Programme Staff
Ambassador Mohammad Alami Musa
Head of Studies in Inter-Religious Relations in Plural Societies Programme
Education
BEng (University of Singapore); MSc (NUS) Areas of Expertise
- Interreligious Relations, Dialogue & the Religious Other
- Muslim Identity Formation in Plural Societies
- Muslims in Secular States
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Dr Mohamed Bin Ali
Assistant Professor
Education
BA (Al-Azhar University); MSc (RSIS, NTU); PhD (University of Exeter) Areas of Expertise
- Islamic Studies – Shariah Law, Theology
- Islam and Politics – Islamist Ideology, Salafism and Jihadism
- Religious Violence and Extremism
- Inter-religious Relations – Islam and the Religious Other
- De-Radicalisation and Rehabilitation of Violent Extremist Offenders
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Dr Paul Hedges
Associate Professor
Education
BA Hons; MA; PhD (University of Wales) Areas of Expertise
Interreligious Studies:
- Interreligious Relations in Plural Societies.
- Histories (C19th-today) of Interreligious Encounters.
- Theories of Interreligious Encounters and Dialogue.
- Interreligious Ethics.
Modern and Contemporary Christian Thought:
- Theologies of Religions in Global Context.
- Intercultural and Comparative Theologies.
Theory in the Study of Religion and Theology:
- Definitions of Religion and Debates around Postcolonialism.
Other Areas:
- Sacred Space, Religious Architecture, and Pilgrimage.
- Death Studies and Religion.
- Religions in East, South, and Southeast Asia.
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Ms Siti Norbayah
Administrative Executive
Secretary to Head of Studies in Inter-Religious Relations in Plural Societies Programme
Dr Rafal Stepien
Assistant Professor
Coordinator of MSc (Asian Studies) Programme
Education
BA (UWA); BA Hons; MA (University of Oxford); M.Phil (University of Cambridge); MA; MPhil; PhD (Columbia University) Areas of Expertise
- Indian and Chinese Buddhist Philosophy and Literature
- Arabic and Persian Islamic Philosophy and Literature
- South and East Asian Religions
- Comparative Religion and Philosophy of Religion
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