Omar Khalifa is a writer and researcher, currently serving as a professor of Arabic literature at Georgetown University in Qatar. His academic journey includes a bachelor's and master's degree in Arabic language and literature from the University of Jordan, followed by a Ph.D. in Middle Eastern Studies from Columbia University in New York. Khalifa's literary contributions include a collection of short stories published in 2010 and a novel released in 2020, alongside an academic work exploring Nasser in the Egyptian imaginary.
Traces, contextualizes, and analyses the making of the late President of Egypt, Gamal Abdel Nasser's image(s) in creative productions including novels, short stories, autobiographies and film.