{"product_id":"habibi-means-beloved-a-queer-memoir-on-war-stuttering-and-belonging-9781647692926","title":"Habibi Means Beloved: A Queer Memoir on War, Stuttering, and Belonging by Sbeity, Moudi","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA memoir of exile, love, and the search for home\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBorn into a Muslim family from a small Lebanese village, Moudi Sbeity came of age at the intersection of war, displacement, and difference. Queer, with a stutter, and often on the margins of belonging, Sbeity survived the conflicts that fractured their homeland and family before arriving in Utah as an eighteen-year-old evacuee.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom there, Sbeity transformed anonymity into advocacy as plaintiff in \u003cem\u003eKitchen v. Herbert\u003c\/em\u003e, the landmark case that secured marriage equality across the 10th Circuit, and as founder of the celebrated Salt Lake City queer-friendly restaurant Laziz Kitchen. Yet behind these outward triumphs, Sbeity felt an inner call to return to their roots through writing and poetry. \u003cem\u003eHabibi Means Beloved\u003c\/em\u003e interweaves personal narrative, Sufi mysticism, and Lebanese heritage in a memoir of resilience, disconnection, and reconciliation. Both intimate and universal, it invites readers to reimagine belonging and recognize ourselves--and one another--as already beloved.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Moudi Sbeity\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Utah Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/13\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 296\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.90lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.68d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781647692926\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMoudi Sbeity\u003c\/b\u003e is a Lebanese-American poet, author, and contemplative educator. Their first poetry collection, \u003ci\u003eAlhamdulillah Anyway\u003c\/i\u003e, is set to be published in 2026.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"University of Utah Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67934637228185,"sku":"9781647692926","price":24.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0572\/3367\/0297\/files\/9781647692926.jpg?v=1793916994","url":"https:\/\/bookmarksretail.store\/products\/habibi-means-beloved-a-queer-memoir-on-war-stuttering-and-belonging-9781647692926","provider":"Bookmarks Retail","version":"1.0","type":"link"}