Muhammed Al Da’mi, M.A., Ph.D. (born, 1955) is Professor of English and Orientalist Literature. His work in the academia exceeds twenty seven years in the universities of Baghdad, Aden, Irbid, Yarm...view moreMuhammed Al Da’mi, M.A., Ph.D. (born, 1955) is Professor of English and Orientalist Literature. His work in the academia exceeds twenty seven years in the universities of Baghdad, Aden, Irbid, Yarmouk and Arizona State. He is author of a number of books and published scholarly papers in Arabic and English. He contributes to the Arabic press weekly. Al Da’mi is a member in several Iraqi and Arabic cultural and specialized societies, including “The House of Wisdom”, Baghdad. He has been interviewed by several Arabic and American satellite channels. His books on the Middle East include: Arabian Mirrors and Western Soothsayers (2002), The Other Islam, revised edition (2013), Caught in a Dream (2013) and The Other Spiritualities of the Middle East (2013). They all contribute to develop some of the arguments of this book.view less