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Khadija M. Farah

@kmfarah

1 month

Shout out to the first person who added “mwizi” to the #RutoMustGo chant. 🤌🏿🤌🏿

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1 month

In case you wanted to know how it went when we attempted to lay down flowers... #RutoMustGo

Maya Amolo 💋

@mayaamolo

1 month

Hi guys :) so @mumbi_muturi and I will be handing out candles and flowers to hold a candlelight vigil for the innocent, unarmed citizens who were murdered fighting for their country. We will be at the junction of Monrovia street and Koinange street (near sno cream) from 11am 🤍

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5 years

Hey @emirates , is it a policy of yours to ask 90 year old grandmothers to display their ability to walk before you let them on your flights?

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@kmfarah

4 years

Dear news orgs, I’m a Kenyan photojournalist ready to get flown out to cover the ongoing political crisis and attempted coup at the US Capitol.

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@kmfarah

5 years

Imagine. They could be watching on screens in one of the stadia promised to them by Ruto.

AJ Musira 🇰🇪

@ajmusira

5 years

Eldoret is LIT! They closed the goddamn highway for this man. #Eliud159 #INEOS159

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Khadija M. Farah

@kmfarah

22 days

This you?

KIPCHUMBA MURKOMEN, E.G.H

@kipmurkomen

22 days

In line with the current National Conversation and to address the concerns that state and public officers are living beyond their means, I propose that Parliament urgently introduces and passes Lifestyle Audit Bill to provide the parameters of auditing the state and public

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Khadija M. Farah

@kmfarah

17 days

Since we are quoting Quran, Surah Al Baqarah 8-12 has some words for you. #AngukaNayo

Hon. Aden Duale, EGH

@HonAdenDuale

17 days

I extend my heartfelt gratitude to His Excellency President @WilliamsRuto for entrusting me with the role of Cabinet Secretary for Defence in the first Kenya Kwanza Administration. I am deeply honored and will forever be indebted to him and the people of Kenya for this

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Khadija M. Farah

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5 years

I might’ve gone in on my Instagram stories today but feel like I need to repost it here as a thread. But I’m lazy so... Here are my thoughts on photography in Kenya, respresentation, why I’m taking a break from it for a while, what needs to change etc. (THREAD)

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Khadija M. Farah

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4 years

THREAD: This is a wee recap of some of my fav moments while photographing for In Bibi’s Kitchen, the cookbook by Hawa Hasan that all your fav food columnists/podcasters/bloggers have been gushing about.

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4 years

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3 years

I love tea as much as the next person but whew the falsity. There are similarities in the design (throw a rock in Malindi and you’ll hit a villa with an open design, makuti roof, and pool) but it’s a totally different property @The_Mentalyst and I shot at. 😬 try again.

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@kmfarah

4 years

Shout out to all the local photographers/photojournalists getting more work because mans can’t fly in foreign talent this covid season. Only took a pandemic.

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@kmfarah

3 years

My work is in @TIME ’s climate issue. Super proud of this one!

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3 years

Climate Is Everything: How the pandemic can lead us to a better, greener world

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1 year

Eish! It’s been a while but mama we made the front page… above the fold!

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Khadija M. Farah

@kmfarah

5 years

The seaweed farmers of Zanzibar. Did you know seaweed accounts for 7.6% of Zanzibar’s GDP and is harvested mainly by women? More about how climate change is affecting harvests and livelihoods at ❤️

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@kmfarah

5 years

Some of these houses in Lamu are just *chef’s kiss*. See more of this one at 🙃

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@kmfarah

4 years

All I’ve learned from #VogueChallenge is that we don’t need them. They need us.

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@kmfarah

2 years

Re: flying in photojournalists for “impartial” election coverage here in Kenya. Small reminder that local photographers are producing work that isn’t through the prism of whiteness or masculinity. We don’t need to be impartial because we have a greater desire to document truth.

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Khadija M. Farah

@kmfarah

4 years

People have been distributing aid to people peacefully for weeks without the help of politicians or the Kenyan govt. There’s no way I’m giving even 5 cents to the “Kenya COVID-19 Relief Fund.” So it can be stolen just like everything else this govt touches? Nah bruh. FoH.

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4 years

Full statement

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Khadija M. Farah

@kmfarah

5 years

Went to Lamu Maulid. Took some pictures. I like how they turned out. Validate me, please. 🙃

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Khadija M. Farah

@kmfarah

1 month

And because everything is connected, this is a reminder that our police receive arms and training from Isr**l. The same oppressive tactics that are used to subjugate and occupy p al estinians are used here on us when we try to make our voices heard.

