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Abu Nasr bin Yahya bin Abbas al-Maghribi al-Samaw’uli

12th century writer in Arabic who discusses why women might prefer lesbianism.

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LHMP entry

Lesbian Historic Motif Project: #102g Habib 2009 "The reason for some women’s preference for grinding" in al-Samaw’uli, Abu Nasr bin Yahya bin Åbbas al-Maghribi (d. 1180)

A catalog of reasons why women might take up grinding, essentially identical to the one given in al-Yemeni: due to physiological or esthetic issues, because she is slow to climax with a man, because of pain on intercourse, because she prefers smooth-cheeked kisses, because she has a dominant “masculine” personality.

Lesbian Historic Motif Project: #101c Habib 2007 - Female Homosexuality in the Middle East: Histories and Representations (Part II Ch 3)

Part II: The history and representation of female homosexuality in the Middle Ages

Chapter 3: An overview of Medieval literature concerning female homosexuality

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