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Hijab Butch Blues by Lamya H

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labeaux's review against another edition

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emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

4.5

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funny inspiring reflective medium-paced

5.0

Lamya writes the most beautiful book, juxtaposing islamic stories with her life as a queer hijabi muslimah. this book brought tears to my eyes and goosebumps to my skin. I am Hajar. I am Maryam. I am Asiyah. bravo! i’m not even muslim!

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emotional informative reflective fast-paced

5.0

Can already tell this will be one of my favorite reads this year. The intersection of religion & queerness was so tender & honest it made me cry. For now, I am here <3

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informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

5.0

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hopeful informative reflective medium-paced

5.0

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emotional hopeful reflective medium-paced

4.5

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4.25

I have a lot of respect and admiration for religious queer people. I think it requires a great deal of introspection and hope and trust in a higher power; I envy that kind of faith. And I think it can make your queerness more complicated and also more beautiful. And I think that’s a line that Lamya walks in this book. The format of her experiences intertwined with parables from the Quran worked really well for this. And for me it was interesting to see this aspect of religion. Since I was raised Christian, many of the stories were familiar, with additions, subtractions, and adjustments that occasionally changed the whole shape of the story. And Lamya’s interpretations turn them into something even more powerful. This too feels familiar. I remember shaping my own faith in a way that many other members of my religion did not relate to. It is such a holy act of love and self-love and I’m glad to see it recorded her.

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tinyjude's review against another edition

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challenging dark emotional inspiring reflective fast-paced

5.0

I am rendered speechless after finishing this book. I cannot recommend it enough.

My life and experiences are very different from Lamya but I couldn't stop relating to her, her fears, struggles, philosophical and religious interpretations and adoring every second of it. Every new vision, every shift in perspective on so many aspects of life. The carefully and gorgeously crafted stories she tells, how she centers women throughout the whole book, how she believes fervently and beautifully in a gender genderqueer God (Allah), how we get to know so many different queer people that end up forming a community, how she navigates gender in a nonconforming way that truly spoke to my heart... How she navigates all those episodes in her life and comes to be the person who created this incredible book. I hope she keeps fighting in her own ways and she receives all the love she deserves and previously negated herself. Truly an indispensable read!

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emotional inspiring reflective fast-paced

5.0

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emilyjmasters's review against another edition

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challenging emotional hopeful informative reflective slow-paced

5.0

This was incredible. The way the author frames her journey to accepting and loving herself and her queerness through the stories of the Quran was really touching to me

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