Yumna Al-Arashi is a London-based photographer, filmmaker, writer and lecturer. Born to a Yemeni father and Egyptian mother, she was raised in the United States, where she studied Social Inquiry at The New School in New York City. Her work has received support from Tribeca Film Festival, The National Portrait Gallery, The US Department of State Office of Art in Embassies, The Magnum Foundation, Photoville, The International Center for Photography, National Geographic, NOWNESS, The Arab Fund for Arts and Culture (AFAC), and the International Women's Media Foundation (IWMF).