# We Have Always Been Here

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- Book: [We Have Always Been Here](https://www.bookquiver.com/samra-habib/we-have-always-been-here) ([We Have Always Been Here.md](https://www.bookquiver.com/samra-habib/we-have-always-been-here.md))
- Authors: [Samra Habib](https://www.bookquiver.com/samra-habib)
- Publisher: riverrun
- Medium: audio
- ISBN: 978-15-2940-484-5
- Published: 2019-09-05
- Language: en_GB
- Binding: Audiobook

## Description

A powerful, uplifting queer Muslim memoir by a young Pakistani-Canadian activist and photographer. Triumphant and uplifting - a queer Muslim memoir about forgiveness and freedom. 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. (P) 2019 Quercus Editions Limited