Dina Zaman

Dina Zaman is a Kuala Lumpur-based writer and researcher. She is a co-founder of IMAN Research, a think tank focusing on socio-political and security matters, and a founding member of the Southeast Asian Women Peacebuilders.

She has written extensively for the Malaysian media and is currently a regular contributor to The Star, Malaysia, and The Jakarta Post. Her latest passion projects revolve around Terengganu Royal History.

Dina is the author of three non-fiction titles - I am Muslim (Silverfish Publishing), Holy Men, Holy Women (SIRD) and Malayland. King of the Sea Redux will be published by Clarity Publishing. Malayland will be published this year by regional publishers.

KEY ACHIEVEMENTS

* Co-founded IMAN Research with Nicholas Chan, Altaf Deviyati and Badrul Hisham Ismail in 2015 * Co-mooted, organised and launched the first Southeast Asian Women Peacebuilders webinar series and network * Steering Committee for the Southeast Asian Network of Civil Society Organisations Against Violent Extremism * Strategic partner and Advisor for the National Symposium for the Prevention of Violent Extremism hosted by Minister of Education Malaysia and funded by UNESCO * Conducted and spoke at several round-table policy discussions with both government and civil society on violent extremism and community resilience * Launched the ICAN #SheBuildsPeace Campaign in Malaysia in March 2020 * Wrote two non fiction books based on media columns on religions and their place in society, with one to be published in 2023-24. Provided by Wikipedia