Syaza Shukri is an Assistant Professor of Political Science at the International Islamic University Malaysia, a Visiting Fellow at the ISEAS-Yusof Ishak Institute in Singapore, and a Non-Resident Research Fellow at the European Centre for Populism Studies. Her research centers on political Islam and democratization in the Middle East and Southeast Asia, with a particular emphasis on Malaysia. Dr. Shukri’s most recent edited book, titled Pandemic, Politics, and a Fairer Society in Southeast Asia: A Malaysian Perspective, was published by Emerald Publication in July 2023.