Nujoom Al-Ghanem

Masa’a Al Jannah (The Night of Heaven) was Al-Ghanem's first book of poetry, which was published in 1989. The Night of Heaven gave her more of a reputation as a professional writer.

Al-Ghenam was inspired by other Arabian women poets such as Syrian poet, Saniyah Saleh, Emirati poets, Ousha the Poet and Sheikha Sana’a bint Mana Al Maktoum. She said, "“The majority of poets in our world are male, but quantity does not make quality". There are recurring themes in her poetry including patriotism, homesickness, sadness, death, human weakness, loss and the hardships that women go through each day. She is on the board of the International Prize for Arabic Fiction and is a regular participant in the Emirates Airline Festival of Literature.

Al-Ghanem's 2015 film Nearby Sky is a documentary about Fatima Ali Alhameli, the first Emirati women to have her camels be a part of local auctions and beauty pageants. According to Al-Ghanem, it was simple to convince Alhameli to join the film project. Both Nearby Sky and her earlier film Sounds Of The Sea have to do with an aging generation being nostalgic about their past. Nearby Sky won Best Non-Fiction Film at the Eleventh Dubai International Film Festival. The films Sounds of the Sea, The Young Fighter, and Amal and Hamama have also won awards. Her films have won local, regional, and international awards. Her films are based on people's lives and their emotions, but she is more focused on women as both characters and subjects. Al-Ghanem said, "People greatly inspire me: their world, stories, frustrations, hesitation, confusion, sadness, happiness, pain, passion" and "I search for those characters, learn about them and from them; I live with them and always try to enter their unknown world, explore the unspoken and find out about their special moments." She believes that film-making is a passion that brings change to society.

After completing one semester at a university in Al Ain, she became tired of her schooling so she decided to give up. She said of her schooling, "I felt like I couldn't breathe. I didn't like life in a dormitory. Every time I was in my dorm I thought of ways to escape." Later, she became the Head of Culture and Art Department For Dubai and Northern Emirates. After getting married, becoming a mother, and starting a career as a journalist, Al-Ghanem decided to travel to Ohio to study with her husband's support. She received a Bachelor's Degree in Video Production Ohio University in 1996 and later received a Masters in Film Production from Griffith University in Australia in 1999. Al-Ghanem said, "Opportunities are not free. You have always to work hard. You have to read, to teach yourself, to know about the world and to be very careful about what you publish".

Dr. Omnia Amin, a professor at Zayed University in Dubai, says this about al-Ghanem's poetry and work,"Nujoom al-Ghanem is one of the strongest modern Emirati poets who rose in the early 1980s in the Persian Gulf region. Her language is such that it permeates the soul with a rich and flavoured life experience that goes beyond the five senses".

Nujoom al-Ghanem (born 24 October 1962) is an Emirati poet and film director. She has published six poetry collections and has directed multiple films. Al-Ghanem is active in her community and now writes poetry full time.