KHRC

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This regime’s display of force proves that power is in your hands. They are bringing guns, bullets, batons, teargas and water cannons because they fear you. Stand firm. #OccupyParliament and force your MPs to #RejectFinanceBill2024 .

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@kmfarah

3 years

Every single episode of #CocaineCowboys

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Khadija M. Farah

@kmfarah

4 years

So grateful for the last trip I took before travel got shut down. This country is so damn beautiful.

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Khadija M. Farah

@kmfarah

4 years

Lamu, Kenya: Dada Kauthar. When I tell you I legit dream about this food. If you’re going to Lamu and get tired of the food in those plush white houses (you know the ones), she does deliveries for lunch/dinner parties. You’re welcome.

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Khadija M. Farah

@kmfarah

4 years

This business of not being able to touch our faces anymore is going to have us glasses wearers suffering.

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Khadija M. Farah

@kmfarah

4 years

I long for the day camera companies realize Egypt and South Africa aren’t the only countries in Africa where they can have ambassadors.

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@kmfarah

4 years

Honestly the fact that people are just now realizing you can see Mt Kenya (and Kilimanjaro) from Nairobi is worrying. Took this in 2016 from Wilson airport.

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Khadija M. Farah

@kmfarah

4 years

Okay, y’all know I have things to say. A note: I love Eliud with every fiber of my Kenyan heart. These photos are beautiful. The tones everything is great. BUT. We all saw Burna’s spread. It was executed perfectly by an African photographer. (1/2)

Training in Kenya with the Man Who Broke the 2-Hour Marathon Barrier

It was one of sport's great question marks—could a human break a 2-hour marathon? Then Eliud Kipchoge did it. What followed was international fame, and plenty of controversy.

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Khadija M. Farah

@kmfarah

5 years

*Long cough* Yes, really. Marie Stopes clinics support women to plan, space and deliver their pregnancies safely, through access to prenatal and obstetric care, trained birth attendants, contraception, safe abortions in countries where abortion is legal, and post-abortion care.

Ahmed Mohamed ((ASMALi))

@Asmali77

5 years

Children by choice, not by chance. Really?

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Khadija M. Farah

@kmfarah

4 years

Qualifications: I own a camera, speak English, and am versed in Texan due to the years spent among the locals who didn’t welcome me as their own.

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Khadija M. Farah

@kmfarah

5 years

You know how mad it is to go to @espn and find my photo all on that home page? They got a Kenyan woman to photograph a Kenyan athlete for a feature story written by a woc. That shouldn’t be a huge thing but for me, it is. cc @womenphotograph

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Khadija M. Farah

@kmfarah

2 years

Salaam alaikum! This eid, @mumbi_muturi and I are setting up a portable studio in South C and Kibera to photograph your eid fashions. It has been 2 years since we were able to celebrate in this way so come through. It’s free. Bring your families, friends, good vibes. #EidMubarak !

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Khadija M. Farah

@kmfarah

4 years

Additional qualifications: I watched all the seasons of Jersey Shore while at university. It gave me great insight into how to accurately document unruly rebellions.

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Khadija M. Farah

@kmfarah

5 years

Dear UK friends,

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Khadija M. Farah

@kmfarah

4 years

@chiragwakaskar I believe Africans can give a fresh perspective to this uniquely American problem of political instability.

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Khadija M. Farah

@kmfarah

3 years

Big shout out to @mumbi_muturi , my assistant and fairy godmother for this shoot, interior stylist Edward Ngera for his vision and skill, and Carlos Nazario, he who has styled many a cover, for saying “it’ll be fine! You got this!” when I was having a mini internal meltdown.

Architectural Digest

@ArchDigest

3 years

. @NaomiCampbell in Kenya. That’s it. That’s the tweet. The queen herself graced us all with her presence on the cover of our May issue and dishes on her African escape while serving looks perched at her luxurious, airy villa in Malindi, Kenya:

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Khadija M. Farah

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6 years

Wishing my fellow Muslims a blessed 10 days of #DhulHijjah . To those who are lucky enough to make #Hajj this year, may the Almighty accept your pilgrimage, salah, and duas. May the Most Merciful grant you life changing blessings and make it easy for you. Ameen. (Photos by me)

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Khadija M. Farah

@kmfarah

4 years

Throw a rock in Nairobi and you’ll hit a photographer. Seriously who isn’t one. I’m no longer buying this whole “we don’t know local photographers” narrative. There are plenty of databases available to editors. Just say you don’t trust us enough/don’t think we can deliver. 🤷🏾‍♀️

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Khadija M. Farah

@kmfarah

4 years

Such an important story! Grateful to have been able to photograph for it.

