Name Meaning & Origin
"Rawi(ya) (Arabic: راوية, meaning "female and male teller") is a collective of documentary photographers from the Middle East (West Asia and North Africa)"
Data last updated: 2025 SSA records
Rawi(ya) (Arabic: راوية, meaning "female and male teller") is a collective of documentary photographers from the Middle East (West Asia and North Africa). Today its members are Myriam Abdelaziz (New York City), Tamara Abdul Hadi (Beirut), Ghaith Abdul Hadad (Istanbul), Zied Ben Romdhane (Tunis), Laura Boushnak (Sarajevo), Tanya Habjouqa (East Jerusalem), and Tasneem Alsultan (Jubail). It is the first cooperative of its kind with that started as an all female photographer group from the Arab world and opened up to male members in 2016.
Rawi(ya) (Arabic: راوية, meaning "female and male teller") is a collective of documentary photographers from the Middle East (West Asia and North Africa). Today its members are Myriam Abdelaziz (New York City), Tamara Abdul Hadi (Beirut), Ghaith Abdul Hadad (Istanbul), Zied Ben Romdhane (Tunis), Laura Boushnak (Sarajevo), Tanya Habjouqa (East Jerusalem), and Tasneem Alsultan (Jubail). It is the first cooperative of its kind with that started as an all female photographer group from the Arab world and opened up to male members in 2016.
Life Path 5 — Freedom & Adventure: Versatile, curious, and love for exploration.
Root element "Rawiya" emerges in Multiple origins tradition, carrying the core meaning "Rawi(ya) (Arabic: راوية, meaning "female and male teller") is a collective of documentary photographers from the Middle East (West Asia and North Africa)".
Used in English literary and religious texts, spreading through cultural exchange.
Carried across regions through trade, religion, and migration. Multiple spelling variants develop.
Standardized in its current form. Continues to be used across multiple cultures worldwide.
A name used globally.
The Life Path number for Rawiya is 5, associated with Freedom & Adventure. Soul Urge: 11. Personality: 3.
Rawiya is Gender-Neutral. Based on US data, 50% male and 50% female.
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