Mary-Jane Deeb, the retired Chief of the African and Middle Eastern Division at the Library of Congress, in Washington DC, holds a PhD in International Relations from the Johns Hopkins University School of Advanced International Studies. Owing to her professional distinction, she has received numerous awards and was inducted into The Johns Hopkins Society of Scholars in 2022. She was the Editor of The Middle East Journal, published widely in her field of Middle Eastern studies, and has taught at the universities of Georgetown, George Washington and at American University in Washington DC.