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@kmfarah

4 years

Dar es Salaam: Mama Veronica cooked @thebongolese and me a feast on such short notice. She borrowed an extra jiko (lol what’s the English word for this?) from her neighbor to make it all happen. There was fish, chicken, rice, bananas, potatoes, greens you name it. Our women. Wow

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Khadija M. Farah

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4 years

Comoros: Mariama whipped up one of her fav meals, m'tsolola (Green plantains and yucca with fish in coconut milk), for us right before she had to go to a wedding. The first photo is of her all dolled up. Comorian drip is forever, y’all.

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5 years

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4 years

Bonus: This is Joseph Munene, bird whisperer and a guide at Castle Forest Lodge. He imitates many bird calls and they answer back.

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Khadija M. Farah

@kmfarah

4 years

It was fire. We collectively died. You wanna tell me no Kenyan/African photographer was available to do this shoot, @GQMagazine ? You had to fly a photog from Paris for this when our country and continent is dripping with talent? Nah, nimekataa. I’m tired of the erasure, y’all.

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Khadija M. Farah

@kmfarah

4 years

Anyway without giving too much else away, the book also includes recipes from Eritrea, Mozambique, Somalia, and South Africa. It’s an ode to the African countries that touch the Indian Ocean, places that have been woefully underrepresented in the culinary world.

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Khadija M. Farah

@kmfarah

5 years

It’s not enough to pass on assignments when you’re not available. Editors, there are so many databases at your disposal with local talent that you honestly have no excuse as to why you need to fly in foreign talent.

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Khadija M. Farah

@kmfarah

5 years

Plus I know some of y’all are outchea working on tourist visas. But that’s a convo for another day, innit? No seriously, can you imagine the rest of us setting up lives and working in your countries on a tourist visa?!?

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Khadija M. Farah

@kmfarah

4 years

Simuni let me take his photo during his wedding somewhere in Samburu county while on a completely unrelated gig. This is also the closest I’ve come to being a wedding photog.

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Khadija M. Farah

@kmfarah

5 years

Why the odds are stacked against local photographers and why we desperately need to create our own institutions. If you’re down for this, send me a message. I can’t do it alone.

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@kmfarah

5 years

Naturally, African women have even less opportunities than our male colleagues.

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Khadija M. Farah

@kmfarah

4 years

Zanzibar: Shara took me to the markets where she sources super fresh ingredients and talked me through the history of all the dishes she made. I learned so much! If you find yourself in Zanzibar, look up Tangawizi Cooking Class and book a session with Shara.

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Khadija M. Farah

@kmfarah

4 years

I am grateful to have been welcomed into the homes of all these women and hope my photos have done ‘the culture’ some justice. In Bibi’s Kitchen is out wherever books are sold. Read more about it here (but maybe go support your local bookstore):

In Bibi's Kitchen by Hawa Hassan: 9781984856739 | PenguinRandomHouse.com: Books

JAMES BEARD AWARD WINNER • Grandmothers from eight eastern African countries welcome you into their kitchens to share flavorful recipes and stories of family, love, and tradition in this...

www.penguinrandomhouse.com

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Khadija M. Farah

@kmfarah

4 years

Antananarivo: Bebe Baomaka THREW DOWN. But not before roasting, pounding (no grinders here), and brewing some amazing Madagascan coffee because 1. She noticed I was tired and 2. She said it was custom to welcome guests with coffee.

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Khadija M. Farah

@kmfarah

4 years

One more. This is the photo that made the cover. Pictured is Shaïness Daoud, her mother, and sister crushing cardamom pods for a dessert called Roho. I met Shaïness on Instagram and she selflessly showed me around Ngazidja (Comoros). She’s been a true sister friend since then. ❤️

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Khadija M. Farah

@kmfarah

2 years

Thanks again to everyone who came through. Photographing Eid in Nairobi was an experience. Wish I could post all the pictures but some were explicit about us not sharing them on the interwebs. (1/2) #BlackoutEid

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Khadija M. Farah

@kmfarah

5 years

It me!

