Asmaa Abdallah is associate editor at the Cairo Review of Global Affairs.  She holds a BA in English Literature from Cairo University and an MA in English and Comparative Literature from the American University in Cairo. Her writing has appeared in Egypt Independent, Ahram Weekly, Jadaliyya, Enigma Magazine and the Arabic Literature in English Blog. She has also contributed to the translation of the winner works of Beirut 39, published by Bloomsbury in 2010.