A writer and qanun player with a diploma in art therapy. She received her PhD in Gulf Studies from the Arab and Islamic Studies Institute at the University of Exeter in the United Kingdom and a Master's degree in Middle Eastern Studies from the University of Arizona in the United States. Her writings are primarily about culture and the arts, with numerous publications in journals and newspapers including Al-Turath, Music Research Journal, Alettihad, Al-Khaleej, and The Gulf News. 

Dr Noura has led numerous workshops on the effects of art on physical and mental health. She is currently a certified fitness trainer who specialises in movement and mental performance art. Her publications include "The History of UAE-Saudi Relations," which received the Al-Owais Creativity Award in 2017 for Best Book by an Emirati Author. She has also recently published Healing Through Music. 

Dr Noura is the first certified Emirati movement therapy trainer for women at sports clubs, and she uses therapeutic dance to help women release stress and negative energy in a creative and aesthetic way.