Elmira Akhmetova holds a PhD in History and Civilisation from the International Islamic University of Malaysia (iium), and is currently Assistant Professor in History and Civilisation at the same university. She is the author of various books and papers about Islam in Russia, Middle Eastern history, and political issues.

Muhamed Ali is an Associate Professor at the Mother Teresa University and International Balkan University in Skopje, North Macedonia, where he teaches courses in the areas of Political Science and intercultural communication. P…