Dr. Imtiyaz Yusuf is an Associate Professor, the Deputy Dean for Students Development and Community Engagement, and Coordinator of the Islam and Buddhism Program at the International Institute of Islamic Thought and Civilization (ISTAC-IIUM) in Malaysia. Dr. Yusuf was formerly a Senior Fellow at the Alwaleed Center for Muslim-Christian Understanding (ACMCU) in Georgetown University, Washington, DC. He was also the Director of the Center for Buddhist-Muslim Understanding at the College of Religious Studies in Mahidol University, Thailand.