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We Have Always Been Here: A Queer Muslim Memoir by Samra Habib

12 reviews

nad_books623's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

5.0

This was a beautiful book and I enjoyed reading it despite how sad this book is. The way Samra was able to share her story was eloquently written.  

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia, Incest, Religious bigotry, Xenophobia, Islamophobia, and Adult/minor relationship

Moderate: Child abuse, War, and Sexual content

Minor: Domestic abuse and Transphobia

thewordsdevourer's review against another edition

emotional hopeful reflective medium-paced

2.75

we have always been here is a memoir focused on the intersection of habib's queerness and muslim identities. while it's good to see habib's gradual growth and self-discovery thruout the yrs - thru the different ppl, places and experiences she encounters - imo the book isnt as compelling as it could be. there are moments of brilliance here and there, but for such an interesting and rarely exploted subject matter of the life of a queer muslim woman, i expected it to be a bit better.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Islamophobia, Suicide attempt, Child abuse, Adult/minor relationship, Lesbophobia, Racism, Sexism, and Homophobia

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Mental illness, Sexual content, and Transphobia

Minor: Racial slurs

sapphicbookfae's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective fast-paced

5.0

this is the best book i've read this year and it's my first five star read. i cried multiple times because Samra Habib's voice is so honest and true. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcohol, Xenophobia, and Sexual assault

Minor: Sexual content

nefariousbee's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful inspiring reflective medium-paced

4.5

it's wonderful having queer Muslims sharing their journey so openly, giving others who face similar struggles the figure they can look up to and see someone like them, to know they can do it, they can be okay.
i Will be recommending this book to my best friend who is queer and a Muslim, and at the beginning of their journey, when the time is right <3

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Sexual content, Racism, Xenophobia, Emotional abuse, Islamophobia, Racial slurs, and Incest

Moderate: Religious bigotry, Sexual assault, Domestic abuse, Suicide attempt, Adult/minor relationship, and Classism

mmefish's review

emotional hopeful inspiring reflective medium-paced

4.5

Flew through it in a day.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexism

Moderate: Bullying, Incest, Suicidal thoughts, Sexual content, and Suicide attempt

Minor: Murder, Racism, Violence, Gaslighting, Gun violence, Hate crime, Mass/school shootings, Sexual assault, Xenophobia, Pedophilia, Child abuse, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, and Racial slurs

mitzybitzyspider's review against another edition

challenging hopeful informative inspiring reflective tense fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Xenophobia, Toxic relationship, and Misogyny

Minor: Suicide attempt, Sexual content, and Rape

solenodon's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Islamophobia, Misogyny, and Sexism

Moderate: Homophobia, Mental illness, Xenophobia, Emotional abuse, Racism, and Toxic relationship

Minor: Sexual content and Violence

Arranged marriage, religious trauma

garynoplastie's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring medium-paced

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Islamophobia, Emotional abuse, and Misogyny

Moderate: Sexual content, Suicide attempt, Adult/minor relationship, Bullying, Incest, and Religious bigotry

Minor: Sexual assault, Racial slurs, Blood, Car accident, and Suicidal thoughts

marabdelmageed's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

5.0

This book absolutely gutted me in the best way possible. As a queer Muslim, I have never felt more seen, more accepted, more valid, than when I read this book. Seeing Samra heal and grow into herself, seeing her find a community of queer Muslims, seeing her not only maintain her faith, but strengthen it -- not despite her queerness, but because of it -- was something I did not realize I needed. This book made me cry in pain, in sadness, and in hope.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Islamophobia, Racism, Religious bigotry, Sexism, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, and Violence

dania_'s review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad fast-paced

4.5

It feels weird to rate a memoir. This book was such a personal story but it resonated with me since I have so much in common with the author. So many things made me tear up - her description of the ESL lessons she had as a first generation immigrant child reminded me of my own experience with them. Her feelings of both wanting and fearing becoming westernised reminded me of how I lost so much of my own mother tongue too. Something that really struck me is her strong conviction and hope to represent queer muslims as multifaceted - our stories are so often used for trauma porn, but she writes with so much hope and shows that there are so many of us, that we have loving and strong connections to each other, and that we've always been here and will not go easily. 

I 100% recommend this book, no matter your identity or knowledge of the LGBT+ community or Islam. If you relate to Samra's identity, you will see a lot of yourself in this; if you don't, you'll learn many new and brilliant and sometimes sad things.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual assault, Suicide attempt, Sexual content, Religious bigotry, Misogyny, Islamophobia, Incest, and Bullying