Name: BOOK LAUNCH – Queer and Muslim: On Faith, Family, and Healing
Start: 2026-05-16T16:00:00-04:00
End: 2026-05-16T18:00:00-04:00
Location: Bureau of General Services—Queer Division

$BOOK LAUNCH \u2013 Queer and Muslim: On Faith, Family, and Healing$

Celebrating the launch of Queer and Muslim, a powerful collection of works by and for LGBTQ+ Muslims.
About this Event

Please join us for a special New York City launch of Queer and Muslim, featuring co-editor Rahim Thawer in conversation with moderator Anthony Abd-al Shafi Rosado.

Rahim will be joined by contributor Robbie Ahmed for an evening of readings, reflection, and dialogue. Together, they will celebrate the essays, poems, letters to past and future selves, and more that make up Queer and Muslim. The collection explores the emotional and spiritual dimensions of queer Muslim life and challenges the perception that faith and queerness are inherently incompatible.

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Moderator

Anthony Abd-al Shafi Rosado is an Amefricano Boricua Muslim cultural curator and art historian native to Bushwick, Brooklyn. He curates interactive exhibitions and literary anthologies, calling people to invest in preserving local stories and conserving cultural traditions. Rosado has earned a B.A. in Theater & Dance and an M.A. in American Studies from Trinity College. More here: https://linktr.ee/abdalshafirosado

Co-Editor & Contributor

Rahim Thawer is a queer social worker, psychotherapist, speaker, and writer. His work centers LGBTQ+ experiences and clinical education for therapists and service providers. He teaches full time at The University of Alabama where he is also enrolled in a doctoral program. He is a co-editor and contributor for Queer and Muslim: On Faith, Family, & Healing (University of Regina Press, 2026). More here: https://allmylinks.com/thepoliticizedpractitioner

Contributor

Robbie Ahmed is a New York/Toronto-based songwriter/producer, media writer, educator, and researcher whose work explores cultural studies, music tech, mental health, spirituality, and trans representation in media. Drawing on life across Russia, Saudi Arabia, and Bangladesh, he brings a rich diasporic perspective to art, advocacy, and community conversation. He is currently a Master’s candidate in Music Technology at NYU finishing his research in Global pop and technology. More: https://www.robbieahmed.com

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Books will be available for purchase and signing.

This event is free and open to the public.