Afdhere Jama

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. Jama identifies as queer and Muslim.[1]

In June 2016, after a shooting in Orlando, an article Jama had written in 2014 about LGBT Muslims was shared on social media.[2]

Huriyah

Jama was the editor in chief of Huriyah[3] (Arabic: حرية,[note 1] "freedom"), an LGBT Muslim magazine published between the years 2000 and 2010.[4] It was based in San Francisco, California. Huriyah used the slogan "Queer Muslim Magazine".

The magazine was first published in Arabic and 2002 the magazine launched in English, with a focus on both LGBT and Muslim issues in politics, arts, and spirituality.[5] It had a major interview every month, conducted by Jama, and the diverse personalities included Daayiee Abdullah, Faisal Alam, Surina Khan, Sulayman X and many others.

Films

Books

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.

Notes
  1. Standardized Arabic transliteration: Ḥurrīyah / Ḥurriyyah / ḥurriyya; pronunciation: /ħur.rij.ja/ [ħoɾˈɾejjæ, ħʊrˈrɪjja].

References
  1. Troubles in Baghdad. Whosoever Magazine
  2. "Counterview: It's time to stop blaming British imperialism for India's prejudice against gay people". Scroll.in. 22 June 2016. Archived from the original on 2016-06-23. Retrieved 2021-04-23.
  3. "Irans Anti-Gay Pogrom". In These Times. 4 January 2006. Retrieved 2020-11-19.
  4. LGBT Muslim magazine shuts down Archived June 29, 2013, at archive.today. i-Newswire.
  5. Introduction to Huriyah Magazine. Alt-Religion.com.
  6. Hearts (2015) - IMDb, retrieved 2021-04-07
  7. Angelenos(2012) at the Internet Movie Data Base
  8. Bits(2012) at the Internet Movie Data Base
  9. Over the Rainbow(2011) at the Internet Movie Data Base
  10. Apart(2010) at the Internet Movie Data Base
  11. From Here To Timbuktu(2010) at the Internet Movie Data Base
  12. Rebound(2009) at the Internet Movie Data Base
  13. Ani (One Nation Many Voices) Link TV Archived 2009-06-10 at the Wayback Machine
  14. Berlinsomnia, retrieved 2021-04-07
  15. Shukaansi, retrieved 2021-04-07
  16. Jama, Afdhere (2015). Being Queer and Somali. Oracle Releasing. ISBN 9780983716198. Retrieved April 19, 2021.
  17. LibraryThings, Queer Jihad
  18. Jama, Afdhere (2008). Illegal Citizens: Queer Lives in the Muslim World. Salaam Press. ISBN 9780980013887. Retrieved April 19, 2021.
  19. 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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