~ Trade Paperback

~ Lambda Literary Award for Lesbian Memoir/Biography - 2019, CBC Canada Reads Winner - 2020

We Have Always Been Here: A Queer Muslim Memoir

A triumphant memoir of forgiveness and family, both chosen and not, We Have Always Been Here is a rallying cry for anyone who has ever felt out of place and a testament to the power of fearlessly inhabiting one's truest self.

“A remarkable and unfolding meditation on self-discovery.  Habib's voice is warm, honest, and spiritual.  I could not put down this drama of crossing borders, both external and interior, that teaches us to look into ourselves more deeply and to see others with more empathy.” -- Kim Echlin, author of The Disappeared