Born in Cairo, in 1986, Fatma Asiel holds a BSc in Computer Science in 2008, excellent grade with honors. She was a teacher for three years, then turned to writing and translation. Currently, she is a freelance editor for some Arabic sites and magazines, and she studies translation at the American University in Cairo. She is fond of reading, specifically scientific fields, and her favorites are the marvels of nature, animals, plants, astronomy and geology, and human body.