Alaa Al-Eryani
Yemeni filmmaker, photographer, writer, feminist activist
About Alaa Al-Eryani
Born 1990. Alaa Al-Eryani is a Yemeni writer, film director and activist.
Alaa Al-Eryani (born 1990) is a filmmaker, photographer, writer, and feminist activist from Yemen.
Life Born in Egypt, Al-Eryani was brought up in Sanaa. After gaining a degree in digital film and television from Limkokwing University, she returned to Yemen in 2012. In April 2013 Al-Eryani founded the Yemeni Feminist Movement, a project on Facebook and Twitter, and has subsequently faced threats for her promotion of women's rights.
In 2013 Al-Eryani was one of the first to write on the case of Nada al-Ahdal, the ten-year-old girl who uploaded a short YouTube video complaining that she was being forced into a marriage contract. She emphasised the difference in attitudes between rural and urban areas:
Filmography Al-Eryani has directed two short films, Insight (2011) and Broken (2016).
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Who is Alaa Al-Eryani?
Yemeni filmmaker, photographer, writer, feminist activist
When was Alaa Al-Eryani born?
Alaa Al-Eryani was born in 1990.
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Alaa Al-Eryani is a writer, film director and activist.
What nationality is Alaa Al-Eryani?
Alaa Al-Eryani is Yemeni.
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