Author: Rana Asfour

Karoline Kamel graduated from the Faculty of Arts and has been working as a journalist since 2007. Her first novel, Victoria, was published by Al-Karama Publishing House in 2022. Her articles have been published in various Arab newspapers, including Al-Shorouk, Al-Jarida (Kuwait), and Mada Masr. She has also published several short stories in Akhbar Al-Adab, Al Doha Magazine, and the London-based newspaper Al Hayat. She currently resides in Cairo. Her two passions are photography and raising cats.

Rana Asfour is the Managing Editor at The Markaz Review, as well as a freelance writer, book critic and translator. Her work has appeared in such publications as Madame Magazine, The Guardian UK and The National/UAE. She blogs at BookFabulous.com and chairs the TMR English-language BookGroup, which meets online the last Sunday of every month. She tweets @bookfabulous.