Noha Shaath Ismail was born in Palestine in 1942 and spent her childhood and young adult years in Alexandria, Egypt. She attended private British schools in Alexandria, and graduat...view moreNoha Shaath Ismail was born in Palestine in 1942 and spent her childhood and young adult years in Alexandria, Egypt. She attended private British schools in Alexandria, and graduated from the University of Alexandria with a Bachelor's degree in English Literature. She came to the United States for graduate studies where she acquired a Master's Degree in Library Science from Drexel University in Philadelphia.
She immigrated to the U.S. with her husband and two young children in 1970, and spent her entire career with The Hennepin County Library System in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
Noha Shaath Ismail is currently retired and lives with her husband in Fort Myers, Florida and Cincinnati, Ohio.view less