Fatima Khalifé, an American Lebanese writer, has two Bachelor degrees in "Nursing Sciences" and "Clinical Psychology". She worked for 5 years as a “Scrub Nurse” at the European Heart Center in Leba...view moreFatima Khalifé, an American Lebanese writer, has two Bachelor degrees in "Nursing Sciences" and "Clinical Psychology". She worked for 5 years as a “Scrub Nurse” at the European Heart Center in Lebanon, and 2 years as a "Nurse Clinical Instructor" at the Lebanese University. She published a novel, in Arabic, titled “Idea, Rope and Scissors” criticizing extremism and violence and calling for peaceful coexistence.
She is a mother of two kids (12 and 8 years old) and believes in spending valuable time with your youngsters to help develop their personality and build their self-confidence.
Deema is an 8 years old girl, born in Michigan. She worked on this book when she was 5 years old and she attracted her teachers' attention by her ability to easily express herself by writing and drawing at an early age. Deema loves spending most of her time with her parents and her big brother Ali who is a big fan and contributor to this book. Deema's best time is when she sits in her grandpa's atelier, a calligrapher and artist, and plays with his brushes and pens.view less