A review by corinnereads
Hijab Butch Blues by Lamya H.

4.0

I highly recommend this memoir. Her trust and faith in her religion and in the Quran is compelling, especially considering how it sets her apart and vulnerable not only from white Christian society but also within her own Muslim community as she lives a queer existence. I think it is beautiful how she can find herself in her scriptures, gain insight and courage from the scriptural characters as she gradually dares to become more authentically real within her circles as a queer woman. I appreciated the insight into the Quran and the stories it holds. I found it interesting how the stories there mirror the same stories found in the Bible. I found comfort somehow in knowing that she could remain in her faith when for so many that becomes almost impossible to reconcile with a non-traditional life.