Najwa Najjar

She has won international awards.  Her work includes A Boy Called Mohamed, 2002; Quintessence of Oblivion, 2001; and Naim & Wadee’a 1999.  They Came from the East was shown at the European Academy Awards in Barcelona 2004. She recently completed her first short fiction film Yasmine’s Song, 2005. Her documentaries include Blue Gold, 2004, as well as a documentary on Islamic art and civilization made for PBS.