A review by pangnaolin
Hijab Butch Blues by Lamya H

adventurous emotional hopeful reflective sad medium-paced

4.75

i adored this memoir so, so much. lamya did an incredible job weaving together stories of her life & of the quran, and i felt like i really understood how she saw its themes reflected in herself. something about the way she, at every age, explored the quran in a deeply personal way and didn't let others sway her was really wonderful to me; i particularly enjoyed the chapter about hagar, and the way she examined the 'test' given to ibrahim when he was 'told' to kill ishmael

i honestly don't know what to say about this book. it completely flips on its head western ideas of joy and what queerness should look like, and it's incredible. i adored this book & i know i'll have to read it again. i genuinely could not recommend it enough