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Hijab Butch Blues by Lamya H

29 reviews

emilyjmasters's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful informative reflective slow-paced

5.0

This was incredible. The way the author frames her journey to accepting and loving herself and her queerness through the stories of the Quran was really touching to me

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Domestic abuse and Homophobia

Minor: Suicide and Suicidal thoughts

psammophilus's review against another edition

challenging emotional funny hopeful inspiring sad medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Xenophobia, Domestic abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Sexism, Pregnancy, and Islamophobia

aecatec's review

emotional hopeful inspiring reflective

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Misogyny, Homophobia, and Islamophobia

Moderate: Domestic abuse and Pregnancy

_puberty2's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

5.0

This is a beautifully written memoir. The way Lamya reflects on their life through parts of the Quran is nothing short of poetic. Her relationships with God and faith are so heartwarming to see as someone who grew up in religion and paid witness to the toxicity that it can elicit. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Xenophobia, Homophobia, Classism, and Racism

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, and Domestic abuse

kawaii_rose's review against another edition

emotional informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

5.0

This book is both heart-wrenching and inspiring, and it has helped me embrace my identity as a queer Muslim.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia and Islamophobia

Moderate: Xenophobia and Suicidal thoughts

Minor: Domestic abuse and Deportation

maddramaqueen's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Xenophobia, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Islamophobia, and Sexism

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Abandonment, Bullying, Domestic abuse, Gore, Classism, Hate crime, Islamophobia, Slavery, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Religious bigotry, and Mental illness

Minor: Alcoholism, Child abuse, Colonisation, Adult/minor relationship, Blood, Confinement, Body horror, and Biphobia

bashsbooks's review against another edition

challenging hopeful informative reflective medium-paced

5.0

Hijab Butch Blues flawlessly demonstrates the complex interplay between religion, queerness, race, and immigration. It follows the life of the pseudonymous Lamya H, who is from an unnamed Southeastern Asian country, grew up in an unnamed Arab country, and eventually moved to the United States. I especially enjoyed the interweaving of the stories from the Quran and their application to Lamya's personal life and struggles.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Islamophobia, Misogyny, Classism, Lesbophobia, Racism, Racial slurs, Domestic abuse, Transphobia, Suicidal thoughts, and Xenophobia

Moderate: Deportation

invaderday's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring reflective medium-paced

5.0

honestly i can't wait to buy this book and read it again and go through it with a highlighter. lamya's writing is as accessible as it is moving, which is to say: extremely. i'm blown away by how much love and care and meaning went into every word of this book, and how grateful i am to have read it. this book cracked me open like an egg (positive)

read this book!! tell everyone you know to read this book!!!

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Islamophobia, Classism, Domestic abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Homophobia, and Racism

ka_cam's review against another edition

emotional hopeful reflective fast-paced

4.75

This book makes me want to read more memoirs! And also friend chase Lamya. A moving exploration of queerness, faith, belonging, immigration, and family (chosen and otherwise!). I really enjoyed her reflections - sometimes the jumping timeline was a little jarring and I wish she dug deeper into some elements/feelings but all in all really enjoyed it! Highly recommend for queer folks, people of faith, and everyone else! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Xenophobia, Racial slurs, Domestic abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Sexism, Racism, and Misogyny

Moderate: Slavery, Rape, and Religious bigotry

Minor: Colonisation, Cultural appropriation, Outing, Deportation, and Classism

razzberry_pi's review against another edition

challenging emotional

5.0

Beautifully written memoir of a queer Muslim woman that unpacks a lot of different things she has been through while relating them to various prophets in Islam. 

As a queer person in my early 20s it feels amazing to get to read a coming of age story that doesnt stop where I am now. Most of the growth in the story happens much later in her life, especially romantically which was good for me to hear. 

The religious aspects of the book were also very interesting to me as I don't know a ton about Islam and seeing the differences and similarities between these narratives and Jewish ones was super interesting. 

also the bit about learning to be less self sufficient had me by the throat it was so good.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Islamophobia, Racism, Xenophobia, and Homophobia

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Suicidal thoughts, and Toxic relationship

Minor: Colonisation and Religious bigotry