Hijab Butch Blues: A Memoir

How is Lamya’s understanding of queerness related to her identification with jinn?

Lamya’s friends helped her in different ways over the course of her life. Trace her friendships and how they intervened. Why were these moments significant to her progression?

Lamya has a fierce dedication to social justice. What are the issues about which she is most passionate? How do they connect to her experiences in Navigating Intersectional Prejudices?

Select one passage where Lamya cites the Quran directly and interprets it. How do her interpretations differ from more traditional scriptural interpretations?

Lamya uses words in Arabic and Urdu throughout the text. Detail examples of where she uses these languages. Why are they significant? Why are they left untranslated?

How does Lamya characterize her relationship with Allah over the course of the memoir? How does her relationship with God contribute to her embrace of her Queer Identity and Community? Cite specific examples from the text to support your argument.

Lamya has struggled with internalized prejudices. What is an internalized prejudice? What prejudices has Lamya recognized in herself? How does she overcome them?

In the memoir, Lamya switches between poetic language and a more straightforward narrative tone. Where does she use more fragmented, metaphorical language, and where does she use more typical prose? What effect do these choices have on the narrative?