Ala' Younis is an artist and a curator, who worked as an assistant director at Darat al Funun from 2006-2009, and as artistic director from 2010-2011.

Research forms a big part of her practice, as do curating, collaborations, film, and book projects. She is co-founder of the non-profit publishing initiative Kayfa’ta. She had her first solo exhibition at Darat al Funun in 2009.