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Yumna Al-Arashi

Yumna Al-Arashi

Washington, D.C., USA

London-based artist, photographer, filmmaker and writer Yumna Al-Arashi was born to a Yemeni father and Egyptian mother and raised in the United States. Her work confronts her own struggles of identity and belonging as both a woman and a Muslim.


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The 99 Names of God 2018

Arab-American filmmaker Yumna Al-Arashi embraces the rhythmic rituals that have run alongside Islamic tradition throughout the centuries in this surreal and poetic short film. Piecing together old and new, Al-Rashi's dream-like imagery breathes fresh air to a subject hardly seen in positive light.


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Shedding Skin 2017

A beautiful intimate portrayal of Muslim women in a hammam.


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MONTAÑAS 2019

Bolivia's Climbing Cholitas - a group of indigenous women scaling the Andes Mountains, some of the highest peaks in the world. Shot in Bolivia for Vogue Latin America and Vogue Mexico's 20th anniversary cover story.


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