A review by anabarroso99
Hijab Butch Blues by Lamya H

emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

5.0

This book is incredible. It was I think the first memoir I have read. The way the author browses through their life and these episodes that start in childhood and end in adulthood, bringing forth matters of growing up as Muslim, queer and gender non- conforming is amazing. Also with narrations of qran paraboles that relate to the narrator’s life and the way they understand the prophets and their moral challenges. I was not expecting to relate to this book as much as I did. As someone who s agnostic, but I used to be catholic and ver religious, so religion still holds a special place in my heart and I did grow up as a queer woman, so it was very healing to read certain paragraphs were the author and I had similar struggles with internalized homophobia and the whole matter of feeling displaced in the queer community. Overall 5 starts and super recommend to everyone to read it