It‘s right there in black and white-and pink-my brothers and sisters.
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God in Pink | 
It‘s right there in black and white-and pink-my brothers and sisters.
A little pre-Sunday School reading. Every few months I pull this out and think about reading it, and today when getting ready I just grabbed it and tossed it into my bag. I love to time between getting my stuff set up and when the kids arrive. Today‘s lesson is a continuation of last week, talking about courage and bravery and observing both MLK Day and Holocaust Remembrance Day.
pickPowerful, gritty, haunting. The story is told in the points-of-view of Ramy, a university student struggling to reconcile his sexuality with his religion and Ammar, a sheikh at Ramy's mosque, who's torn between strict interpretations of the Quran and helping a member of the community.
Recommended to anyone interested in a fictionalization view of what it means to be gay and Muslim in a Muslim majority country. Includes suicide, homicide, and sex.
so-soI'm not quite sure where I stand on this one. It's an intriguing read that flips between a young, Muslim, gay university student in Baghdad who is struggling with pressure from his family to settle down with a wife. And an older, married sheik that the young man turns to for help. The author does a great job painting the stark realities that face so many people like me in countries stricter than mine. #lgbtq #lgbtqaa #pride #pridereads #pridemonth
Day 9 of the #Riotgrams challenge : LGBTQ+. Happy pride month to all of you beauties and remember: in the end Love wins!! 🏳️🌈
pickThis book was absolutely heartbreaking. I was emotional while reading this because it represents reality for so many people around the world.
After the domestic terrorist attack at a mosque in Quebec City, @CaseyTheCanadianLesbrarian posted this important blog entry about Muslim Canadian writers. I haven't read any of them yet, so I'm grateful to have this reading guide. #MuslimShelfSpace
https://caseythecanadianlesbrarian.wordpress.com/2017/01/31/nine-muslim-canadian...
In response to the Islamophobic hate crime that happened in Quebec City on Sunday, I made a list of Canadian Muslim authors to read. It includes books for kids and teens, mysteries, memoirs, and more! Many of the writers are also #LGBTQ. Check it out: https://CaseyTheCanadianLesbrarian.wordpress.com/2017/01/31/nine-muslim-canadian...
#MuslimShelfSpace
pickHeartbreaking. Excellent writing. Loved the way Namir used different fonts to swap between Ramy and Ammar. It felt fluid and organic.
Congratulations to Vancouver writer Hasan Namir for winning this year's Lambda Literary Gay Fiction award for his novel 'God in Pink'! The novel centers on queer life in war-torn Iraq, circa 2003, and I can't wait to read it!
