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Shafi Md Mostofa
Shafi Md Mostofa is an associate professor of world religions and culture at the University of Dhaka and an adjunct lecturer at the University of New England, Australia.
He is a theologian and security studies scholar with broad interests in political Islam, authoritarianism, modern South Asian history and politics, and international relations and the clash of civilizations. He has published extensively with Routledge, Springer, Cambridge University Press, Oxford University Press, SAGE, and Wiley and Blackwell; and the journals: Politics and Religion, Politics and Policy, Perspectives on Terrorism, Asian and African Studies, and Peace and Conflict Review. His sole authored book published from Palgrave Macmillan in 2021 on “Islamist Militancy in Bangladesh: A Pyramid Root Cause Model.”
Mostofa did his PhD from the University of New England, Australia in 2020 with IPRA scholarship. He was awarded a Gold Medal by the President of Bangladesh for topping the MA examination in 2012 from the University of Dhaka. He contributes articles on Bangladeshi politics, religion, minority rights, human rights, and secularism.
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March 15, 2022
Is Hijab-Wearing Alien or Indigenous to South Asian Culture?
By Shafi Md Mostofa
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March 03, 2022
New Election Commission Takes Charge in Bangladesh
By Shafi Md Mostofa
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February 15, 2022
Rohingya Militancy: Myth or Reality?
By Shafi Md Mostofa
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February 08, 2022
Bangladesh and Myanmar Resume Talks on Rohingya Repatriation
By Shafi Md Mostofa
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January 12, 2022
Will al-Qaida in the Indian Subcontinent Find Support in India?
By Shafi Md Mostofa
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