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Hijab Butch Blues by Lamya H

8 reviews

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

casira's review against another edition

challenging informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexism, Homophobia, Abandonment, Bullying, Xenophobia, Racism, Misogyny, Outing, Religious bigotry, Islamophobia, and Lesbophobia

All of the warnings should be fairly obvious going into this. The material is hard to contend with at times, but very very worth it.

colleen_bean_reads's review against another edition

emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective fast-paced

5.0

The queer book club that I run picked this book for our April 2023 read, and I will forever be grateful for that. Lamya his a beautiful author and her writing is lyrical. Throughout the memoir she compares stories from the Quran with her own story and life experience. She highlights the feelings of not fully belonging to any one group which is something I think many people can relate to. This book taught me a lot about Muslim faith and being a queer Muslim woman. It also challenged my own thoughts and actions towards people who are queer and religious. This a book that I think everyone should read. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia, Islamophobia, Racism, and Xenophobia

Moderate: Cultural appropriation, Racial slurs, Bullying, Classism, Sexism, Toxic relationship, and Domestic abuse

marigoldgem's review against another edition

emotional hopeful reflective sad medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child abuse, Sexism, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Racial slurs, Body shaming, Bullying, Racism, Classism, Homophobia, Lesbophobia, Toxic friendship, Xenophobia, Islamophobia, Misogyny, Religious bigotry, and Transphobia

Minor: Domestic abuse, Gaslighting, Confinement, and Emotional abuse

linluvsbooks's review against another edition

dark emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

5.0

This will absolutely be one of my favorite reads this year. The pacing and narrative structure is superb. Oftentimes with memoirs I find there is plenty of interesting stories about the author’s life, but parts or the whole is light on introspection or taking their life and connecting it to the outside world - but this is where Lamya H really shines. I’ve been recommending this book to everyone since I started it and will continue to do so. Thank you to @Lupita.reads (IG) for bringing my attention to this beautiful book. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Misogyny, Homophobia, Sexism, Bullying, Racism, Slavery, Islamophobia, Deportation, Suicidal thoughts, Xenophobia, and Classism

Minor: Emotional abuse and Domestic abuse

jenniferbbookdragon's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective tense medium-paced

5.0

Lamya H bravely lays bare the complexity of living as a queer Muslim immigrant, in 2 very different countries far from her South Asian birthplace. Framing her story with those of prophets in the Quran centers her faith and highlights the way it has given her strength, and demonstrates how stepping away from traditional teachings and coming to her own wisdom has been worth the hard work and reflection. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia, Misogyny, Religious bigotry, Racism, and Islamophobia

Moderate: Bullying, Classism, and Racial slurs

fenemiestolovers's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

4.5

This is a book I didn’t know I could find but desperately needed. As someone who is often trying to reconcile my queerness with my Muslim-ness, I really appreciated the author’s interpretations of various stories from the Quran and how they relate to the queer Muslim experience. There is so much to relate to and yet so much to learn and appreciate from where our experiences differ. Deeply grateful for a book that is unapologetic and a reminder of what we’ve gained through this journey and what we are still fighting for. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Transphobia, Abandonment, Sexism, Bullying, Classism, Homophobia, Islamophobia, Racism, Deportation, Domestic abuse, Misogyny, Xenophobia, and Religious bigotry

caseythereader's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful reflective fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Transphobia, Domestic abuse, Xenophobia, Racism, Suicidal thoughts, Bullying, Classism, Homophobia, Islamophobia, and Misogyny