Nujoom Alghanem, an Emirati artist, poet, and multi-award-winning film director, was born in Dubai in 1962. She has published eight poetry collections and produced approximately twenty films, including short fiction, short documentaries, art films, and seven feature-length documentaries, which have garnered local, regional, and international recognition. Nujoom is the founder of Nahar Productions, a film production company based in Dubai, and also works as a professional trainer and mentor in filmmaking, art, and creative writing. Her poems have been translated into various languages, such as Spanish, German, French, Turkish, Italian, Macedonian, Greek, and Urdu.
Nujoom Alghanem: Traversing the artistic landscape
Erica Flynn, Magzoid Magazine, April 11, 2023