Ibrahim Hibni al-'Umar (1895-1941) began his career with al-Nahdha (The Revival) in 1913 and later contributed to a series of other publications including Lisan al-'Arab (Language of The Arabs), al-'Amal (The Hope) and Nida al-Sha'b (Call of the Nation).
Ja'far al-Khalili was a modern and enlightened Muslim author based in Najaf who founded a purely literary group.