World Press Photo

@WorldPressPhoto

5 years

Photo of the Day | From ‘Lamu’ by #APJD member Khadija Farah ( @kmfarah , Kenya), about life in the Lamu archipelago in Kenya:

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Khadija M. Farah

@kmfarah

4 years

The way these Vogue covers are miles better than actual American Vogue covers...

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Khadija M. Farah

@kmfarah

4 years

For those who asked about framed options, we have those! Two more weeks to get a discounted print with the code ‘OTHERWISE?’ (If you know, you know). Thank you for your support!

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Khadija M. Farah

@kmfarah

4 years

Ambohidratrimo, Madagascar: Bebe Jeanne not only fed me three super tasty dishes, she was kind enough to be my guide to the famadihana ceremony a few villages (and hills) away.

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Khadija M. Farah

@kmfarah

4 years

Hi y’all! Selling prints once again. This time the cause is me... Yes, me. *whispers* “Pick me, choose me, love me.” For a limited time, use code FDT2020 for a wee discount. Thanks for the support!

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Khadija M. Farah

@kmfarah

5 years

I see many local photographers in Kenya suffer in frustrated silence. The talent is there. The hunger and drive is there. The support is woefully lacking. And honestly there’s only so much I can do by referring people for gigs given the fact that I don’t get enough anyway.

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Khadija M. Farah

@kmfarah

4 years

I really need to know how they expect people to practice social distancing in Kibera, Kawangware, Mathare, Dandora, Kayole etc. In each of these locations you have hundreds of thousands of people crowded together. How do you self isolate in a slum?

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Khadija M. Farah

@kmfarah

3 years

Went grocery shopping and came across Hakuna Banana, a “banana based non-dairy frozen dessert.” Who will tell them...

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Khadija M. Farah

@kmfarah

4 years

Self promo isn’t my thing and I’m so bad at recognizing work I’ve done but super proud of In Bibi’s Kitchen because it honestly took a VILLAGE. I can’t thank you all enough for the kind words and support. Here are some more pics from the project just because. ❤️

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Khadija M. Farah

@kmfarah

8 years

Sometimes I see a guy and just grab him by the beard. When you're a Muslim, they let you do it. #MuslimsReportStuff

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Khadija M. Farah

@kmfarah

5 years

Y’all no one is suing anyone. Just genuinely want to know if people with limited mobility need to show whether or not they can fly, @EmiratesSupport .

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Khadija M. Farah

@kmfarah

4 years

Angels from Africa and South America:

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Khadija M. Farah

@kmfarah

3 years

There’s tea but this ain’t it. 🤭

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Khadija M. Farah

@kmfarah

5 years

But although I am taking a break from photography, I promise not to stop fighting for your seat at the table.

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Khadija M. Farah

@kmfarah

5 years

Every time I read “just quit my job to freelance” I say a prayer the person somehow escapes the garbage us freelancers have to wade through before achieving some semblance of stability. There’s no blueprint to this life.

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Khadija M. Farah

@kmfarah

4 years

Remember those celebrities who were singing Imagine? What are they up to these days? Still imagining?

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Khadija M. Farah

@kmfarah

5 years

I credit conversations with @chiragwakaskar and others this week for replacing my feeling of being sick and tired with just being angry. This is not the first time I’ve spoken about representation in this field. It won’t be the last.

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Khadija M. Farah

@kmfarah

5 years

I give you my brother ( @MJayFarah ), highly melanated, #hajj ready. I love us for real. 📍Mecca, KSA

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Khadija M. Farah

@kmfarah

6 years

India, your architecture is everything! #fujifilm

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Khadija M. Farah

@kmfarah

5 years

I’m confused. I thought we were already done with J’s. Why are y’all still going there?

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Khadija M. Farah

@kmfarah

4 years

Happy Earth Day from Lewa. ❤️🌍🌱

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Khadija M. Farah

@kmfarah

4 years

Madaraka Day. Tell me what we are celebrating. Is it the brutal policing and state sanctioned murder of our people, especially the poor? Is it the continuous corruption & looting by government officials? Is it the tired political theatre we have to witness everyday? Which is it?!

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Khadija M. Farah

@kmfarah

6 years

On #WorldTourismDay , I give you my favorite places in my favorite country, Kenya.

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Khadija M. Farah

@kmfarah

5 years

Shout out to @womenphotograph for the data*

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Khadija M. Farah

@kmfarah

1 month

Making my way to Lamu (where I’m registered) because Lamu West MP Stanley Muthama, Lamu East MP Ruweida Obo, and Lamu Women Rep Muthoni Marubu all voted YES to that oppressive bill. The latter actually has a “free sanitary towels” program. Hilarious.

