You can find my video work here
My bio, written stories, and a way to contact me is below
Here’s my harp page (I live a double life)
I am a reporter and producer currently with Al Jazeera.
Before, I worked at CBS and BBC news as a digital producer. I also freelanced for Elle, Scalawag, Teen Vogue, and VICE World News.
I am Somali-American and live in Washingon, DC but grew up in Scarborough, Toronto and the Berkshires. If you’re aware, those are two starkly different neighborhoods that define my perspective of the world.
I traveled to Morocco as a reporter where I taught a journalism course. In 2016, I traveled to Jordan, where I reported from Gaza Camp for Fair Observer.
I am a also harpist who plays ambient shows around DC and NYC and sometimes makes soundtracks for films.
Written Stories
Somali Americans Aren’t Going Anywhere - The Nation
The Women’s March faced controversy and division. Will a rebrand be enough? - Al Jazeera
SHEIN Stopped Selling Prayer Mats as “Decorative” Rugs After Muslim Activists Lobbied Against It - Teen Vogue
New Tennessee law surfaces the South's racist beginnings of felon voter disenfranchisement - Scalawag
Court fees and fines make voting near-impossible for ex-felons in Tennessee - Scalawag
Women are leading the push to topple Sudan's Omar Hassan al-Bashir - CBS News
White Rioters Are Treated Differently than BLM Protesters - The Progressive
Social media campaign helps save one of the last historically black women's colleges - CBS News
Democrats eventually won Black youth voters, but will they keep them? - Scalawag
In Tennessee, voters can be turned away for not matching their ID's gender - Scalawag
‘Hidden Epidemic’ of Violence Against Refugee Women in Kenya’s COVID Lockdowns - Vice World News