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Ismail Einashe @ismaileinashe.bsky.social · Jun 20

In honour of #WorldRefugeeDay, I made a film for Tate exploring how art can help us understand forced migration. The film is inspired by my book "Strangers" by Tate Publishing, which examines migration through the lens of art.
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Tate on Instagram: "‘To cross borders, to board dinghies, and to survive perilous journeys, these aren’t only acts of survival but acts of the imagination, and as art shows us, imagination knows no bo...

306 likes, 6 comments - tate on June 19, 2025: "‘To cross borders, to board dinghies, and to survive perilous journeys, these aren’t only acts of survival but acts of the imagination, and as art shows...

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Rory Peck Trust @rorypecktrust.bsky.social · May 15

Congratulations to our alum @ismaileinashe.bsky.social‬ a Knight-Wallace Journalism Fellow at the University of Michigan! 👏

Ismail Einashe @ismaileinashe.bsky.social · May 9

I’m thrilled to be a 2025–26 Knight-Wallace Journalism Fellow at the University of Michigan. I’ll be examining migration reporting by exploring the intersection of the science of trauma and the various creative forms journalists can use in their storytelling. Let's go!
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Meet 2025-2026 Knight-Wallace Journalism Fellows

This cohort of 18 journalists will join us in the fall and spend an academic year tackling individual journalism projects and pursuing solutions to help newsrooms respond to today's challenges. Meet t...

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Ismail Einashe @ismaileinashe.bsky.social · May 9

I’m thrilled to be a 2025–26 Knight-Wallace Journalism Fellow at the University of Michigan. I’ll be examining migration reporting by exploring the intersection of the science of trauma and the various creative forms journalists can use in their storytelling. Let's go!
tinyurl.com/39hky8nd

Meet 2025-2026 Knight-Wallace Journalism Fellows

This cohort of 18 journalists will join us in the fall and spend an academic year tackling individual journalism projects and pursuing solutions to help newsrooms respond to today's challenges. Meet t...

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Ismail Einashe @ismaileinashe.bsky.social · Apr 22

Join us for a conversation on art, migration, and identity in London, Thursday 1 May. Inspired by my book STRANGERS by Tate Publishing, I’ll be in conversation with Gilane Tawadros, Ornella Mutoni, and @louisebenson.bsky.social. Free to attend but sign up via this link.
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Ismail Einashe @ismaileinashe.bsky.social · Feb 12

My piece for @theguardian.com is about my arrival in London as a child refugee—discovering a strange new world and taking joy in custard cream biscuits, yum yum doughnuts, and 90s pop legends East 17. www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...

A moment that changed me: I arrived in London as a child refugee — and discovered a strange new world

The city sometimes felt achingly lonely. But after seeing my first escalator, trying salt and vinegar crisps and watching an East 17 video on repeat, I began to find my way

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Ismail Einashe @ismaileinashe.bsky.social · Dec 30

My latest story for BBC News looks at how climate change is threatening Kenya’s celebrated coffee industry. Kenyan farmers are grappling with rising temperatures, erratic rainfall, pests, and diseases. Photos by Kate Stanworth. Thanks to @journalismfund.bsky.social
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Kenya coffee: Farmers face the double whammy of poor pay and climate change

Growers find that the changing climate is having a big impact on the size of their harvests.

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Ismail Einashe @ismaileinashe.bsky.social · Dec 7

Good morning from Palermo.

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Ismail Einashe @ismaileinashe.bsky.social · Dec 2

My latest piece for BBC News is about a striking new exhibition by Nairobi-based art collective Kairos Futura, which has been working to reimagine some of the city’s more dystopian elements into a vision of utopia—or at least explore how that might be achieved.
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Kenya art: Creatives imagine a new utopia for Nairobi

Creatives in Nairobi unleash their imaginations in an effort to inspire a new future for the city.

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Ismail Einashe @ismaileinashe.bsky.social · Nov 28

Thank you Daniel

Ismail Einashe @ismaileinashe.bsky.social · Nov 28

Thank you Abdi

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Ismail Einashe @ismaileinashe.bsky.social · Nov 28

Hi folks! 👋🏾 It’s great to be here.

I’m a journalist and writer based in London, though you’ll often find me in Nairobi or Palermo. I write a lot about migration, borders, trauma, art, and more.

For more info on my work and books or to get in touch, visit my website. www.ismaileinashe.com

Ismail Einashe

Ismail Einashe is an award-winning journalist and writer. He has written for The Guardian, BBC News, The Sunday Times, NPR, Frieze, Foreign Policy and The Nation, among many others.

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