Habib writes, “I’d only ever been surrounded by women who didn’t have the blueprint for claiming their lives” (2).ĭue to Islamic sectarian violence, Habib’s family flees Pakistan for Canada, and while the move brings physical security, they must now deal with culture shock and incidents of xenophobia. This trauma made her aware that women in Pakistan were vulnerable and marginalized, with very few alternatives at their disposal. Growing up in Pakistan, Habib is firmly situated in the stabilizing, yet strictly controlled, world of her mother and female relatives-safety which proves to be an artifice after a neighbor sexually abuses her. In We Have Always Been Here, Samra Habib relays a perceptive account of her turbulent childhood in Pakistan, her family’s emigration to Canada as refugees, and life as a spokesperson for queer Muslims.
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