Anbara Salam is an academic and writer with expertise in Middle Eastern Studies. She holds a PhD from St Antony's College, Oxford, where her research focused on the history of ideas in the Arab world. As an author, she is known for her work in fiction, including her debut novel "Belladonna" published in 2020, which is a historical coming-of-age story set in an Italian convent. Her novels often intertwine her academic background and cultural insights with explorative narratives about human relationships and personal transformation.