About me …
Ibtihaj Al Harthi grew up in Muscat but experienced the best moments of her life during the summers in her small village in the Al Sharqiya region of Oman. In school, she partnered with her best friend and created their first comic book, which was a hit among their classmates. Despite earning two degrees in Education, she discovered her love for art and went on to complete an MFA in Illustration from the Academy of Art University in 2015. Currently, she works as an artist and author in Muscat.
Ibtihaj began drawing for children's books as a hobby and later expanded her passion to writing her own books. She authored "Mah and Me," a winner of the Itisalat Children's Books Award for the best text, along with "Who Am I?" She has also illustrated numerous picture books, including "Tales From Jabal Al Alhdhar," "The Boy and the Sea," and many others.
Currently, she is working on her first graphic novel, "Hans my Hedgehog" by the Brothers Grimm, with an Omani setting and a few plot twists.