She obtained a bachelor's degree in translation and interpretation from AUST in Beirut.
She then obtained an M.F.A in literary translation and a Ph.D. in comparative literature and cultural studies.
[1] Fares has translated novels, short stories, and poetry from Arabic to English.
Her contributions on literature theory and cultural studies include Brave New World: Critical Insights (Salem Press, 2014).
[11] and Inclusion and Exclusion: Arab Immigrants and Belonging in Europe [9], AUC Press, Constructions of Masculinity in the Middle East and North Africa: Literature, Film, and National Discourse.