Afdhere Jama

Afdhere Jama
Born	1980 Somalia
Nationality	American
Occupation(s)	Writer, Filmmaker
Notable work	Illegal Citizens: Queer Lives in the Muslim World (2008)

American writer

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 launched in English in 2002, 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, 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".^[6]

Films

Hearts (2015)^[7]
Angelenos (2013)^[8]
Bits (2012)^[9]
Over the Rainbow (2011) (segment "Carlita")^[10]
Apart (2010)^[11]
From Here To Timbuktu (2010) (segment "Trio")^[12]
Rebound (2009)^[13]
Ani (2009)^[14]
Berlinsomnia (2008)^[15]
Shukaansi (2007)^[16]

Books

Being Queer and Somali: LGBT Somalis At Home and Abroad (2015)^[17]
Queer Jihad: LGBT Muslims on Coming Out, Activism, and the Faith (2013)^[18]
Illegal Citizens: Queer Lives in the Muslim World (2008)^[19]
At Noonday with the Gods of Somalia (2004)^[20]

Notes

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

References

^ Troubles in Baghdad. Whosoever Magazine
^ "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.
^ "Irans Anti-Gay Pogrom". In These Times. 4 January 2006. Retrieved 2020-11-19.
^ LGBT Muslim magazine shuts down Archived June 29, 2013, at archive.today. i-Newswire.
^ Introduction to Huriyah Magazine. Alt-Religion.com.
^ Faces of US Muslim and Jewish dissent, The Christian Science Monitor, By Omar Sacirbey, August 4, 2006
^ 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. ISBN 9780983716198. Retrieved April 19, 2021.
^ LibraryThings, Queer Jihad
^ Jama, Afdhere (2008). Illegal Citizens: Queer Lives in the Muslim World. Salaam Press. ISBN 9780980013887. 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