khulud khamis is a Palestinian writer and activist, born to a Slovak mother and a Palestinian father. She holds a Master’s degree in English Literature from the University of Haifa and works in the field of social change. She is a member of the feminist organization Isha L’Isha—Haifa Feminist Center. She lives in Haifa with her daughter. Haifa Fragments is her first novel. khulud publishes some of her writings on her blog at: www.HaifaFieldnotes.blogspot.com.