Samra Habib
Just Me and Allah: Photographs of Queer Muslims
2014-2017
Archival inkjet Prints
30” x 40" each
Photo Credit: Chani Bockwinkel
biography
Just me and Allah is an ongoing project that aims to examine what it means to be Muslim when you're queer through photography. It also aims to serve as photo archival evidence of the existence of queer Muslims.
Islam is an important part of the subjects' lives yet often times, their queerness excludes them from Muslim rituals and traditions that they associate with comfort and belonging. Some subjects' lives are threatened daily because they are queer. This results in many creating their own reinterpretations of Muslim teachings that make sense in their lives. These individuals are re-imagining what it means to be Muslim in the 21st century.
The work has exhibited at Canadian Lesbian and Gay Archives in Toronto and the prestigious Victoria and Albert Museum in London.
Born in Pakistan, artist and journalist Samra Habib founded the project in 2014 and currently resides in Toronto.
Just Me and Allah: Photographs of Queer Muslims - Saba
2014-2017
Archival inkjet Prints
30” x 40"
Just Me and Allah: Photographs of Queer Muslims - Harry
2014-2017
Archival inkjet Prints
30” x 40"
Just Me and Allah: Photographs of Queer Muslims - Leila
2014-2017
Archival inkjet Prints
30” x 40"
Just Me and Allah: Photographs of Queer Muslims - ElFarouk
2014-2017
Archival inkjet Prints
30” x 40"
Just Me and Allah: Photographs of Queer Muslims - Shima
2014-2017
Archival inkjet Prints
30” x 40"