When Palms Are Revealed

This biography encourages us to trace the path of a mercury dot, that kept rolling before the author's eyes over the years. Starting from elementary school, she moved to Qatar University, where she had her first experiment with this radioactive element, then to Cairo, where she completed her studies and interacted with literature, theater, and art halls. The mercury dot, which travelled between the times and places, urges us to keep up with the author's life rich of thorough experiences, until her enthusiastic return to work and scientific researches in her home country. A biography full of personal exploratory during contemporary events, conflicts, and political transitions in Qatar and the Arab world. It is a path fascinated by the features of creativity, ambition, and devotion towards progression, and the detailed years enriching the biography of an author deserved to be read.