Ms. Faridi joined the American University in Dubai in December 2006. Before joining AUD, Ms. Faridi worked at an interior design firm in Dubai, where she was responsible for the organization and classification of company information. She also has experience with indexing and cataloging in special libraries in Iran.

Ms. Faridi is a graduate student in Information and Library Studies at the Aberdeen Business School. Her studies include Information Retrieval, Information Management, Information Studies, Technical Services, Resource Management, Reference & Inquiry Services, Research Methods and Fieldwork placement.