Eman Al Nafjan holds a BA in English and worked as a school teacher before moving on to becoming a university teaching assistant. She was granted a scholarship for an MA in Teaching English as a Foreign Language from Birmingham University, UK.
After completing the MA, she taught Pre-med English at a university in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Currently she is working towards a PhD candidacy in Linguistics.
Since February 2008, she has been writing the 'Saudiwoman's Weblog' (saudiwoman.wordpress.com), a blog on Saudi issues regarding human rights with a focus on women. She also comments on social and cultural issues of her country. Al Nafjan lives in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.