Doing research into some of the topics explored in Hijab Butch Blues? The following database are good places to start looking for resources.
This Oxford bibliography helps students and scholars navigate the dynamic field of Islamic Studies by providing links to recommended databases and library resources. Islamic Studies includes the range of foundational documents, traditions, institutions, and history of Muslims in various countries and regions throughout the world from the origins of Islam to the present day. This interdisciplinary field therefore includes history, religion, philosophy, anthropology, Arabic language and literature, as well as literatures in other languages including Persian, Turkish, and Urdu, and remains responsive to new discoveries, interpretations, ideologies and theories.
The Quran is an important text in Hijab Butch Blues, and stories from the Quran are referenced in each essay. The UO Libraries has modern English language translations of the Quran, as well as a unique illustrated copy available in the Design Library.
The Qur'an by 
The Qur'an by 
American Qur'an by These resources are good starting points to learn more about the Quran and about the stories and religious figures Lamya H references in her memoir.
Women in the Qur'an, Traditions, and Interpretation by 
Encyclopaedia of the Qur'an by Looking for books that share themes with Hijab Butch Blues? Check out these from UO Libraries.
Stone Butch Blues by 
This Arab Is Queer by 
You Exist Too Much by 
Love Is an Ex-Country by The following sources provide information about topics, themes, and contexts relevant to the memoir.
Being Muslim by 
Islam, Gender, and Social Change by 
Islam and Homosexuality by 
Queer Muslim Diasporas in Contemporary Literature and Film by
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