTQ+ Community At Beirut Bar"},"content":{"rendered":" <p>Last night, members of the &#8220;Jnoud El Rab&#8221; (Soldiers of God) group from Ashrafieh carried out an attack, bombarding the queer-friendly <a href=\"https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/en\/62712\/madame-om-is-back-om-bar-room-now-open-in-mar-mikhael\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Om Bar Room<\/a> in Mar Mikhael. This incident occurred during a drag show featuring the performers Latiza Bomb\u00e9 and Emma Gration.<\/p>    <p><\/p>    <p>The attackers hurled verbal attacks, calling the bar &#8220;a place of Satan promoting homosexuality&#8221; and preventing any attendees from exiting the premise under threat of physical violence. The incident began at around 11 PM <a href=\"https:\/\/today.lorientlejour.com\/article\/1347248\/fatal-helicopter-crash-assault-targets-lgbtq-community-report-slams-prison-conditions-everything-you-need-to-know-to-start-your-thursday.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">according to L&#8217;Orient Today<\/a>, and some people who tried to escape were physically harmed. It is unclear how the attack ended. <\/p>    <p><\/p>    <blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Members of the Christian group \u201cJnoud al-Rab\u201d ambushed Om Barroom pub in Mar Mikhael, Beirut, amid a drag show it was hosting this evening.<br><br>The members could be heard threatening, \u201cPromoting homosexuality is forbidden,\u201d \u201cthis is just the beginning.\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/7dKr9yMoFk\">pic.twitter.com\/7dKr9yMoFk<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Sally Abou AlJoud | \u0633\u0627\u0644\u064a (@JoudSally) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JoudSally\/status\/1694450487628591136?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 23, 2023<\/a><\/blockquote> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>    <p><\/p>    <p>Many expressed their worry over the increasing aggressions against Lebanon&#8217;s LGBTQ+ community. Last night&#8217;s incident is only an example of what the community continuously endures amid a wave of queer hostility in the country.<\/p>    <p><\/p>    <blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\"><p lang=\"ar\" dir=\"rtl\">\u0645\u0634\u0647\u062f \u0627\u062e\u0631 \u0645\u0646 \u0627\u0644\u0647\u062c\u0645\u0629 \u0627\u0644\u0628\u0631\u0628\u0631\u064a\u0629 \u0644\u0645\u0646 \u064a\u062f\u0639\u0648\u0646 \u0627\u0646\u0647\u0645 \u062c\u0646\u0648\u062f &quot;\u0627\u0644\u0631\u0628&quot;.. \u0628\u0631\u0639\u0627\u064a\u0629 \u0648\u0632\u0631\u0627\u0621 \u0627\u0644\u062f\u0627\u062e\u0644\u064a\u0629 \u0648\u0627\u0644\u062b\u0642\u0627\u0641\u0629 \u0648\u0627\u0644\u062a\u0631\u0628\u064a\u0629 \u0648\u0631\u0624\u0633\u0627\u0621 \u0627\u0644\u0637\u0648\u0627\u0626\u0641 \u0642\u0634\u0629 \u0644\u0641\u0629.. \u0648\u0643\u0644 \u0627\u0644\u0645\u062d\u0631\u0636\u064a\u0646 \u0641\u0631\u062f\u0627 \u0641\u0631\u062f\u0627. \u0648\u0639\u0630\u0631\u0627 \u0627\u0630\u0627 \u0646\u0633\u064a\u0646\u0627 \u062d\u062f\u0627 \u0645\u0646 \u0644\u0627\u0626\u062d\u0629 \u0627\u0644\u0639\u0627\u0631 \u0627\u0644\u0647\u0648\u0645\u0648\u0641\u0648\u0628\u064a\u0629.<br>\u0645\u0644\u0627\u062d\u0638\u0629: \u0627\u0644\u0628\u0631\u0627\u0632\u064a\u0644 \u064a\u0644\u064a \u0641\u064a\u0647\u0627 \u0644\u0628\u0646\u0627\u0646\u064a\u064a\u0646 \u0642\u062f \u0644\u0628\u0646\u0627\u0646 \u0639 \u0645\u0631\u062a\u064a\u0646\u060c \u062c\u0631\u0645\u0629 \u062e\u0637\u0627\u0628 \u0627\u0644\u0647\u0648\u0645\u0648\u0641\u0648\u0628\u064a\u0627 \u0627\u0644\u064a\u0648\u0645. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/sdHeyG9WIv\">pic.twitter.com\/sdHeyG9WIv<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Elsy Moufarrej (@emoufarrej) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/emoufarrej\/status\/1694460977515766103?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 23, 2023<\/a><\/blockquote> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>    <p><\/p>    <p>Earlier this week, Minister of Education in the caretaker government Abbas Halabi <a href=\"https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/en\/680457\/minister-of-education-bans-7ayye-w-selom-because-it-has-a-rainbow\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">banned the popular children&#8217;s game &#8220;7ayye w sellom&#8221;<\/a> because a version of the game in public schools included a rainbow on it. <\/p>    <p><\/p>    <blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\"><p lang=\"ar\" dir=\"rtl\">\u0644\u0627 \u0644\u0627 \u0639\u0645 \u062a\u0645\u0632\u062d\u0648 \u0627\u0643\u064a\u062f!! \u0644\u0643 \u0643\u0644 \u0645\u0627 \u0645\u0642\u0648\u0644 \u0648\u0635\u0644\u0646\u0627 \u0639\u0627\u0644\u0642\u0639\u0631\u060c \u0628\u062a\u062d\u0641\u0631\u0648 \u0627\u0643\u062a\u0631..<br>\u0645\u0627 \u0647\u0630\u0627 \u0627\u0644\u0628\u0648\u0644\u0634\u064a\u062a.. \u0643\u064a\u0641 \u0631\u062d \u064a\u0634\u064a\u0644 \u0642\u0648\u0633 \u0627\u0644\u0642\u0632\u062d \u0648\u0642\u062a \u062a\u0634\u062a\u064a \u0627\u0644\u062f\u0646\u064a \ud83d\ude05\ud83d\ude05 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/nNctCZOCRD\">pic.twitter.com\/nNctCZOCRD<\/a><\/p>&mdash; \u0623\u0645\u0627\u0646\u064a \u062c\u062d\u0627 (@amanie_geha) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/amanie_geha\/status\/1693925428367372515?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 22, 2023<\/a><\/blockquote> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>    <p><\/p>    <p>As the Lebanese government continues to enable such hate crimes against the LGBTQ+ community and Lebanese politicians use it as a distraction ploy, it is expected that such incidents will frequent the streets of Lebanon. <\/p>    <p><\/p>    <p>The anti-queer rhetoric in Lebanon only showcases the use of minority groups as a scapegoat, as the community bears the brunt of a dysfunctional government that does not intend to put a stop to these crimes against their freedoms.<\/p>    <p><\/p>    <p>For those who may need it: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/en\/672317\/helem-offers-free-legal-services-to-the-lgbtq-community\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Helem Offers Free Legal Services To The LGBTQ+ Community<\/a>. <\/p> ","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Last night, members of the &#8220;Jnoud El Rab&#8221; (Soldiers of God) group from Ashrafieh carried out an attack, bombarding the queer-friendly Om Bar Room in Mar Mikhael. 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