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Meet Ermin
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I am a political scientist and scholar of Islam, passionate about studying the comparative politics of Muslim societies. I grew up in Bosnia and Herzegovina, which was then part of Yugoslavia. I have lived in Croatia, Malaysia, and the United States. 

Currently, I am the executive director of the Center for Islam in the Contemporary World (CICW) at Shenandoah University, where I am also a Scholar in Residence. Before joining CICW, I was the director of research and academic programs at the International Institute of Islamic Thought (IIIT). I also taught in the Department of Political Science at the United States Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland, and served as a faculty associate in research at the Southeast Asian Program at Cornell University.

I studied for a Master of Arts and a Ph.D. in Political Science at the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs, Syracuse University. Before coming to the US, I obtained two bachelor's degrees (one in the Qur'an and Sunnah Studies, the other in Political Science) from the International Islamic University Malaysia, and a master's degree (Islamic Civilization) from the International Institute of Islamic Thought and Civilization (ISTAC) in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

Having studied Islam and political science for most of my adult life, I have learned English, Arabic, and Malay - besides my native Bosnian (Serbian/Croatian). 

My research is on transnational Islamic revival, Islamist activism, politics of Southeast Asia, contemporary Islamic thought, and institutionalization of Islam in the Balkans and Southeast Asia. You can access my publications ​here and here. I frequently consult on the Balkans and Southeast Asian politics, and Islam and politics.

I love to travel, explore new places, and drink coffee (I know, everyone says that these days; not like that, for real!).

A few photos from my travels
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