Abdelrahman is a translator of Arabic literature
into English. After working for more than 16 years in the
information technology industry, she changed careers and
joined the Emirates Literature Foundation to pursue
her interest in books and promoting reading. She
discovered her passion for translation during her time at
the Foundation, where she worked as Programme
Manager, and later Head of Education and Publishing.
Abdelrahman has published translations in ArabLit
Quarterly, The Common and The Markaz Review and is
the translator of Out of Time, a short story collection
by iconic Palestinian author Samira Azzam. Her latest
translation is best-selling Kuwaiti writer Bothayna Al-
Essa’s satirical novel The Book Censor’s Library, which
she co-translated with Sawad Hussain.