Dr Mai Yamani was born in Cairo during the Suez war. Yamani’s mother, Laila Suliman Faidhi, is from Mosul, Iraq and her father, Ahmed Zaki Yamani, is from Mecca, Saudi Arabia. She is author of several books including Changed Identities: The Challenge of the New Generation in Saudi Arabia and Cradle of Islam: The Hijaz and the Quest for an Arabian Identity.

Dr Mai Yamani was born in Cairo during the Suez war. Yamani’s mother, Laila Suliman Faidhi, is from Mosul, Iraq and her father, Ahmed Zaki Yamani, is from Mecca, Saudi Arabia. She is author of several books including Changed Identities: The Challenge of the New Generation in Saudi Arabia and Cradle of Islam: The Hijaz and the Quest for an Arabian Identity.

Dr Mai Yamani was born in Cairo during the Suez war. Yamani’s mother, Laila Suliman Faidhi, is from Mosul, Iraq and her father, Ahmed Zaki Yamani, is from Mecca, Saudi Arabia. She is author of several books including Changed Identities: The Challenge of the New Generation in Saudi Arabia and Cradle of Islam: The Hijaz and the Quest for an Arabian Identity.