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We Have Always Been Here

by Samra Habib

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First published: 2019
Pages: 139

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We Have Always Been Here By Samra Habib download the free PDF copy of this book from here. “We Have Always Been Here” is an autobiographical work by Samra Habib. It traces her life as a queer Muslim, from her early years as an Ahmadi Muslim in Pakistan, where she was targeted by Islamic extremists, to her existence as a refugee in Canada.

The book delves into her battles with identity, faith, art, love, and queer sexuality. It’s a narrative of forgiveness and family, and a testament to the courage of living authentically. The book was honored with the 2020 Lambda Literary Award and was a finalist for the 2020 Edna Staebler Award for Creative Non-Fiction.

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Samra Habib

Samra Habib is a Pakistani Canadian photographer, writer and activist. They are most noted for Just Me and Allah, a photography project they launched in 2014 to document the lives of LGBTQ Muslims, and We Have Always Been Here, a memoir of their experience as a queer-identified Muslim published in 2019 by Penguin Random House Canada.

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