We have always been here : a queer Muslim memoir /
Habib, Samra,
We have always been here : a queer Muslim memoir / Samra Habib. - London : riverrun, 2019. - 220 pages ; 20 cm
A powerful, uplifting queer Muslim memoir by a young Pakistani-Canadian activist and photographer Triumphant and uplifting - a queer Muslim memoir about forgiveness and freedom.'Revolutionary' Mona Eltahawy * 'Exquisite, powerful and urgent' Stacey May Fowles * 'I fell in love with this book' Shani MootooA memoir of hope, faith and love, Samra Habib's story starts with growing up as part of a threatened minority sect in Pakistan, and follows her arrival in Canada as a refugee, before escaping an arranged marriage at sixteen. When she realized she was queer, it was yet another way she felt like an outsider. So begins a journey that takes her to the far reaches of the globe to uncover a truth that was within her all along. It shows how Muslims can embrace queer sexuality, and families can embrace change. A triumphant story of forgiveness and freedom, We Have Always Been Here is a rallying cry for anyone who has ever felt alone and a testament to the power of fearlessly inhabiting one's truest self.
9781529404869 (pbk.) : 9.99 9.99
Habib, Samra.
Muslim lesbians--Pakistan--Biography.
Muslim lesbians--Canada--Biography.
Refugees--Canada--Biography.
Biography.
Gay/Lesbian Interest.
Biography & non-fiction prose
Memoirs
Sex, sexuality, relationships & society: general
HQ75.4
297.086643092
We have always been here : a queer Muslim memoir / Samra Habib. - London : riverrun, 2019. - 220 pages ; 20 cm
A powerful, uplifting queer Muslim memoir by a young Pakistani-Canadian activist and photographer Triumphant and uplifting - a queer Muslim memoir about forgiveness and freedom.'Revolutionary' Mona Eltahawy * 'Exquisite, powerful and urgent' Stacey May Fowles * 'I fell in love with this book' Shani MootooA memoir of hope, faith and love, Samra Habib's story starts with growing up as part of a threatened minority sect in Pakistan, and follows her arrival in Canada as a refugee, before escaping an arranged marriage at sixteen. When she realized she was queer, it was yet another way she felt like an outsider. So begins a journey that takes her to the far reaches of the globe to uncover a truth that was within her all along. It shows how Muslims can embrace queer sexuality, and families can embrace change. A triumphant story of forgiveness and freedom, We Have Always Been Here is a rallying cry for anyone who has ever felt alone and a testament to the power of fearlessly inhabiting one's truest self.
9781529404869 (pbk.) : 9.99 9.99
Habib, Samra.
Muslim lesbians--Pakistan--Biography.
Muslim lesbians--Canada--Biography.
Refugees--Canada--Biography.
Biography.
Gay/Lesbian Interest.
Biography & non-fiction prose
Memoirs
Sex, sexuality, relationships & society: general
HQ75.4
297.086643092