Hanum's first screenwriting project was to adapt her novel 99 Cahaya di Langit Eropa (99 Lights in the European Sky).[1] Since then, she has penned scripts for several films, including Bulan Terbelah di Langit Amerika Parts 1 & 2 (2015–2016), Hanum Rangga: Faith and The City (2019), and I am Sarahza (2025).[2][3][4]
Career
Rais has a degree from the Faculty of Dentistry at Gadjah Mada University.[5] She has worked as a dentist as well as a television presenter and writer.[6] Co-authored with her husband Rangga Almahendra (id), the 2011 novel 99 Cahaya di Langit Eropa - and the film of the same name - is based on their life together, including a period living in Austria.[6] It deals with themes of migration and Islamophobia.[6] The 2013 collection Berjalan di Atas Cahaya was co-authored with Tutie Amaliah and Wardatul Ula.[7] It deals with social attitudes to Islam and how location can be a factor, for both those who practice the religion and those who do not.[7]
In 2018, she was accused by the Indonesian Dentists Association of breaking their ethical code by using social media to perpetuate misinformation about an alleged case of abuse, which turned out to be untrue.[8][9]
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