Dr. Zaher Alajlani, Ph.D., is a Syrian fiction author, researcher, and translator based in Cluj-Napoca, Romania, and Athens, Greece. He is the author of four short story collections in English and one in Arabic. His fiction and essays have appeared in numerous international journals and anthologies.

His stories, "Saint Catalina" and "Veorica" were nominated for the Pushcart Prize. 

Zaher also contributed to No More Haunted Dolls, a collaborative volume that critically examines horror tropes in literature, film, and video games. The book was nominated for the Bram Stoker Award for Superior Achievement in Long Non-Fiction. 

He holds a BA in English Literature and Language from Damascus University; an MA in English Culture, Literature, and Ideology from the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens; an MA in Communication from the University of Indianapolis; and a Ph.D. in Literature from Babeș-Bolyai University of Cluj-Napoca. 

His research interests include morality, religion, meaning, mad science, Jungian archetypes, and early modern horror literature. Zaher speaks English, Arabic, Romanian, and Greek. 

In his spare time, he enjoys running and playing video games.