# Event Details - **Event Name**: This Queer Arab Family with Elias Jahshan - **Event Start and End Date**: Tue, 10 Feb, 2026 at 07:00 pm – Tue, 10 Feb, 2026 at 08:30 pm - **Event Description**: Join Elias Jahshan to discuss a book that honours the spirit of those who, despite challenges, build family on their own terms.About this EventIn Arab culture, tradition often dictates an individual’s role in a family, with personal desires subsumed in favour of unity. So, what happens when Queer Arabs challenge and re-imagine these expectations?This Queer Arab Family celebrates the beauty of chosen kin and the everyday acts of care and survival that bind Queer Arabs to each other. Here, ten LGBTQ+ writers from across the Arab world and diaspora redefine what family looks like. From raising children with mum and mum, to becoming an OnlyFans star and building a non-binary belly dancing robot, these writers illuminate, through their own lived experiences, how queer joy and community can be found in the most unexpected places.Fierce, vibrant and unapologetic, This Queer Arab Family honours the spirit of those who, despite challenges, build community and family on their own terms.About the ContributorsElias Jahshan (he/him) is a Palestinian-Lebanese journalist and writer. He is the editor of groundbreaking This Arab is Queer: An Anthology by LGBTQ+ Arab Writers (Saqi Books; 2022), which was a finalist in the 2023 Lambda Literary Awards in the USA, shortlisted for the 2023 Bread & Roses Award in the UK, and has been translated into Italian and French. His short memoirs ‘Coming Out Palestinian’ was anthologised in Arab, Australian, Other: Stories on Race and Identity (ed. Randa Abdel-Fattah & Sara Saleh; Picador, 2019), while 'Bittersweet Memories of a Palestinian Knight' was anthologised in Ask the Night for a Dream: Palestinian Writing From the Diaspora (ed. Susan Muaddi Darraj; Palestine Writes Press, 2024). Elias is also a former editor of Star Observer, Australia’s longest-running LGBTQ+ media outlet, and has been published in The Guardian, Gay Times, The New Arab, Raseef22, Shado Mag, My Kali, and more. Born and raised in Sydney, he now lives in London.Event organised by the Friends of Carnegie Library celebrating LGBTQ+ History month. - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/london/this-queer-arab-family-with-elias-jahshan/100001978111212887 - **Event Categories**: art, literary-art, lgbt-pride, contests, sports - **Interested Audience**: - total_interested_count: 0 ## Ticket Details - **Ticket Price Range**: min: 0, max: 0, currency: GBP ## Event venue details - **city**: London - **state**: EN - **country**: United Kingdom - **location**: Carnegie Library - **lat**: 51.46077039999999 - **long**: -0.09645 - **full address**: Carnegie Library, 192 Herne Hill Road, London, United Kingdom ## Event gallery - **Alt text**: This Queer Arab Family with Elias Jahshan - **Image URL**: https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events5/banners/716d9e7c8db6f7d21d3b10d2c513223f0b7f8c990b37f8c3a88f9a14c89d122a-rimg-w1200-h881-dcfdba12-gmir.png?v=1766228487 ## FAQs - **Q**: When and where is This Queer Arab Family with Elias Jahshan being held? - **A:** This Queer Arab Family with Elias Jahshan takes place on Tue, 10 Feb, 2026 at 07:00 pm to Tue, 10 Feb, 2026 at 08:30 pm at Carnegie Library, 192 Herne Hill Road, London, United Kingdom. - **Q**: Who is organizing This Queer Arab Family with Elias Jahshan? - **A:** This Queer Arab Family with Elias Jahshan is organized by Lambeth Libraries. - **Q**: Who is this event for? 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