the first story i wrote + photographed for THE NEW YORK TIMES made the front page of the international edition.
i’m overwhelmed.
read the digital version in the post below.
Category: human rights
my new story is up on THE NEW YORK TIMES here
written + photographed by me
thank you to all the brave people who gave me their time
in 2014, i debuted a collection of photographs from my work in YEMEN at an exhibition in the UAE.
to mark the occasion, i created a limited edition box set of prints, and planned to donate a portion of proceeds from both the large works and the boxes to a scholarship fund for a young girl i met while working in YEMEN the previous year.
ever since, i have been trying to find ways back to hand-deliver the funds, to volunteer, and to experience the county again.
however, the unending humanitarian crisis and war has blocked entrance for civilians, and made the personal donation impossible.
today, YEMEN faces a cholera outbreak that has infected over 1 million, a conflict that has displaced 2.7 million, and a humanitarian crisis (including rampant starvation) that has affected 21 million people.
as i have not been able to hand-deliver these funds to ensure their use for educational purposes, i have chosen instead to donate them to the INTERNATIONAL RESCUE COMMITTEE (IRC), an organization currently working in YEMEN to help people survive this crisis.
please join me HERE
“burmese days”, – GEORGE ORWELL
america, we stand in shame.
this is essential viewing.
i watch through tears, selfishly thinking of my own momma, as i’m reminded of institutionally supported injustices that have systematically dismantled communities of color.
what a crazy thought to be grateful she did not grow up in the US.
translation from TAMAZIGHT to english:
“all human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights. they are endowed with reason and conscience and should act towards one another in a spirit of brotherhood.”
– article 1 of the universal declaration of human rights, 1948
spending some time working with the women of tajikistan
https://youtu.be/MNAKsmwvacci recently had the honor of befriending this incredible human being, LOTEN NAMLING.
be on the look out for «tibetan warrior», a documentary about his journey, coming out this may .