Afdhere Jama
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Afdhere Jama (b. 1978) is a Somali-American writer based in San Francisco. His writing has appeared in publications all over the world. He is the founder and editor of Huriyah, a queer Muslim magazine. Born and raised in Somalia, Jama moved to America in his late teens.
[edit] Writing
In 2004, a volume of his poetry about early experiences in Somalia was published under the title At Noonday with the Gods of Somalia.[1] Jama continued to writing in Huriyah and other magazines. In October 2006, Jama was featured along over 100 other queer authors, poets, spiritual leaders and activists in Sodom & Me: Queers on Fundamentalism edited by Greg Wharton and Ian Philips.[2] In 2007, Michael Luongo's Gay Travels in the Muslim World, for which Jama wrote the foreword, was published.[3]
[edit] Articles
- Huriyah Magazine (English)
- 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)
[edit] References
- ^ Somali Poet Mahamud Siad Togane, A POETIC RUMBLE OUT OF THE SOMALI RUBBLE, Togane.Org, Sep 06, 2004
- ^ Suspect Thoughts Press, Suspect Thoughts Press Catalog 2006 (PDF)
- ^ Richard Johnson, Gay Old Time in Sharia Land, New York Post, July 07, 2007
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