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Are we going to allow these MPs to be talking to us in public or? From now on wakae home or they be passing underground tunnels.

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@kmfarah

3 years

This Hashmi news has hit us hard. Please respect our privacy at this time. Thank you.

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Khadija M. Farah

@kmfarah

5 years

Retraced my hajj steps in a story on le website. I tried to be in depth with it for those not in the culture. If anything is not clear or I got some things wrong, please let me know In shaa Allah. May it be accepted from us, Ameen.

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Khadija M. Farah

@kmfarah

5 years

This year has been so crappy and yet so much good has happened for me. Alhamdulillah ala kulli haal. - Went to Hajj. Visited 10 countries. 2 road trips. 4 protests. 7 new clients. Produced some of my best work. Updated le website. Learned some new skills. Gave less fcks.

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@kmfarah

5 years

Clients who think paying for their photographer’s travel and accommodation is doing us a favor...

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Khadija M. Farah

@kmfarah

5 years

As a photographer with mad anxiety, I’m super proud to be getting better at the whole asking random people for their photos. Three dope people I met in Madagascar. Bebe Felicité, (honestly can’t remember the butcher’s name and that’s my bad), and effortlessly cool Luca.

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Khadija M. Farah

@kmfarah

4 years

Let me just say, there’s no way I’m going out and risking my life for free. None of us should. Also the wartime language surrounding coverage of this pandemic is disturbing and needs to go.

The New York Times

@nytimes

4 years

“This kind of story is why we all became journalists, no?” said one photojournalist now documenting a world transformed by the coronavirus. “I’d do the work for free if I had to.”

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@kmfarah

4 years

@JoshuaKissi Hi! Feels odd plugging myself but photojournalist from Kenya here selling prints at 🙌🏿

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Khadija M. Farah

@kmfarah

5 years

Some background: My gran was traveling with my aunt. She wasn’t assigned an emergency exit row seat (where you’d need to be physically able to open the emergency door) and had my aunt to aid her on the flight.

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Also, there’s the fact that of all the passengers I saw requiring wheelchair assistance, my aunt and grandmother were the only ones pulled aside and asked to show their mobility.

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Khadija M. Farah

@kmfarah

4 years

What’s irritating me most about these “we commit to doing better” statements is how marginalizing an entire demographic is framed as ignorance. Decades of erasure and non inclusion is NOT a mistake. It’s INTENTIONAL and systematic. No black square will make me think otherwise.

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Khadija M. Farah

@kmfarah

5 years

So my main concern, once the anger and my need to throw hands subsided, is whether this is common practice and how accessible @emirates actually is. Basically, is travel only for the abled?

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Khadija M. Farah

@kmfarah

5 years

A magical two days in Lewa. Shout out to @elewana ’s Kifaru House.

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@kmfarah

5 years

Anyway, mother dear wants me to take this down bc Somalis don’t want no trouble lol. But in conclusion: do better, @EmiratesSupport .

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Khadija M. Farah

@kmfarah

4 years

Did I mention that I’m selling prints to benefit #MutualAidKE ’s COVID-19 relief efforts? I’ve always wanted to embrace my inner influencer have a discount code so use PINCHECORONA for a surprise. If you’re able to buy a print, please do so. ❤️👇🏿

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Khadija M. Farah

@kmfarah

8 years

I silently judge you when you say 'pita bread' or 'chai tea latte.' #MuslimsReportStuff

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@kmfarah

4 years

No photo in Kenya could’ve done this? I’m sorry but...

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@kmfarah

5 years

I wasn’t taking any new assignments after hajj yknow in case I die in a tent fire or stampede. But I take it back. Shameless self promotion: I’m a documentary/travel photographer based in Kenya. Any editors out there who have jobs in the region post August, I’m available! iA

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@kmfarah

5 years

Can we talk about how The Gambia has taken Myanmar to court for its crimes against the Rohingya? Not the Arab countries who supposedly represent us. “Twenty-two years of a brutal dictatorship has taught us how to use our voice” - Abubacarr Tamadou, Gambia’s Justice Minister.

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Khadija M. Farah

@kmfarah

3 years

Update: I have reached these United States. Any editors want to hire me? 😬

Khadija M. Farah

@kmfarah

4 years

Dear news orgs, I’m a Kenyan photojournalist ready to get flown out to cover the ongoing political crisis and attempted coup at the US Capitol.

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