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.

• Hearts (2015)
• 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)

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

• 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)