Reviews tagging 'Xenophobia'

Hijab Butch Blues by Lamya H

74 reviews

melissahawco's review against another edition

challenging emotional funny hopeful reflective medium-paced

4.75

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Content Warnings

Minor: Religious bigotry, Outing, Misogyny, Xenophobia, Racism, Suicidal thoughts, Islamophobia, and Homophobia

_puberty2's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

5.0

This is a beautifully written memoir. The way Lamya reflects on their life through parts of the Quran is nothing short of poetic. Her relationships with God and faith are so heartwarming to see as someone who grew up in religion and paid witness to the toxicity that it can elicit. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Xenophobia, Homophobia, Classism, and Racism

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, and Domestic abuse

kawaii_rose's review against another edition

emotional informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

5.0

This book is both heart-wrenching and inspiring, and it has helped me embrace my identity as a queer Muslim.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia and Islamophobia

Moderate: Xenophobia and Suicidal thoughts

Minor: Domestic abuse and Deportation

moniipeters's review against another edition

emotional reflective medium-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Classism, Homophobia, Lesbophobia, Misogyny, Islamophobia, Outing, Racial slurs, Xenophobia, Racism, Transphobia, Pregnancy, and Sexism

maddramaqueen's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Xenophobia, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Islamophobia, and Sexism

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Abandonment, Bullying, Domestic abuse, Gore, Classism, Hate crime, Islamophobia, Slavery, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Religious bigotry, and Mental illness

Minor: Alcoholism, Child abuse, Colonisation, Adult/minor relationship, Blood, Confinement, Body horror, and Biphobia

taysumazing's review against another edition

emotional funny informative inspiring fast-paced

5.0

This is one of the best memoirs I’ve read. The weaving of Quran stories and her own life experiences was fascinating. This is also one of the best examples of intersectional feminism I’ve read and from a viewpoint I hadn’t read before. I really appreciated Lamya letting us into her thoughts and telling us her story. I now want to go read other essays and whatever she comes out with next

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia, Islamophobia, and Xenophobia

Moderate: Self harm

serenityfound's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful informative reflective medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Transphobia, Religious bigotry, Sexism, Racism, Islamophobia, Xenophobia, Panic attacks/disorders, and Homophobia

One of the best books I've read all year, beautifully performed.

reefofchaos's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Islamophobia, Homophobia, and Xenophobia

bashsbooks's review against another edition

challenging hopeful informative reflective medium-paced

5.0

Hijab Butch Blues flawlessly demonstrates the complex interplay between religion, queerness, race, and immigration. It follows the life of the pseudonymous Lamya H, who is from an unnamed Southeastern Asian country, grew up in an unnamed Arab country, and eventually moved to the United States. I especially enjoyed the interweaving of the stories from the Quran and their application to Lamya's personal life and struggles.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Islamophobia, Misogyny, Classism, Lesbophobia, Racism, Racial slurs, Domestic abuse, Transphobia, Suicidal thoughts, and Xenophobia

Moderate: Deportation

casira's review against another edition

challenging informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexism, Homophobia, Abandonment, Bullying, Xenophobia, Racism, Misogyny, Outing, Religious bigotry, Islamophobia, and Lesbophobia

All of the warnings should be fairly obvious going into this. The material is hard to contend with at times, but very very worth it.