Title: We Have Always Been Here
Description: 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.
Subjects: Muslims, canada, Gays, Canada, biography, Lesbians, biography, Sociology, LGBTQ biography and memoir, Lambda Literary Awards, Lambda Literary Award Winner, collection:judy_grahn_award=finalist, Muslim lesbians, Biography, LGBTQ anthropology, Collection:Canada Reads, Collection:Canada Reads 2020, Queer identity, Collection:Canada Reads Winner, Queer people, Human Sexuality
Places: Pakistan, Canada
People: Samra Habib