Salaam Press
Encyclopedia
Salaam Press is an American
publisher that specializes in fiction, nonfiction and children's literature from the Muslim
community. It is noted for its heavy concentration on LGBT
literature.
Books published by Salaam Press include:
United States
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publisher that specializes in fiction, nonfiction and children's literature from the Muslim
Muslim
A Muslim, also spelled Moslem, is an adherent of Islam, a monotheistic, Abrahamic religion based on the Quran, which Muslims consider the verbatim word of God as revealed to prophet Muhammad. "Muslim" is the Arabic term for "submitter" .Muslims believe that God is one and incomparable...
community. It is noted for its heavy concentration on LGBT
LGBT
LGBT is an initialism that collectively refers to "lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender" people. In use since the 1990s, the term "LGBT" is an adaptation of the initialism "LGB", which itself started replacing the phrase "gay community" beginning in the mid-to-late 1980s, which many within the...
literature.
Books published by Salaam Press include:
- 2004: At Noonday with the Gods of Somalia: Poems by Afdhere JamaAfdhere JamaAfdhere Jama 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...
- 2008: Khalil & Majnun: A MemoirKhalil and MajnunKhalil & Majnun is a book by Egyptian writer Rahal X. What seemed like a casual summer encounter with another gay Muslim turns into a life-changing experience for the author...
by Rahal X - 2008: Illegal Citizens: Queer Lives in the Muslim WorldIllegal CitizensIllegal Citizens is a book by American writer Afdhere Jama. and published in 2008 by Salaam Press.The book Illegal Citizens is a book by American writer Afdhere Jama. and published in 2008 by Salaam Press.The book Illegal Citizens is a book by American writer Afdhere Jama. and published in 2008 by...
by Afdhere JamaAfdhere JamaAfdhere Jama 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... - 2009: The End of Everything: A Novel by Farideh Sadr
- 2009: Tangram: A Novel by Ayub Sudiro
- 2009: Lovers: A Novel by Hadiyo Jim'aleHadiyo Jim'aleHadiyo Jim'ale is a Somali feminist, author and activist.Jim'ale is best known for being the Executive Director of Qajacyada Soomaaliyeed, an NGO working on behalf of LGBT Somalis. She frequently writes reviews for Huriyah, the LGBT Muslim magazine...