Samra Habib

Samra Habib is a Pakistani Canadian photographer, writer and activist.[1] She is most noted for Just Me and Allah, a photography project she launched in 2014 to document the lives of LGBTQ Muslims,[2] and We Have Always Been Here, a memoir of her experience as a queer-identified Muslim woman published in 2019 by Penguin Random House Canada.[3]

Samra Habib
Born
Pakistan
Occupationwriter, photographer, activist

Born in Pakistan to Ahmadi Muslim parents, Habib emigrated to Canada with her family in 1991 to escape religious persecution.[3] She grew up primarily in Toronto, and was forced into an arranged marriage as a teenager before coming out as queer.[4]

We Have Always Been Here was the winner of the 2020 edition of Canada Reads, in which it was defended by actress Amanda Brugel.[5] It was also longlisted for the RBC Taylor Prize,[6] and won a Lambda Literary Award for Lesbian Memoir or Biography at the 32nd Lambda Literary Awards.[7]

References
  1. Jane van Koeverden, "Why Samra Habib wrote a memoir about growing up as a queer Muslim woman — and it's now a Canada Reads finalist". CBC Books, June 26, 2019.
  2. Elisabeth Ponsot (May 8, 2015). "'Just me and Allah': Photographer seeks to capture diversity of Islam". PBS NewsHour.
  3. Sue Carter, "Samra Habib, founder of gay Muslim project, turns the camera on herself in new memoir". Toronto Star, June 21, 2019.
  4. Tracey Ho Lung, "Penning a memoir helped this author find joy from her pain". The Globe and Mail, July 16, 2019.
  5. Patrick, Ryan B. (July 23, 2020). "The winner of Canada Reads 2020 is..." CBC Books. Retrieved July 23, 2020.
  6. Deborah Dundas, "Mark Bourrie, Helen Knott, Robyn Doolittle feature on final RBC Taylor non-fiction prize long list". Toronto Star, December 4, 2019.
  7. Vanderhoof, Erin (June 1, 2020). "EXCLUSIVE: The Winners of the 32nd Annual Lambda Literary Awards". Vanity Fair.


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