Hadiyo Jim'ale
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Hadiyo Jim'ale (born May 1, 1971) is a Somali
feminist, author
and activist.
Jim'ale is best known for being the Executive Director of Qajacyada Soomaaliyeed(Queer Somalis), an NGO working on behalf of LGBT
Somalis. She frequently writes reviews for Huriyah
, the LGBT
Muslim
magazine. Salaam Press
announced it would publish Jim'ale first novel Lovers in 2009.
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...
feminist, author
Author
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and activist.
Jim'ale is best known for being the Executive Director of Qajacyada Soomaaliyeed(Queer Somalis), an NGO working on behalf of 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...
Somalis. She frequently writes reviews for 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...
, the 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...
Muslim
Muslim
A Muslim, also spelled Moslem, is an adherent of Islam, a monotheistic, Abrahamic religion based on the Quran, which Muslims consider the verbatim word of God as revealed to prophet Muhammad. "Muslim" is the Arabic term for "submitter" .Muslims believe that God is one and incomparable...
magazine. Salaam Press
Salaam Press
Salaam Press is an American publisher that specializes in fiction, nonfiction and children's literature from the Muslim community. It is noted for its heavy concentration on LGBT literature.Books published by Salaam Press include:...
announced it would publish Jim'ale first novel Lovers in 2009.