Visual Storytelling, Memory and Afghanistan with Moska Najib

In this episode of Field Notes, the Sussex Anthropology Podcast, Dr Syeda Sana Batool, Assistant Professor of Visual Anthropology at University of Sussex speaks with Moska Najib, a writer, photographer, editor and communications professional whose work moves across journalism, multimedia production, visual storytelling and public communication. Born in Afghanistan and educated in India and Switzerland, Moska reflects on how movement, exile and diaspora have shaped her understanding of identity, belonging and narrative responsibility.The conversation explores what visual storytelling can hold that conventional reporting often misses: memory, texture, ambiguity, dignity and the quieter afterlives of conflict. Moska speaks about Afghanistan beyond the dominant frames of war, crisis and geopolitics, asking what it means for Afghans to tell their own stories and why narrative ownership matters.The episode also discusses the ethics of representation, the role of photography in producing knowledge differently, and Moska’s recent work as part of the Afterlives of Non-Muslim Asia project, including the visual strand Belonging Flexibly.You can explore Moska Najib’s visual work from the project here: Belonging Flexibly