F. Michele Ramsey

F. Michele Ramsey boasts a diverse heritage, being both of Irish and Egyptian descent. She earned her BA in English and Comparative Literature from the American University in Cairo before pursuing a Master’s Degree in Education at George Mason University in the U.S.

Following the 2006 Israeli war on Lebanon, she went on to obtain an Executive Master’s at the Lebanese University in Beirut, focusing on Psychosocial Animation in War-torn Societies.

Her career spanned over a decade with the United Nations, leading her to reside in various locations. During the First Gulf War in 1991, while Iraq occupied Kuwait, she was situated in Jordan. Then, between 1995 and 1999, Ramsey resided in Gaza and the West Bank. Some of the incidents she witnessed while living there are detailed in her work, THE DOUBLE-EDGED SWORD.