We Have Always Been Here

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.