Samra Habib

Samra Habib (they/them) is a Pakistani Canadian photographer, writer and activist. They are most noted for ''Just Me and Allah'', a photography project they launched in 2014 to document the lives of LGBTQ Muslims, and ''We Have Always Been Here'', a memoir of their experience as a queer-identified Muslim published in 2019 by Penguin Random House Canada.

Born in Pakistan to Ahmadi Muslim parents, Habib emigrated to Canada with their family in 1991 to escape religious persecution. They grew up primarily in Toronto and were forced into an arranged marriage as a teenager before coming out as queer. Habib has also published articles bringing awareness to international social issues like women's rights the experiences of queer Muslims, and childcare. Provided by Wikipedia