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- ↑ Jane van Koeverden, "Why Samra Habib wrote a memoir about growing up as a queer Muslim — and it's now a Canada Reads finalist". CBC Books, June 26, 2019.
- ↑ Elisabeth Ponsot (May 8, 2015). "'Just me and Allah': Photographer seeks to capture diversity of Islam". PBS NewsHour.
- 1 2 Sue Carter, "Samra Habib, founder of gay Muslim project, turns the camera on herself in new memoir". Toronto Star , June 21, 2019.
- ↑ Tracey Ho Lung, "Penning a memoir helped this author find joy from her pain". The Globe and Mail , July 16, 2019.
- ↑ Patrick, Ryan B. (July 23, 2020). "The winner of Canada Reads 2020 is..." CBC Books . Retrieved July 23, 2020.
- ↑ Deborah Dundas, "Mark Bourrie, Helen Knott, Robyn Doolittle feature on final RBC Taylor non-fiction prize long list". Toronto Star , December 4, 2019.
- ↑ Vanderhoof, Erin (June 1, 2020). "EXCLUSIVE: The Winners of the 32nd Annual Lambda Literary Awards". Vanity Fair .
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