Dr. Abeer Fahim is a remarkably exceptional individual. Her name has become synonymous with the intersection between academia and social media. She is admired by hundreds of thousands of people around the world and her popularity is spreading rapidly.
Academia
Having attained numerous accolades in her field, Dr. Fahim is an expert in English and Literature. Her academic achievements include, but are not limited to, a Bachelor of Arts Degree in English Literature, a Master of Arts Degree in English Literary Studies and a PHD in American Literature. Her two latest degrees were awarded by the University of Durham in England. She is currently an Assistant Professor at Abu Dhabi Polytechnic, Abu Dhabi—UAE.
Dr. Fahim has been making a positive mark in the world of academia for many years. She has shared her knowledge at scholarly functions hosted by Harvard University, Oxford University, Dartmouth College and Durham University.
Her devotion to academia is reflected in almost everything she does, and this has played a significant role in the success she has experienced so far. It is this devotion that has motivated her to dedicate a great portion of her time to academic pursuits. One example of this dedication to academia is seen in her exploration of the linkages between narrative medicine and postmodern American fiction— an exploration that took place in the summer of 2017, which she spent as a visiting scholar at St. John’s College, Oxford University.
She is an excellent public speaker, a trait that has been proven through her numerous successful speaking engagements, including her 2017 TedX Talk which was entitled ‘Reading and the Narratives of Life’.
Published Work
Dr. Fahim’s novel Her Seven Days in Bali, which was published in 2019, has attracted rave reviews. Readers laud her literary prowess with statements such as ‘amazing’ and ‘beautiful’. The novel itself appeals to readers around the world because it explores a journey of self-awareness and improvement. As one captivated reader puts it, it is ‘self-help in a story’. Consequently readers around the world have been inspired to heal and improve themselves through the novel.
But this global motivator doesn’t stop at using her creative writing skills to entertain and empower others, she also employs digital platforms to deliver inspirational and life changing literary art. Her Instagram page is dedicated to using words to inspire and uplift others. On this page she posts encouraging and inspirational thoughts, quotes and poems penned by her. These words are changing the lives of her fans and admirers, a group that currently exceeds 32, 000 on Instagram and 147,000 on Facebook (on her inspirational platform “Juliet Turns the Page”) and is constantly growing. Her readers can’t wait for the completion and release of her current works-in-progress ‘Stars in the Wrong Sky’ and ‘The Glass Will Always be Half Empty’.
Dr. Abeer Fahim’s impact has been simply splendid so far, and this gifted writer and speaker is poised to captivate more people around the world as she continues to treat the public with her literary journey.
