Emirati writer, poet and film director.

She is a founding partner and director of Nahar Productions since 2009. She is a member of the Board of Trustees of the International Prize for Arabic Fiction, a member of the jury of the Luxor Arab and European Film Festival in 2016, a member of the Board of Directors of the Abu Dhabi Authority for Culture and Heritage, and was chosen as a member of the short film jury of the Aswan International Women’s Film Festival in February 2017.

She worked in the field of journalism, media and cinema training, and held the position of Director of New Media at Emirates Media Corporation between 1999 and 2006, Head of Human Resources at Emirates Media Inc between 2000 and 2004, and Training Coordinator at Abu Dhabi TV between 1999 and 2002.

She was also the Head of the Culture and Arts Department in Dubai and the Northern Emirates offices at Al Ittihad Newspaper between 1991 and 1999, a journalist for the same newspaper between 1986 and 1991, an editor and presenter on radio and television between 1985 and 1986, and a journalist for Al Fajr Newspaper between 1980 and 1982.

She published her first poetry collection, entitled “Evening of Heaven” in 1989, and then published: “Crimes” in 1991, “Travelers” in 1996, “Manazil Al-Jalnar” in 2000, “No Description of What I Am in” in 2005, and “Angels of Distant Longings” in 2008.

She also directed a number of films, including: “Close Sky” in 2015, “The Voice of the Sea” in 2015, “Red Blue Yellow” in 2013, “Hope” in 2011, “Dove” in 2010, “The Disciple” in 2008, “Between Two Banks” in 1999, “Ice Cream” in 1997, and “The Garden” in 1997.

She won the Grand Prize at the Ismailia International Film Festival for Documentary and Short Films in the Feature Documentary category on April 18, 2018 for her film “Sharp Tools”, the First Place Award in the Feature Documentary category at the Gulf Film Festival in 2016, and the Best Documentary Award at the Gulf Film Festival in 2011 for her documentary film “Hamama”.

She holds a Master’s degree in Film Production in 1999 from Griffith University in Australia, and a Bachelor’s degree in Video Production in 1996 from Ohio University in the United States of America.