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Elias Jahshan

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Editor, THIS ARAB IS QUEER (2022) & THIS QUEER ARAB FAMILY (late 2025) via Saqi Books | 🇱🇧&🇵🇸 | Born/raised on Dharug, Gadigal & Gamaraigal lands (aka Sydney); now a Londoner | He/him | الياس جهشان https://saqibooks.com/books/saqi/this-queer-arab-family/

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Elias Jahshan @eliasjahshan.bsky.social · Nov 17

Quick intro:

I’m Elias (pronounced ilyas), born/raised in Sydney to 🇵🇸&🇱🇧 parents; now living in London.

My background is in journalism and I’m working on a novel. I’m also the editor of This Arab Is Queer: An Anthology by LGBTQ+ Arab Writers (Saqi Books), available in all booksellers worldwide ✌️

Image of a book entitled “This Arab Is Queer: An Anthology by LGBTQ+ Arab Writers”, edited by Elias Jahshan and published by Saqi Books. Image features cover of the book which features motifs that resemble classic Arab windows in the colour of the queer progress flag; and the book standing up under warm glow with a brown/green background.

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Elias Jahshan @eliasjahshan.bsky.social · 1d

You don’t have to have purchased the book from Amazon or Goodreads - you can still leave a rating even if you purchased it elsewhere.

And this is cheeky to ask, but if you’re able to leave a 5 ⭐️ rating I would love you forever 🙈

Elias Jahshan @eliasjahshan.bsky.social · 1d

I am well aware we should never involve ourselves with such an evil conglomerate as Amazon. But unfortunately it (along with Goodreads) has a chokehold on book sales and publicity. In other words: lots of ratings (esp 5 ⭐️) equates to really good word of mouth sales & getting the book to new readers

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Elias Jahshan @eliasjahshan.bsky.social · 1d

Hi 👋 Have you read THIS QUEER ARAB FAMILY yet? If so, I would very much appreciate it if you could leave a rating on Goodreads and/or Amazon 🥹👉👈

www.goodreads.com/book/show/22...

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Elias Jahshan @eliasjahshan.bsky.social · 1d

Really happy for the people of Gaza. They’re ones who matter the most in this ceasefire - and I really hope it holds. But for anyone else: remember that this is only a *bare* minimum. There is no peace without justice and accountability. We cannot afford to get complacent.

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Elias Jahshan @eliasjahshan.bsky.social · 10d

Hahahaha

Elias Jahshan @eliasjahshan.bsky.social · 22d

Thank you 🫶

Elias Jahshan @eliasjahshan.bsky.social · 22d

Alternatively, you can order the book directly from Saqi’s online store (link below), and they can mail it to you anywhere in the world. There is also an ebook version - also directly from Saqi’s website (handy if you have location blocks).

Yalla, get reading! I hope you enjoy ☺️

This Queer Arab Family – Saqi Books

Existence is a form of resistance. This Queer Arab Family is here to slay.

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Elias Jahshan @eliasjahshan.bsky.social · 22d

This Queer Arab Family is available now in all good bookstores in the UK and some bookshops across Europe!

For people in the US and Canada, it comes out October 14, and November 1 in Australia.

Get your fave bookstore or local library to order in their copies now 🫶

This Queer Arab Family – Saqi Books

Existence is a form of resistance. This Queer Arab Family is here to slay.

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Elias Jahshan @eliasjahshan.bsky.social · 22d

I loved working on this book, but it truly would not have been possible without the contributions of 10 talented writers. I am honoured to have worked with each one of them, and I’m so excited for all of you to read their wonderful, unique & important stories! Do give them some love on Instagram!

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Elias Jahshan @eliasjahshan.bsky.social · 22d

As I’ve said before, it doesn’t feel right to be excited about things given the Gaza genocide - esp *now* as Gaza City is being invaded & destroyed by Zio forces. It’s a privilege to celebrate this milestone and I do not take it for granted, and I also won’t let them steal our joy. Joy is resistance

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Elias Jahshan @eliasjahshan.bsky.social · 22d

Happy publication day to THIS QUEER ARAB FAMILY! 🎉

I’m beyond thrilled to see my new book baby – a follow-up (but not a sequel per se) to This Arab Is Queer and published by Saqi Books – finally make its debut in the world 🫶

📚 saqibooks.com/books/saqi/t...

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Elias Jahshan @eliasjahshan.bsky.social · 24d

This Queer Arab Family’s first major press coverage 🫶

The New Arab @thenewarab.bsky.social · 24d

Book Club 📚 Palestinian authors highlight resilience, memory, and identity, while amplifying silenced voices and bearing witness to decades of Israeli violence ⬇️

10 must-read books by Palestinian authors you need to know

Book Club: Palestinian authors highlight resilience, memory, and identity, while amplifying silenced voices and bearing witness to decades of Israeli violence

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Elias Jahshan @eliasjahshan.bsky.social · 29d

You can pre-order a copy direct from my publisher Saqi Books (they ship globally), or you can ask your local library or favourite bookstore to order in copies for you ☺️

saqibooks.com/books/saqi/t...

