SCREENWRITER

Writing award-winning TV drama series and produced several documentaries which have been aired across the Middle East, Europe and the UK, and have featured in international film festivals, including “Beautiful Maidens – Hur Al Alain” for MBC, “Ma Malakat Aymankum – Your Rightful Disposal” for MBC, Abu Dhabi and Syrian Drama Channel – the series was also translated to Italian, and aired on SKY Itali. Both “Beautiful Maidens – Hur Al Alain” and “Ma Malakat Aymankum – Your Rightful Disposal” featured in the 17th Festival Cinema Africano, Asia E America Latina and were awarded multi international awards.

Other TV credentials include “Chiffon” for Oman Satellite Channel; Majan. “Killing the Jasmine” a three-part drama of “Renegades” series for LBC (Lebanon) and “Silence”, “Aziza of Baba Amr” and “Thullatun min al awwaleen” four-part dramas of “Under the Nation’s Sky” TV series for NBN.

The reality TV series “Dinana Tayoush” originally FITNAH for MBC Egypt, the film project; “Dhulm – Years of Torment” for the Libyan Ministry of Culture and Civil Society, “Sawa Ya Shabab – Together” film for the Syria Trust for Development and Syrian TV, and the feature film “Decaying and Vanishing”.

AWARDS

TV Credentials

MA MALAKAT AYMANKUM (YOUR RIGHTFUL DISPOSAL)

Series Author & Scriptwriter | TV Drama Series 30 episodes x 50 mins | MBC | SKY Italia | ART

The series tackles Arab women’s strife for gender equality and freedom in the Middle East.

The series was awarded Best Drama Script (2010), Jordan Award (2010), Artist Achievement Award (2011), Damascus Days of Artistic Innovation’s Award (2016) and was also nominated for Adonia Award (2010).

HUR AL ALAIN (BEAUTIFUL MAIDENS)

Series Author & Scriptwriter | TV Drama Series 30 episodes x 50 mins | MBC | Abu Dhabi | Syrian TV

The series tells the story of five Arab families living in Saudi Arabia and the terrorist militants’ scheming to blow their compound up.

The series featured in the 17th Festival Cinema Africano, Asia E America Latina.

DINANA TAYOUSH (FITNAH)

Series Author & Original Idea Scriptwriter | Reality TV Series 30 episodes x 50 mins | MBC Egypt

A reality TV show exploring young Muslims’ religious views (liberal/conservative). The show sees English and Middle Eastern teenagers trade places between England and Egypt to see if it changes their religious outlooks.

CHIFFON

Series Author & Scriptwriter | TV Drama Series 30 episodes x 50 mins | Majan TV

The series explores the journey of a group of Arab teenagers who are caught up in a circle of political and social turmoil which made them grow up fast to a struggle searching for freedom each in his own way.

KILLING THE JASMINE (RENEGADES)

Author & Scriptwriter | TV Drama Series 3 episodes x 50 mins | LBC TV

The story of Arab family in London whose life has been affected by 7/7 London bombings. The message of the film is that even Muslims are victims of terrorism. Um Yassin, the mother makes a public plea, urging Muslims to unite against terrorism after she lost her son in the attack.

SILENCE (UNDER THE NATION’S SKY)

Author & Scriptwriter | TV Drama Series 3 episodes x 50 mins | Talaqi TV | NBN TV

A three-part drama which tackles the fear of Syrians to voice their political views. It highlights the journey of a Syrian middle-class woman who goes from complete fear to voice her views about what is happening in Syria, into a strong opinionated woman who chooses to stay in Damascus.

AZIZA OF BABA AMR (UNDER THE NATION’S SKY)

Author & Scriptwriter | TV Drama Series 4 episodes x 50 mins | Talaqi TV | NBN TV

A four-part drama which highlights the rising of jihadist fundamentalism in Syria. It follows the journey of three Arab jihadists to Syria who cross paths with a Syrian family from Homs who flees to the refugee camp in Jordan.

THULLATUN MIN AL AWWALEEN (UNDER THE NATION’S SKY)

Author & Scriptwriter | TV Drama Series 4 episodes x 50 mins | Talaqi TV | NBN TV

A three-part drama which title is based on a verse from the Quran “a group of those (foremost) will be from the first generations (who embraced Islam)”. It highlights the atrocities of the Islamist groups in Aleppo by using Islam to suppress the aspiration of Syrians for democratic Syria.

SAWA YA SHABAB – TOGETHER

Scriptwriter & Producer | Documentary 34 min x Season 1 & 2 | Syrian TV

A two-season docudrama film produced to raise awareness of the Syrian youth for business entrepreneurship. It was filmed in Damascus and Aleppo following the stories of Syrian entrepreneurs who were supported by the Syrian Trust scheme to start their own business.