With a sharp unfiltered voice Najma Sharif built a platform of over 40,000+ followers across social media who trust her insights on popular media, culture, and everything in between.

Sharif has done it all, from interviewing your faves to shaping narratives for global brands. One thing is for certain: Sharif’s voice and work consistently stand out.

Sharif has lived in NYC, DC, Mexico City, and Athens, but Minnesota is always home.

When she's not writing, you'll find her traveling, sharing her experiences and opinions with her engaged audience. 

Sharif is currently working on her debut and she hosts a podcast called Inconvenient Taste, that explores taste, identity, culture, and creativity. 

Najma Sharif is represented by Connor Goldsmith @ Fuse Literary.

  • “An old world is dying, and a new one, kicking in the belly of its mother, time, announces that it’s ready to be born.”

    James Baldwin

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Selected Works

FULL PORTFOLIO AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST

Read Me

PROFILES , INTERVIEWS AND COVERS

Quinta talks Representation and World Domination

Media Muslims, and Movements Noor Tagouri profile - AMAKA STUDIO

POET WARSAN SHIRE ON WRITING TO REBEL- NET- A-PORTER

Alisha Boe Embraces her Rising Sign - Cultured Mag

Welcome to Marsai Martin’s universe - MIC

Noname and the fight to abolish prisons - Dazed

Aminé Profile - SoleDXB

Dua Saleh Is Your Angel and Your Devil - Paper Magazine

Vinson Fraley Is in Perpetual Motion - Highsnobiety

“The Real Magic Is In Person:” Noname’s Book Club Is Building Community Across The Country- Okayplayer

5 Photographers On Documenting Protests Through Their Own Lens - Atmos Mag

Cherrie Talks Staying True to Her Somali Roots on Sophomore Album ‘Araweelo’ - Highsnobiety

Halima Wants the Next Generation to Dream Big - Paper Magazine

'Jinn' Is a Remarkably Honest Portrait of Black Muslim Girlhood - Broadly

Araweelo Abroad Is the Website Creating a Safe Space for Somali Women - Teen Vogue

CULTURE AND CRITICISM

On bell hooks, a Black Woman Who Loved Us - Pop Sugar

5 Things President Biden Should Do For Black Women in His First 100 Days - Instyle

Why Luxury Must Ditch "Aspirational" To Survive- Jing Daily

Kanye West Does Not Have the Skills to Make America “Great” Again - Highsnobiety

How 'I Am Not A Witch' Powerfully Satirizes Oppression Against Women In Zambia - Shadow and Act

XXXTentacion's Alleged Abuse Should Not Be Forgotten - Teen Vogue

Megan Thee Stallion’s ‘Fever’ Is a Sexy, Palpable Joy to Behold - Highsnobiety

Leikeli47’s ‘Acyrlic’ Is a Powerful Dedication to the Transformative Black Woman - Highsnobiety

The hurdles and exploration that shaped Megan Thee Stallion’s Suga - The Fader

The Curious Case of Rapsody’s ‘Eve’ & Hip-Hop’s Contradictory Pedestal for Women - Okayplayer

Writers Reflect on Ms. Lauryn Hill’s ‘The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill’ - Tidal

SPIRITUALITY

What the Niqab Actually Means To Muslim Women - SOLE DXB

Ramadan in a pandemic helped me rethink my relationship with fasting — and God - NBC

An Examination Of The Islamic References In Jay Electronica’s ‘A Written Testimony’ - Okayplayer

BLACK, QUEER, AND MUSLIM: ON FAITH, SELF-CARE, AND IDENTITY - Nylon

An Ode to the Women Who Taught Me About Selflessness and Community - Lenny Letter


INTERNET CULTURE

5 SOMALI CREATIVES ON HOW SURVEILLANCE CULTURE SHAPES THEIR WORK - Nylon

For Women Who Wear Hijab, Finstas Can Be a Space to Let Loose Online - Broadly

How the Internet Became a Home for Displaced Somalis -Vice

FASHION

Michael Love Michael Drops New Video. Luxury, Take Notes - The Popular Times

Popular Luxury: How Telfar Perfected The It Bag - The Popular Times

Nemhasis’ Debut Single Explores Autonomy and Spotlights Industry Tokenism - The Popular Times

JIIJ Imagines a Sustainable, Inclusive Footwear Future - The Popular Times

Did We Really “Get” The Pyer Moss Couture Show? - The Popular Times

Is Gossip Girl 2.0 the Popular Luxury Gen Z Wants? - The Popular Times

Modest Fashion - Equality For Her

 

Print

Mizna SWANA Takeover - Lover Girl

Writers Pay Tribute to bell hooks - The Cut

Sole DXB - Protest Music

Hanif Abdulraqqib Interview - Reconstructed Mag Vol. 2

Halima Wants the Next Generation to Dream Big - Paper Magazine, Transformation Issue

Uncovering Online - Privacy & Perception Issue of Vice Magazine, created in collaboration with Broadly.

Muhammad Ali helped shape my identity as a Black Muslim Halal If You Hear Me anthology

'The Promise of Patriarchy: Women and the Nation of Islam” (Ula Yvette Taylor) Book Review - Bitch Media Devotion Issue

Press