Afdhere Jama

Afdhere Jama
Born	1980 (age 35–36) 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, a magazine by and for LGBT Muslims. Jama identifies as queer and Muslim.^[1]

Films

• Hearts (2015)
• Angelenos (2013) ^[2]
• Bits (2012) ^[3]
• Over the Rainbow (2011) (segment "Carlita") ^[4]
• Apart (2010) ^[5]
• From Here To Timbuktu (2010) (segment "Trio") ^[6]
• Rebound (2009) ^[7]
• Ani (2009) ^[8]
• Berlinsomnia (2008)
• Shukaansi (2007)

Books

• Being Queer and Somali: LGBT Somalis At Home and Abroad (2015)^[9]
• Queer Jihad: LGBT Muslims on Coming Out, Activism, and the Faith (2013)^[10]
• Illegal Citizens: Queer Lives in the Muslim World (2008)^[11]
• At Noonday with the Gods of Somalia (2004)^[12]

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

1. Troubles in Baghdad. Whosoever Magazine
2. Angelenos(2012) at the Internet Movie Data Base
3. Bits(2012) at the Internet Movie Data Base
4. Over the Rainbow(2011) at the Internet Movie Data Base
5. Apart(2010) at the Internet Movie Data Base
6. From Here To Timbuktu(2010) at the Internet Movie Data Base
7. Rebound(2009) at the Internet Movie Data Base
8. Ani (One Nation Many Voices) Link TV
9. UPC Index, Being Queer and Somali
10. LibraryThings, Queer Jihad
11. Asha Menon, Of love and defiance, New Indian Express, January 17, 2009
12. Somali Poet Mahamud Siad Togane, A Poetic Rumble Out of the Somali Rubble, Togane.Org, Sep 06, 2004

External links

• Huriya Magazine Blog by Afdhere Jama