Afdhere Jama
Afdhere Jama | |
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| Born | 1980 (age 40–41) Somalia |
| Occupation | Writer, filmmaker |
Afdhere Jama (born 1980) 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,[1] a magazine by and for LGBT Muslims. Jama identifies as queer and Muslim.[2]
In June 2016, after a shooting in Orlando, an article Jama had written in 2014 about LGBT Muslims was shared on social media.[3]
Films[]
- Hearts (2015)[4]
- (2013) [5]
- (2012) [6]
- Over the Rainbow (2011) (segment "Carlita") [7]
- Apart (2010) [8]
- (2010) (segment "Trio") [9]
- (2009) [10]
- Ani (2009) [11]
- Berlinsomnia (2008)[12]
- Shukaansi (2007)[13]
Books[]
- Being Queer and Somali: LGBT Somalis At Home and Abroad (2015)[14]
- Queer Jihad: LGBT Muslims on Coming Out, Activism, and the Faith (2013)[15]
- Illegal Citizens: Queer Lives in the Muslim World (2008)[16]
- (2004)[17]
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. Trikone Magazine. (PDF)
References[]
- ^ "Irans Anti-Gay Pogrom". In These Times. Retrieved 2020-11-19.
- ^ Troubles in Baghdad. Whosoever Magazine
- ^ "Counterview: It's time to stop blaming British imperialism for India's prejudice against gay people". Scroll.in. Retrieved 2021-04-23.
- ^ Hearts (2015) - IMDb, retrieved 2021-04-07
- ^ Angelenos(2012) at the Internet Movie Data Base
- ^ Bits(2012) at the Internet Movie Data Base
- ^ Over the Rainbow(2011) at the Internet Movie Data Base
- ^ Apart(2010) at the Internet Movie Data Base
- ^ From Here To Timbuktu(2010) at the Internet Movie Data Base
- ^ Rebound(2009) at the Internet Movie Data Base
- ^ Ani (One Nation Many Voices) Link TV Archived 2009-06-10 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Berlinsomnia, retrieved 2021-04-07
- ^ Shukaansi, retrieved 2021-04-07
- ^ Jama, Afdhere (2015). "Being Queer and Somali". Oracle Releasing. Retrieved April 19, 2021.
- ^ LibraryThings, Queer Jihad
- ^ Jama, Afdhere (2008). "Illegal Citizens: Queer Lives in the Muslim World". Salaam Press. Retrieved April 19, 2021.
- ^ Somali Poet Mahamud Siad Togane, A Poetic Rumble Out of the Somali Rubble Archived July 3, 2008, at the Wayback Machine, Togane.Org, Sep 06, 2004
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- American male journalists
- American filmmakers
- American Muslims
- Somalian emigrants to the United States
- American male poets
- Gay writers
- LGBT people from Somalia
- LGBT Muslims
- Living people
- Somalian writers
- 1980 births
- 21st-century American poets
- 21st-century American male writers