Born in Baghdad to an ancient lineanage called the Chaldeans (Neo-Babylonians who still speak Aramaic), Weam Namou immigrated with her family to the United States at age ten. She is a 2017-Eric Hoffer award winning author of 15 books and an internationally award-winning filmmaker. She is a journalist, filmmaker, and the executive director of the Chaldean Cultural Center, which houses the world's first and only Chaldean Museum. Namou's feature documentary, The Great American Family, won multiple international awards and her feature film, Pomegranate, is currently touring film festivals.

Namou received her Bachelor’s Degree from Wayne State University, studied fiction and memoir writing through various corresponding courses, poetry in Prague through the University of New Orleans and screenwriting at the Motion Picture Institute of Michigan. Her poetry, essays and articles have appeared in national and international journals. In 2012, she received an Outstanding Contributions to the Arts Award from Erootha, a local arts organization.

Affiliations: 
* Chaldean Cultural Center
*Authors Guild of America (ambassador - Detroit chapter)
 * National Association of Black Journalists (member)
* Arab America (ambassador)
* Pachamama Alliance (facilitator)
* Mesopotamian Art Forum