Dr. Dahman A. Touati is a Senior Research Scientist with more than 25 years of experience in the field of environmental emissions and biochemical defense. in Noticing a dearth of stories that highlighted Muslim women as progressive agents who could usher positive changes in society, he wrote the Rose of Jericho to address that gap. The story further illustrates the significant psychological struggles such as progressive agents shoulder due to the underlying tensions between longstanding traditions and changing social norms.