Mayada Ibrahim

Mayada Ibrahim is an adjunct lecturer of Arabic at Hunter College. She received her BA in Comparative Literature from Queen Mary, University of London. She is a literary translator working between Arabic and English. Her translations have been published by Willows House in South Sudan, Foundry Editions, Dolce Stil Criollo, and 128 Lit. In 2025, she won the inaugural PEN Presents x International Booker Prize grant for her co-translation with Najlaa Eltom of Stella Gaitano's Ireme. She is also the managing editor at 52 Walker.