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16. Writers Profile
WRITERS PROFILE
Dr Abdullah Al-Ahsan:
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Dr Abdullah al-Ahsan was a professor of Political Science and International Relations at Istanbul Sehir University and before that he was professor of Comparative History in the Department of History and Civilization at the International Islamic University Malaysia.
Dr Abdullah Al-Ahsan is a member of JUST.
Askiah Adam:
Was a lecturer in philosophy at the Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM) in Penang but moved on into policy research, broadcasting and the print media. She was a senior analyst at Malaysia’s first public policy think tank, ISIS (Malaysia), then leader writer with the New Straits Times, a columnist with The Sun, The Sunday Mail and the New Sunday Times. She started her media career at the BBC World Service in London as a broadcaster and producer. She was, too, the Head of News and Current Affairs at Malaysia’s satellite TV station, ASTRO, which she helped build as a Business Development Manager. Online, she was a contributor to The Mole. Se is a founding member of the Sisters In Islam (SIS) and today she is Executive Director of JUST.
Dr Chandra Muzaffar:
Dr Chandra Muzaffar is the President of the International Movement for a JUST World (JUST). He retired as Professor of Global Studies at the Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM) in 2012. He is the author or editor of 32 books mainly on Malaysian society and global politics. Among Chandra’s latest publications are A World in Crisis: Is There a Cure? and Reflections on Malaysian Unity and Other Challenges.
Elma Berisha:
Elma Berisha is an independent researcher. In the past decade, Elma has worked with a wide spectrum of public institutions in Malaysia, including top universities, international organisations and professional bodies. Elma is involved with a range of industry research and case studies. She has been intensively focused in evaluation of public perceptions in Malaysia and Singapore, primarily monitoring issues of public safety, corruption and urban and urban development. Some of Elma’s publications include ‘Digital Banking: Measuring the Consumer Pulse in Malaysia’ and ‘Gen Y: Aspirations for the ASEAN Economic Community (AEC)’.
Elma Berisha is a member of the JUST Executive Committee.
Hassanal Noor Rashid:
Hassanal Noor Rashid is the Programme Coordinator for the International Movement for a JUST World (JUST). He holds a Masters Degree in International Relations from Monash University and has written and spoken on various issues pertaining to International Relations, Geopolitics, Inter-faith Relations, Spirituality and Morality.
Dr Junaid Ahmad:
Junaid S. Ahmad, J.D., Ph.D. Visiting Faculty of Islam and Decolonial Thought, School of Sociology and Social Policy, University of Leeds.
He is a Senior Research Fellow at The Centre for Islam and Global Affairs (CIGA) -- Istanbul and Professor of Religion and Global Politics, GIFT University and Director of the Centre for Muslim World Studies -Islamabad. He is, too, Advisor on the National Security Unit of the office of the Prime Minister of Pakistan.
Dr Junaid Ahmad is a member of JUST.
Dr Jaspal Kaur Sadhu Singh:
An academic with a predilection for treating the law as a living organism. Jaspal attempts to balance her interest in both traditional and emerging areas of law. Jaspal specialises Jaspal specialises in Law of Information and Communication Technology Law, particularly free speech and expression. Having completed her PH.D (Aberyswyth University, 2012) in the area of citizen journalism and social media, she has presented at numerous conferences regionally and internationally. Her current interest is in the area of online falsehoods, challenges and perambulating free speech and expression, and legal and ethical debates involving data governance, ethics and AI. In her capacity as a data ethicist, she has spoken at national conferences in this emerging area which intersects with her research on AI , Law and Ethics series published in the articles section of the Malayan Law Journal.
Dr. Jaspal Kaur is a member of the JUST Executive Committee.
Professor Dr Shad Saleem Faruqi:
Emeritus Professor Datuk Dr Shad Saleem Faruqi is a Malaysian legal scholar and professor of law at the University of Malaya, currently holding the Tunku Abdul Rahman Chair as Professor of Constitutional Law. He is, too, the occupant of the Tun Hussein Onn Chair at the Institute of International and Strategic Studies (ISIS), Kuala Lumpur.
Dr. Shad Saleem Faruqi is the Vice President of JUST.
