Ali Ramadan Fadel is an Egyptian freelance writer and translator born in 1974. He holds a Master's degree in Education from the Institute of Arab Research and Studies in Cairo and has over 15 years of experience as an English language teacher and freelance translator. He is fluent in Arabic and English and has fair proficiency in Swahili. His areas of interest include reading, writing, international affairs, Islamic history, and secularization studies. He has authored or co-authored several books in various fields including encyclopedias, political books, educational books, novels, and books on religious violence. He has also published 18 articles on literary, philosophical, political and religious topics on an online forum.