Mariama Wurie Blog - photo essays, mood boards & pure rants as op-eds

Cole Street — The Urgency of Sierra Leonean Fine Dining

Photos by Amelia Martyn-Hemphill In the traditional community of Murray Town, nestled between the Atlantic and Freetown’s hectic city...

Abidjan est le plus doux au monde, même Paris connaît

Côte d'Ivoire or the Ivory Coast's second capital, its economic capital-- Abidjan, has art infused in its walls, streets, waterfronts and...

Labrum London brings the curiosity of migration to Sierra Leone's Toma Boutique

Sierra Leone, akin to any coastal nation with a complex history of trade and cross-cultural marriage, is home to a multitude of fashion,...

Retracing Jeneba— Moving Sierra Leone's documentary culture from advocacy to artivism

I sat down with Jospeh Kaifala to learn about Sierra Leone’s film history. I was vaguely familiar, and not well versed. My personal...

When Does It Stop? — Forbes Contributor Allegedly Plagiarises Senegalese Author

I’ve been writing for as long as I can remember, but at 27 I became a journalist at the BBC last year when my work was finally discovered...

7 Life Changing Spaces for London Creatives

In no particular order, here are 7 of the most life changing spaces I've experienced in London, that have expanded my horizons and made...

5 Things Being a University of the Arts London Grad Student Taught Me

Central Saint Martins' Memuna Barrie Reminds Us that All Shapes and Sizes are Beautiful

I've never been one for the fashion industry. In fact, growing up I often argued with friends that it was a shallow world with no...

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