Angham A. Abdullah was born in Iraq and is a PhD student at the Centre for Women’s Studies at the University of York in the UK.  She earned a BA in translation from Mosul University of Iraq in 1986 and an MA in English literature from Mosul University of Iraq in 1991.  She has worked as an assistant lecturer in English literature and language in Iraq, Yemen, Jordan, and Oman, and has translated work in a variety of disciplines.