![]() ![]() Habib’s subtitle is a clear, unabashed declaration of her intention here. Just writing a book about being a queer Muslim is an act of resistance and bravery. I read a lot about queerness, but Habib’s story of the intersections between queerness and her Muslim faith brought a new dimension to queer identity for me-one that is still rarely represented in books and media. Samra Habib’s book, We Have Always Been Here: A Queer Muslim Memoir, is the latest work to bring me to greater understanding and appreciation for an experience different to my own. ![]() Memoirs like A Mind Spread Out on the Ground by Alicia Elliott, The Woo Woo by Lindsay Wong, and Me, Myself, They by Luna Ferguson have pulled me into stories of indigenous lives, Chinese families struggling with mental illness, and the experiences of non-binary folks, filling in cracks in my understanding while doing so. I can and do learn through fiction, of course, but non-fiction seems to round out my understanding of worldly issues through individual experience in a way that feels more concrete. This trend is also perhaps a result of my desire to be constantly learning, but through a means that feels enjoyable and not like work. ![]() But recently, I’ve been reading more creative non-fiction, drawn by this seeming contradiction of real lives expressed artistically. I love becoming deeply engrossed in a story and world not my own. ![]()
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