Najah Zainal Abidin is a senior lecturer at the Faculty of Languages and Linguistics, Universiti Malaya. Her research delves into the intricate ways language influences political, gender, and social dynamics. With a keen interest in the interplay of evasive language, hate speech, impoliteness, and the giving and taking of offenses, she explores how these elements manifest in both everyday conversations and online environments. Najah's work also focuses on discriminatory and offensive language, examining how it shapes and reflects societal attitudes and power structures.