Manal Suleiman ShurafaManal Suleiman Shurafa, a Palestinian American, was born in Qatar in 1961 and raised in Libya. She graduated with a bachelor's degree in pharmacy from the University of Malta. Her work experience as a pharmacist was in Libya and the State of Kuwait. fter Iraq invaded Kuwait in 1991, she relocated to England for one year, then to Bucks County, PA. Currently she is an adjunct Arabic instructor. Manal enjoys traveling to experience different cultures. She has traveled to England and most of the Middle East and North Africa. She likes reading and crocheting and loves to spend time with her two boys.