The Audacious Book Club

Roxane’s Book Selections: Authentic and necessary perspectives from writers who fearlessly share their stories.

Hijab Butch Blues: Endings and BeginningsIn the final chapter, Lamya touches on her own activist burnout, and decides she’s not going to stop fighting, but is going to fight differently…
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Hijab Butch Blues: The Dating GameLast month we had a discussion thread about all the precautions women take before going on a date from the apps. This month we got a fun chapter…
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Hijab Butch Blues: Beyond SufferingThe chapter about Asiyah was a fascinating look into the ethos of Lamya’s mother and women of her generation. Even today, there are still numero…
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Hijab Butch Blues: Coming OutIn the first two chapters of this section, Lamya talks about her different experiences coming out and trying to find her place within both the q…
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Hijab Butch Blues: New UnderstandingsWhen Lamya tells stories she’s heard about the Jinn, she intersperses them with experiences of colorism and racism in both the Middle East and t…
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Hijab Butch Blues: An Origin StoryIn the first section of the book, Lamya discusses her adolescent years and her desire to die, or more accurately, to never have existed. One day…
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