Mahamatayuding Samah
Universiti Malaya, Kuala Lumpur
Malaysia

Mahamatayuding Samah (Ph.D), is currently a visiting lecturer at the Department of Syariah and Law, Academy of Islamic Studies, Universiti Malaya, Malaysia. He received his Ph.D. from the Universiti Malaya and his area of expertise is Islamic Family Law. Until now, he has numerous publications such as Articles in Academic Journals, Books, and Chapters in Books that focus on the issues in Islamic Family Law. He has also published articles that discuss the overview of Muslim Family Law in Southern Thailand and the challenge of implementing Islamic Law in Thailand.

Raihanah Abdullah
Universiti Malaya, Kuala Lumpur
Malaysia

Raihanah Abdullah (Ph.D), is a Professor at Universiti Malaya, Malaysia. Dr. Raihanah Abdullah is a Professor at the Department of Shari’ah and Law, and the Director of  the Academy of Islamic Studies, Universiti Malaya and is also a registered Shari’ah lawyer and a certified mediator whose interests revolve around Islamic Family Law, Islamic Law and Gender, and Islamic Law and Society. She is an expert in the area of women’s human rights, the issue of violence against women and the human rights of the marginalized group of society – the elderly, children and people with disability.

Mohd Norhusairi Mat Hussin
Universiti Malaya, Kuala Lumpur
Malaysia

Mohd Norhusairi Mat Hussin (Ph.D), is currently a senior lecturer at the Academy of Islamic Studies, Universiti Malaya, Malaysia.  He obtained his PhD in Islamic Family Law. He also a registered Shari’ah Lawyer and family consultant in Malaysia whose revolve around Islamic Family Law and Islamic Law and Society. He is an expert in the area Islamic Family Law, Shariah Court Prosedur and Socio-Legal Studies.

Nahid Ferdousi
Bangladesh Open University (BOU, Bangladesh)
Bangladesh

Nahid Ferdousi (Ph.D), is a Professor of Law at Bangladesh Open University (BOU, Bangladesh) and was affiliated as a research fellow at Centre for Civilisational Dialogue (CCDUM) in University of Malaya, Malaysia. She has published seven books at university level and dozens of academic articles in various national and international journals, among which are many co-authored International publications such as, Raihanah Abdullah, Silma Abdullah and Nahid Ferdousi (2015). "The Fragile Status of a Muslim Wife: The Legal History of Polygamy in Malaysia", Journal of Family History, 40(2): 135-152; and Mahamatayuding Samah, Raihanah Abdullah and Nahid Ferdousi (2017) "Muslim Family Law in Southern Thailand: A Historical Overview", Journal of Muslim Minority Affairs, 37 (3), 1-14.  She received an research award from University Grant Commission (UGC) of Bangladesh for research article on Juvenile Delinquency and Correctional Services in Bangladesh: A Critical Review. She is associated with Asian Bioethics Association (ABA), Bangladesh Bioethics Society (BBS) and Asiatic Society of Bangladesh (ASB). She is the member of Research Ethics Review Committee (ERC) of BBS. Her research interest is related to women rights, child protection and juvenile justice, gender and law, environmental justice and ethical issues.