When Palms are Revealed

This biography encourages us to trace the path of a mercury dot, thatkept rolling before the author's eyes over the years. Starting from elementaryschool, she moved to Qatar University, where she had her first experiment withthis radioactive element, then to Cairo, where she completed her studies andinteracted with literature, theater, and art halls. The mercury dot, whichtravelled between the times and places, urges us to keep up with the author'slife rich of thorough experiences, until her enthusiastic return to work andscientific researches in her home country. A biography full of personalexploratory during contemporary events, conflicts, and political transitionsin Qatar and the Arab world. It is a path fascinated by the features ofcreativity, ambition, and devotion towards progression, and the detailed yearsenriching the biography of an author deserved to be read.