A review by olijordan
We Have Always Been Here by Samra Habib

challenging emotional informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

5.0

This is the first non fiction book I finished and I don’t think I could have started with a better one. Every person should read this book at least once in their lifetime. Habib’s story is nothing short of exceptional and astounding. 

I’ve learned so much from her story and reading the way she’s grown into who she is today, it was a lot of emotions all at once and that was what made it feel special. Like I was reading her life as it happened with all its complicated emotions. There was no romanticising her trauma, life or experience and she was nothing but brutally honest.

I would describe myself secular (at best) so my opinion on her journey with Islam is completely unnecessary. However, it was an absolute privilege to read how beautiful her relationship with her religion became and how it evolved. I’ve never read such a stunning encounter of a person’s religious journey and the love that they found within it. It offered me a window into a world I could only dare dream to know and that is enough for me.

I highly recommend this book.
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