This Queer Arab Family – Saqi Books

Existence is a form of resistance. This Queer Arab Family is here to slay.

saqibooks.com

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Elias Jahshan @eliasjahshan.bsky.social · 29d

Almost here! Just one more week until my next book makes its debut in the world! So excited, not that I’m counting down or anything 🙈

Here are the confirmed release dates:
- UK 🇬🇧/ EU 🇪🇺: September 18
- USA 🇺🇸/ Canada 🇨🇦: October 14
- Australia 🇦🇺: November 1

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Elias Jahshan @eliasjahshan.bsky.social · Sep 6

Zaytoun is where Gaza’s Palestinian Christian community live, and are taking refuge in two churches

My ancestors come from Gaza. I have distant relatives there who share my surname. They won’t leave, and why should they? It’s home

Don’t you dare utter “Israel is a haven for Christians” ever again.

Resist 🕎🍉 @antizionistjew.bsky.social · Sep 5

Massive destruction in the Al-Zaytoun neighborhood, the largest neighborhood in Gaza City.
‎The military operation, which lasted several weeks, left widespread devastation to homes and infrastructure, turning
‎the area into a scene of rubble and ruin.

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Jasmin Taylor @meshedlight.bsky.social · Aug 31

I've just finished reading 'This Arab is Queer' an anthology by LGBTQ+ Arab Writers

edited by @eliasjahshan.bsky.social

An eye-opener for me in many ways, challenging stereotypes and my assumptions

📚🇳🇿 thoroughly recomend adding to your reading lists (I borrowed it from Dunedin Public Library)

photo of the front cover of book 'This Arab is Queer: an anthology by LGBTQ+ Arab Writers'

edited by Elias Jahshan

cover includes a quote from Rabih Alameddine, "profoundly moving and uplifting"

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Elias Jahshan @eliasjahshan.bsky.social · Aug 19

it’s not much in the grand scheme of things but it felt satisfying giving John Boyne a one-star review on the one single book I’ve ever read from him (which I had read well before he publicly revealed his “terf” beliefs)

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MAREcus 👻/ 🏳️‍🌈🇧🇧 @marcusjdl.bsky.social · Aug 19

Boycotting spaces that shitty people are invited into is good actually

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Elias Jahshan @eliasjahshan.bsky.social · Aug 19

I log off Bluesky for 5 days and nek minit that post has gone viral?? 😂 (Not a bad thing, let the masses read it!)

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Adam (human animal)🍉 @forcolumb.us · Aug 15

Still the best post I have seen On Here.

Elias Jahshan @eliasjahshan.bsky.social · Oct 7

Kind reminders:

1—Palestinians don’t owe you a clarification or condemnation of any kind regarding their stance on the resistance. Unlearn your western exceptionalism

2—Calling it a “religions conflict” is reductive & lazy. It’s Israeli colonialism, racism, ethnic cleansing, occupation & apartheid

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Elias Jahshan @eliasjahshan.bsky.social · Aug 19

Oh wow! Thank you so much for sharing! I’ve added it to my TBR 😍

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Elias Jahshan @eliasjahshan.bsky.social · Aug 8

Hey, remember when the internet and social media was abuzz when the date was 08.08.08??

Anyway, free Palestine ✌️

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Elias Jahshan @eliasjahshan.bsky.social · Jul 16

Also important to say that Bibi is only a symptom of Zionism, the root cause. He is a manifestation of decades of impunity & military support for a belligerent colonial entity.

I always treat people who employ mental gymnastics to circumvent this with utter contempt. It’s not hard to figure out.

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Elias Jahshan @eliasjahshan.bsky.social · Jul 16

Benjamin Natanyahu is—and I cannot stress this enough—a fucking war criminal. He’s a wanted man by the ICC. He’s got the blood of hundreds of thousands of Palestinians on his hands. He’s a belligerent prick who intervenes and creates chaos in neighbouring countries.

Stop making excuses for him.

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MAREcus 👻/ 🏳️‍🌈🇧🇧 @marcusjdl.bsky.social · Jul 9

“Israel is massacring Palestinians at aid sites every day” is the headline you scumbags www.dumptheguardian.com/world/2025/j...

Gaza aid workers overwhelmed by ‘mass casualty incidents’ at food distribution sites

Doctors say hundreds have been wounded by Israeli gunfire while trying to reach convoys

www.theguardian.com

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