Neeman Sobhan is an Italy-based Bangladeshi writer, poet and columnist. She teaches at the University of Rome, La Sapienza. Amongst her published works are: a collection of her columns An Abiding City: Ruminations from Rome (UPL); and anthology of short stories Piazza Bangladesh (Bengal Publications) and recently, a collection of poems, Calligraphy of Wet Leaves (BLB). She is presently working on her first novel, The Ninety-nine Names for Being).