Afdhere Jama
Encyclopedia
Afdhere Jama is an American
writer and filmmaker of Somali
origin.
Jama was born and raised in Somalia
. He moved to America when he was a teenager. Between the years 2000 and 2010, he was the editor of Huriyah
, a magazine by and for LGBT
Muslims.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
writer and filmmaker of Somali
Somali people
Somalis are an ethnic group located in the Horn of Africa, also known as the Somali Peninsula. The overwhelming majority of Somalis speak the Somali language, which is part of the Cushitic branch of the Afro-Asiatic language family...
origin.
Jama was born and raised in Somalia
Somalia
Somalia , officially the Somali Republic and formerly known as the Somali Democratic Republic under Socialist rule, is a country located in the Horn of Africa. Since the outbreak of the Somali Civil War in 1991 there has been no central government control over most of the country's territory...
. He moved to America when he was a teenager. Between the years 2000 and 2010, he was the editor of Huriyah
Huriyah (magazine)
Huriyah is a magazine by and for LGBT Muslims. Since its birth in January 2002, the publication that uses the slogan "Queer Muslim Magazine" has attracted over 200 correspondents in over 70 countries...
, a magazine by and for LGBT
LGBT
LGBT is an initialism that collectively refers to "lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender" people. In use since the 1990s, the term "LGBT" is an adaptation of the initialism "LGB", which itself started replacing the phrase "gay community" beginning in the mid-to-late 1980s, which many within the...
Muslims.
Films
- Angelenos (2012)
- Apart (2010)
- From Here To Timbuktu (2010) (segment "Trio")
- ReboundRebound (2009 film)Rebound is a 2009 American film by Afdhere Jama set in San Francisco. The film follows the life of a young gay man who is dealing with the aftermath of a breakup.- Plot :...
(2009) - Ani (2009)
- Berlinsomnia (2008)
- Shukaansi (2007)
Books
- Illegal Citizens: Queer Lives in the Muslim WorldIllegal CitizensIllegal Citizens is a book by American writer Afdhere Jama. and published in 2008 by Salaam Press.The book Illegal Citizens is a book by American writer Afdhere Jama. and published in 2008 by Salaam Press.The book Illegal Citizens is a book by American writer Afdhere Jama. and published in 2008 by...
(2008)
- At Noonday with the Gods of Somalia (2004)
Articles
- Out in Beirut. Whosoever Magazine.
- Reading Shahnameh in Paris. Iranian.com.
- Soul Mates: The Price of Being Gay in Somalia. Afrol Magazine.
- Living On A Prayer: Muslims & Hiv/AIDS. Positive Nation Magazine.
- Ashnas and Mehboobs: An Afghan Love Story. TrikoneTrikoneTrikone is a non-profit support, social, and political organization for South Asian bisexual, lesbian, gay, and transgender people. It was founded in 1986 in the San Francisco Bay Area and claims to be the oldest group of its kind in the world...
Magazine. (PDF)