# 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: ebook
- ISBN: 978-15-2940-485-2
- Published: 2019-09-05
- Language: en_GB
- Binding: E-book

## Description

Triumphant and uplifting - a queer Muslim memoir about forgiveness and freedom. 'Revolutionary' Mona Eltahawy * 'Exquisite, powerful and urgent' Stacey May Fowles * 'I fell in love with this book' Shani Mootoo 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 their arrival in Canada as a refugee, before escaping an arranged marriage at sixteen. When they realized they were queer, it was yet another way they felt like an outsider. So begins a journey that takes them to the far reaches of the globe to uncover a truth that was within them 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.