Ronak Husni is currently a Senior Lecturer at Heriot-Watt University. Shespecializes in Arabic language, and Literature and hastaught Arabic grammar, translation and Modern Literature in various Universities in Iraq and UK. Daniel L. Newman is Professor of Arabic and Course Director of the MA in Arabic/English Translation and Interpreting at the University of Durham, UK. His research interests include Linguistics and Arab and Islamic reformism in the early Modern Period.