1.0 link 149056 <![CDATA[Lebanese Editor Defies Norms With Magazine Glorifying the Body]]> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/magda-abufadil/lebanese-editor-defies-no_b_149056.html She's provocative, sensual and dares the censors with a magazine aimed at shattering Arab taboos on eroticism, sexuality and everything having to do with the human body, all cloaked in culture, the arts and literature.

The very name of the publication, Jasad (Arabic for body), evokes endless fantasies, and founder/editor Joumana Haddad, is pushing every limit delving into topics like fetishes, intercourse, homosexuality, cannibalism, masturbation, self mutilation, the porn industry, aphrodisiac recipes, sexual practices in exotic cultures, erotic poems, and short...

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