We Have Always Been Here

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Samra Habib: We Have Always Been Here (2019, Penguin Random House)

240 pages

English language

Published Dec. 3, 2019 by Penguin Random House.

ISBN:
978-0-7352-3500-7
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A memoir of hope, faith and love, Samra Habib's story starts with growing up as part of a threatened minority sect in Pakistan, and follows her arrival in Canada as a refugee, before escaping an arranged marriage at sixteen. When she realized she was queer, it was yet another way she felt like an outsider.

So begins a journey that takes her to the far reaches of the globe to uncover a truth that was within her all along. It shows how Muslims can embrace queer sexuality, and families can embrace change. A triumphant story of forgiveness and freedom, We Have Always Been Here is a rallying cry for anyone who has ever felt alone and a testament to the power of fearlessly inhabiting one's truest self.

3 editions

Subjects

  • Muslims, canada
  • Gays
  • Canada, biography
  • Lesbians, biography