# Event Details - **Event Name**: Book Launch — No God but Us by Bobuq Sayed - **Event Start and End Date**: Sun, 18 Oct, 2026 at 06:00 pm – Sun, 18 Oct, 2026 at 07:30 pm (+01:00) - **Event Description**: You’re invited to the first London launch of No God but Us by Bobuq Sayed. Bobuq will be joined in conversation by editor Farhaana Arefin.About this EventJoin us at the first London launch of , the debut novel by Bobuq Sayed. Bobuq will be joined in conversation by editor Farhaana Arefin.‘Compassionate without veering into sentimentality, the novel explores migration, identity and chosen family with quiet emotional precision, asking what it truly means to build a home from exile.’ — Service95When Delbar’s double life is outed to his mother, he flees his Afghan American community and takes refuge with his aunt in Istanbul. There he meets another Afghan, Mansur, who has made his own sacrifices to leave his family in Iran and migrate to Turkey.At an NGO supporting queer and trans refugees, Delbar and Mansur find comfort in each other and the company of new friends. But Turkish state repression is escalating, and as their pathways to security diverge, the fault lines between them become impossible to ignore.Bobuq Sayed is an Afghan cultural worker whose writing explores themes of migration, Islam and queer sexuality. They are the author of A Brief History of Australian Terror, a chapbook of essays, and the co-editor of Nothing to Hide: Voices from Trans and Gender Diverse Australia. A 2022–23 Steinbeck fellow at San José State University, a Lambda Literary scholar, and an award-winning James A. Michener fellow in the University of Miami’s MFA programme in creative writing, Bobuq lives in Brooklyn, New York.Farhaana Arefin is the publisher and managing director at Hajar Press, an independent political publishing house by and for people of colour, which she co-founded in 2020. She is the editor of the elements anthology series, of which the first volume, The Hajar Book of Rage, was published in 2025.Access: The venue is weelchair-accessible.Please cancel your ticket if you feel unwell, have flu symptoms or any other contagious illness. Mask-wearing is encouraged. This is to help look after and protect each other, especially vulnerable members of our community.If you have an access question or need, please get in touch with us at events [at] hajarpress [dot] com. - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/london/book-launch-no-god-but-us-by-bobuq-sayed/100001999372373591 - **Event Categories**: art, literary-art - **Interested Audience**: - total_interested_count: 0 - **Event Highlights**: - Duration: 1 hour 30 minutes - Location: Pelican House - Languages: English ## Ticket Details - **Ticket Price Range**: min: 0, max: 0, currency: GBP ## Event venue details - **city**: London - **state**: EN - **country**: United Kingdom - **location**: Pelican House - **lat**: 51.52415329999999 - **long**: -0.05471289999999999 - **full address**: Pelican House, 144 Cambridge Heath Road, London, United Kingdom ## Event gallery - **Alt text**: Book Launch — No God but Us by Bobuq Sayed - **Image URL**: https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events9/banners/6af352bd29dd61028c718b2e0392ec66d986b702f0321274916b09c915cb8b6a-rimg-w1200-h600-dc080838-gmir.jpg?v=1789505778 ## FAQs - **Q**: When and where is Book Launch — No God but Us by Bobuq Sayed being held? - **A:** Book Launch — No God but Us by Bobuq Sayed takes place on Sun, 18 Oct, 2026 at 06:00 pm to Sun, 18 Oct, 2026 at 07:30 pm at Pelican House, 144 Cambridge Heath Road, London, United Kingdom. - **Q**: Who is organizing Book Launch — No God but Us by Bobuq Sayed? - **A:** Book Launch — No God but Us by Bobuq Sayed is organized by Hajar Press. - **Q**: Who is this event for? Is it right for me? - **A:** Book Launch — No God but Us by Bobuq Sayed is ideal for art lovers, collectors, creatives, and anyone inspired by visual arts, installations, and exhibitions. Whether you're a first-time attendee or a longtime enthusiast in London, this event is thoughtfully curated to deliver a standout experience worth every moment. 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