With Ruth Vanita, he is co-editor of Same-Sex Love in India: Readings from Literature and History (New York: Palgrave; New Delhi: Macmillan, 2000), a pioneering work documenting and exploring the indigenous roots of same-sex desire in South Asia.
The cast of ''Mujhse Fraaandship Karoge''. From left: Saqib Saleem | Ahsan Saleem Hyat | Rafi Ahmed Kidwai | Shad Saleem Faruqi | Saleem Sheikh | Saleem Shahzad | Rafi Ahmed Kidwai Award | Muhammad Saleem Bajawa | Master Saleem |