Afdhere Jama

Afdhere Jama
Born1980 (age 45–46)
Somalia
OccupationsWriter, Filmmaker
Notable workIllegal Citizens: Queer Lives in the Muslim World (2008)

Afdhere Jama (born 1980)[1] 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 is 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]

Huriyah

Jama was the editor in chief of Huriyah[4] (Arabic: حرية,[note 1] "freedom"), an LGBT Muslim magazine published between the years 2000 and 2010.[5] It was based in San Francisco, California. Huriyah used the slogan "Queer Muslim Magazine".

The magazine was first published in Arabic and launched in English in 2002, with a focus on both LGBT and Muslim issues in politics, arts, and spirituality.[6] It had a major interview every month, conducted by Jama, including of Daayiee Abdullah and Faisal Alam.

Political views

In 2006 Jama stated, "My main difference with the majority of Muslims is the belief that a Jewish homeland is an important progress for all of us, especially one in their ancestral land of Israel". He continued, "Muslims in the United States must decide whether they see groups like Hamas and Hizbullah as legitimate resistance or the cause of Muslim troubles in the region".[7]

Films

  • Hearts (2015)[8]
  • Angelenos (2013)[9]
  • Bits (2012)[10]
  • Over the Rainbow (2011) (segment "Carlita")[11]
  • Apart (2010)[12]
  • From Here To Timbuktu (2010) (segment "Trio")[13]
  • Rebound (2009)[14]
  • Ani (2009)[15]
  • Berlinsomnia (2008)[16]
  • Shukaansi (2007)[17]

Books

Notes

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

References

  1. ↑ "Jama, Afdhere".
  2. ↑ Troubles in Baghdad. Whosoever Magazine
  3. ↑ "Counterview: It's time to stop blaming British imperialism for India's prejudice against gay people". Scroll.in. June 22, 2016. Archived from the original on June 23, 2016. Retrieved April 23, 2021.
  4. ↑ "Irans Anti-Gay Pogrom". In These Times. January 4, 2006. Retrieved November 19, 2020.
  5. ↑ LGBT Muslim magazine shuts down Deprecated link archived June 29, 2013, at archive.today. i-Newswire.
  6. ↑ Introduction to Huriyah Magazine. Alt-Religion.com.
  7. ↑ Faces of US Muslim and Jewish dissent, The Christian Science Monitor, By Omar Sacirbey, August 4, 2006
  8. ↑ Hearts (2015) - IMDb, retrieved April 7, 2021
  9. ↑ Angelenos(2012) at the Internet Movie Data Base
  10. ↑ Bits(2012) at the Internet Movie Data Base
  11. ↑ Over the Rainbow(2011) at the Internet Movie Data Base
  12. ↑ Apart(2010) at the Internet Movie Data Base
  13. ↑ From Here To Timbuktu(2010) at the Internet Movie Data Base
  14. ↑ Rebound(2009) at the Internet Movie Data Base
  15. ↑ Ani (One Nation Many Voices) Link TV Archived 2009-06-10 at the Wayback Machine
  16. ↑ Berlinsomnia, retrieved April 7, 2021
  17. ↑ Shukaansi, retrieved April 7, 2021
  18. ↑ Jama, Afdhere (2015). Being Queer and Somali. Oracle Releasing. ISBN 9780983716198. Retrieved April 19, 2021.
  19. ↑ LibraryThings, Queer Jihad
  20. ↑ Jama, Afdhere (2008). Illegal Citizens: Queer Lives in the Muslim World. Salaam Press. ISBN 9780980013887. Retrieved April 19, 2021.
  21. ↑ 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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