DR. ABU HANIFAH HARIS is an Associate Professor in the Department of History, Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. He received his Bachelor of Education (History) from Universiti Pendidikan Sultan Idris, Tanjong Malim, Perak in 2010, and PhD (fast track) from Universiti Malaya, Kuala Lumpur in 2013 with a thesis entitled, "Pengaruh Mesir Terhadap Masyarakat Melayu, 1906-1970” (“The Egyptian Influence on the Malay Society, 1906-1970”). His areas of expertise are the history of the Middle East, and the history of Islam in Malaysia. Among his books is Pengaruh Mesir Terhadap Masyarakat Melayu, 1906-1970: Daripada al-Imam Sehingga Kebangkitan Semula Islam (The Egyptian Influence on the Malay Society: From al-Imam until the Islamic Resurgence, 1906-1970) (Kuala Lumpur: University of Malaya Press, 2019). His articles also have been published in several international journals such as British Journal of Middle Eastern Studies, Japanese Journal of Political Sciences, and al-Shajarah.    

Shukriah Che Kasim memulakan pendidikan awal di Sekolah Kok Pasir seterusnya peringkat menengah di Maahad Muhammadi Tumpat. Telah mendapat anugerah Ijazah Sarjana Muda Bahasa Arab dengan kepujian dari Universiti Al Azhar, Iskandariah, Mesir pada tahun 1999. Pada tahun 2007 telah mendapat Ijazah Sarjana dari Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia dalam bidang yang sama. Saya mempunyai pengalaman sebagai pensyarah Bahasa Arab di UiTM Bukit Sekilau, Kuantan Pahang selama 5 tahun ( 2000-2004) dan sebagai guru Yayasan Islam Kelantan. Memulakan kerjaya bersama Universiti Malaya pada tahun 2009 sebagai Guru Bahasa Arab di bawah Jabatan Bahasa Arab dan Bahasa Timur Tengah,  Fakulti Bahasa dan Linguistik tetapi di tempatkan di Nilam Puri atas kepakaran dan keperluan bahasa. Sekarang sedang bertugas sebagai pensyarah Bahasa Arab di Akademi Pengajian Islam, Pusat Pendidikan Universiti Malaya (UMEC ), Bachok Kelantan. Pernah terlibat sebagai salah seorang penulis journal Seminar Antarabangsa  Pengajaran Bahasa Arab bukan kepada Penutur (ICONTALL 2016), artikel di dalam akhbar dan penulis buku Saraf untuk kegunaan pelajar di peringkat Asasi Pengajian Islam.  

Norma-Rashid is an avid researcher on faunistic living treasures with an extensive field experience. Her job involves four domains teaching, research, administration and providing scientific services to a wider community. The central theme of her research interest is behavioural ecology in the laboratory or various ecosytems (mangrove, marine, riverine, agricultural and forest) in wide ranging animals (insects, spiders & scorpions, selected vertebrates including humans). Currently, she has developed a passion for various aspects (biomonitoring, biocoenosis, ecomorphometrics, taxonomy, behaviour and ecology of dragonflies & spiders. She has described a myriad of species found to be new local records or new to science promoting Malaysian megabiodiversity. Being the only trained local odonatist led her to many connections and recognitions of international repute. Some of her collaborations include Natural History Museum, Leiden, Sussex University, Harvard University, Universiti Brunei Darussalam and National Univesity of Singapore. Her teaching techniques exploited her behaviour expertise relating animal behavioural repertoire as tool usage in capturing student interests which led onto enthusiastic learning. Relating her field activities; I always feel fortunate being part of an expedition as it is a voyage of discovery...