How This Narratively Editor is Tackling The Journalism World While Being a Nomad

Farah Mohammed on freelancing, traveling the world (and getting grounded) and what it’s like being a woman of color in journalism.

We pride ourselves on having a diverse network of contributors from around the world at Narratively, and one of the most global people we work with is our contributing editor Farahnaz Mohammed. Farah has edited articles on all kinds of topics, from the secret life of a cam girl to Paris’ spiritual scammers, all while working remotely from wherever she has internet access. Farah has studied in Argentina, Scotland, the U.S. and Canada, and taught English in Hong Kong. She’s spent time in New York as a grant recipient from the Knight-VICE Innovators Fund, led a startup in Berlin and London, and attended conferences in Denmark and Mexico City. Currently based in Kingston, Jamaica, she’s also the editor-in-chief of (the coincidentally similar-named) Narrative Muse, a site that highlights the work of non-binary and female authors and creators. Farah’s own writing has appeared in publications including JSTOR Daily, Quartz and HuffPost.

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