Halal Sex: The Intimate Lives of Muslim Women in North America (Sheima Benembarek)

Halal Sex: The Intimate Lives of Muslim Women in North America (Sheima Benembarek)

An unprecedented glimpse into the sex lives of female and gender-expansive Muslims living across Canada and the United States. So, what happens when immigrants and the children of immigrants set about pursuing an open and active sex life on a more sexually liberated continent, amid western peers and attitudes? The six deeply personal stories in Halal Sex attempt to answer this question, bringing a hushed conversation out into the open. Within these pages you’ll meet Azar, a non-binary trans Sufi; Bunmi, a Nigerian navigating shame and Tinder; Eman, a lesbian stand-up comic in an interfaith marriage; Taslim, a virgin in her forties struggling to erect healthy boundaries; and Khadijah, an exotic dancer and sex worker.