Nadia Yaqub is an associate professor of Arabic language and culture in the Department of Asian Studies at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. She is the author of Pens, Swords, and the Springs of Art : The Oral Poetry Dueling of Palestinian Weddings in the Galilee and Palestinian Cinema in the Days of Revolution (forthcoming). Rula Quawas is a professor of American literature and feminist theory at the University of Jordan.
Her books include The Voice of Being Enough : Young Jordanian Women Break Through Without Breaking Down.