Dr. Suleiman Mohammed Hussein Boayo is a senior lecturer at at the Center for Advanced Studies on Islam, Science and Civilisation (CASIS), Universiti Teknologi Malaysia. Prior to his appointment at CASIS, he served as an Academic Fellow at International Institute of Islamic Thought and Civilization (ISTAC), from 2007 to 2009, and as an Assistant Professor at the Department of General Studies, International Islamic University Malaysia, from 2009 to 2012. He also works as a research consultant for several international organizations in Peace Building and Conflict Resolution. He obtained his Diploma in French Language from University of Lyon, France in 1989; B.A. degree in Arabic Language and Literature from Omdurman Islamic University, Sudan in 1992; M.A. in Islamic Civilization, from International Institute of Islamic Thought and Civilization (ISTAC) in 1998; Certificate in Conflict Resolution and Applied International Studies from Caux Scholars Program, Geneva in 2001; and Ph.D. in Islamic Civilizations, from International Institute of Islamic Thought and Civilization (ISTAC), Kuala Lumpur in 2006.