 With her sister, Dalal Khalifa, she was one of the first two novelists to publish work in Qatar.Her first novel, "al-Ubur ila al-haqiqa" ("Passage to Truth"), was written in 1987, and was followed by "Ahlam al-bahr al-qadima" ("The Old Dreams of the Sea"), written in 1990; both were published in 1993.Her third novel, "Fi intizar al-safira" ("Waiting for the Whistle"), was published the following year.