Julia Margaret Bray (born 28 September 1952) is a British scholar of Oriental studies who specialises in Medieval to Early Modern Arabic literature.
She read Oriental Studies at St Hilda's College, Oxford, graduating with a Bachelor of Arts (BA) degree in 1974.
After working as an archivist, she studied for a Doctor of Philosophy (DPhil) degree at St Cross College, Oxford.
[7] Bray's research covers medieval Arabic literature (pre-1800), especially poetry, narrative and biography.
[8][9] As well as formal literary analysis of Classical Arabic literature,[9] she uses it as a source for the history of ideas, and to analyse social and cultural meanings.