Weam Namou
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Weam Namou

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Born in Baghdad to an ancient lineage called the Chaldeans (Neo-Babylonians who still speak Aramaic), Weam Namou is an Eric Hoffer award-winning author of 16 books, an international multi-award-winning filmmaker of two feature films, journalist, poet, and an Ambassador for the Authors Guild of America [Detroit Chapter] She is the Executive Director of the Chaldean Cultural Center, the founder of The Path of Consciousness, a spiritual and writing community, and Unique Voices in Films, a 501 (c)(3) nonprofit organization. Her book, The Great American Family: A Story of Political Disenchantment, won an Eric Hoffer Book Award and her feature documentary with the same title, which she wrote, produced, and directed, earned over a dozen international film awards and is now available on Amazon Prime. Her feature script “Pomegranate” was selected quarter-finalist by Francis Coppola’s Zoetrope. The film has so far won nearly 30 film awards from all around the world including France, Sweden, Amsterdam, Italy, India, Germany, New York, California, and elsewhere. Namou hosts a half-hour weekly TV show, and her essays, articles, and poetry have been published by national and international publications including World Literature Today Acumen [England], and the Transnational [Germany]. A keynote speaker, Namou has given readings, lectures, and workshops at numerous cultural and educational institutions. In 2012, Erootha, a local arts organization, honored her with an Outstanding Contributions to the Arts Award. After receiving a Bachelor's Degree in Communications from Wayne State University, Namou traveled the world as she studied fiction and memoir through various correspondence courses, poetry in Prague through the University of New Orleans, and screenwriting at MPI (Motion Picture Institute of Michigan). She learned of ancient philosophies from Indian and Native American teachers, and most recently, from internationally bestselling author and mystic Lynn V. Andrews.
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