Zaher Saleh

Zaher Saleh is a Palestinian-American musician and film director.

Saleh was born in Lebanon to Palestinian refugees and raised in Canfield, Ohio, where he graduated from college.[1] At the age of 19, he was one of the finalists of the talent show Star Academy Arabia.

In 2014, he produced the reality TV show Yalla NY about a group of friends from the Arab world looking for success in New York.[2]

Saleh wrote and directed the short film War Within (2017) about the main character's "struggle to reconcile his sexuality with his faith, his longing for acceptance from his family, and his journey to love and accept himself."[1] The film participated in a campaign to secure asylum for Syrian refugees.[3] In 2020, he released the song and video Kezbeh as its sequel.[4]

He lives in New York City.[5]

References
  1. "Short Film 'War Within' Depicts a Gay Muslim Man's Struggle to Reconcile Sexuality & Faith". Out. 3 July 2017.
  2. "Yalla NY". IMDb. 2014.
  3. "Visionaire World, We Are One+Together, and Grindr Unveil Short Film 'War Within' by Zaher Saleh". The Daily Front Row. 22 June 2017.
  4. "We Fear Society Will Crucify Us: Zaher Saleh Between Islam and Homosexuality". Raseef22. 29 November 2020.
  5. "Premiere: Zaher Saleh – "La7ali (Alone)"". Wonderland. 26 January 2022.
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