Deema Al Alami

Deema Al Alami is an educator, reading advocate, and children's book author dedicated to fostering a love of reading in every family. Through her Instagram pages @deema_al_alami and @oh.thebooks, , she recommends the best children’s books in both English and Arabic, shares literacy tips, and conducts workshops for parents, caregivers, and teachers on nurturing readers. Deema recently launched the 'From Mother to Author' Master Program @mothertoauthor, aimed at supporting aspiring Arab children’s book authors to become published authors, driven by her passion to enrich Arabic children’s literature. She produced and self-published the book ‘48 Stories of Exile from Palestine,’ gifting the 5,000 copies of the first edition to the Palestinian Children’s Relief Fund, enabling them to collect almost $250,000 in donations. She is also a co-author of two best-selling Arabic children’s books, 'Min Balad Osmoh Falasteen' ("From A Country Called Palestine") and one of the first body safety books in Arabic, 'Hatha Jismi La Talmasni' ("This is my Body, Don’t Touch Me") for 0–6-year-olds. Deema also co-founded the #AlalamiBookClub, with over 750 members, to promote adult reading for pleasure. With over 16 years of experience in education and an MA in Education from King's College London and a BA in Elementary Education from the American University of Beirut, she has held multiple leadership roles in education reform projects across the MENA region, working with organizations such as USAID and Ministries of Education. Most recently, she served as Vice President at GEMS Education for over seven years before dedicating herself full-time to promoting literacy.