{"product_id":"we-have-always-been-here-a-queer-muslim-memoir-9780735235007","title":"We Have Always Been Here: A Queer Muslim Memoir","description":"\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003eCANADA READS 2020 WINNER\u003cbr\u003eNATIONAL BESTSELLER\u003cbr\u003e2020 LAMBDA LITERARY AWARD WINNER \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHow do you find yourself when the world tells you that you don't exist? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSamra Habib has spent most of her life searching for the safety to be herself. As an Ahmadi Muslim growing up in Pakistan, she faced regular threats from Islamic extremists who believed the small, dynamic sect to be blasphemous. From her parents, she internalized the lesson that revealing her identity could put her in grave danger. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhen her family came to Canada as refugees, Samra encountered a whole new host of challenges: bullies, racism, the threat of poverty, and an arranged marriage. Backed into a corner, her need for a safe space--in which to grow and nurture her creative, feminist spirit--became dire. The men in her life wanted to police her, the women in her life had only shown her the example of pious obedience, and her body was a problem to be solved. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSo begins an exploration of faith, art, love, and queer sexuality, a journey that takes her to the far reaches of the globe to uncover a truth that was within her all along. A triumphant memoir of forgiveness and family, both chosen and not, \u003ci\u003eWe Have Always Been Here\u003c\/i\u003e is a rallying cry for anyone who has ever felt out of place and a testament to the power of fearlessly inhabiting one's truest self.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Viking\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/04\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780735235007\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 240\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.55lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.20h x 5.70w x 0.60d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/15\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 05\/15\/2019 pg. 6\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 06\/03\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eShelf Awareness\u003c\/i\u003e 06\/28\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 08\/16\/2019 pg. 1\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Samra Habib","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":36640855621788,"sku":"9780735235007","price":16.11,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_7289898b-eea0-4d5b-808d-5a9d5761e31c.jpg?v=1603852801","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/we-have-always-been-here-a-queer-muslim-memoir-9780735235007","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}