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, a magazine by and for LGBT Muslims. Jama identifies as queer and Muslim.

Poetry

 * At Noonday with the Gods of Somalia (2004)

Non-fiction

 * Illegal Citizens: Queer Lives in the Muslim World (2008)

Films

 * Angelenos (2013)
 * Bits (2012)


 * Over the Rainbow (2011) (segment "Carlita")
 * Apart (2010)
 * From Here To Timbuktu (2010) (segment "Trio")
 * Rebound (2009)
 * Ani (2009)
 * Berlinsomnia (2008)
 * Shukaansi (2007)