Imran Bin Mohd Rasid

Independent Researcher/ Graduate Student

ORCID ID:

0000-0003-0756-8128 (or Academia Page)

"There is no royal road to science, and only those who do not dread the fatiguing climb of its steep paths have a chance of gaining its luminous summits."

-- Karl Marx --

Work Experience

Sept 2023 - Present

July 2021 - Sept 2023

March 2019 - Jan 2021

2017 - 2019

Research Correspondent at The International Institute of Advanced Islamic Studies (IAIS) Malaysia

Establishing connections with think tanks, scholars, and organizations in Turkey, while also writing analytical pieces on the geopolitics of the Muslim world

Education Manager at SDG Academy, Sustainable Development Solutions Network (SDSN)

Overseeing SDG Academy courses as part of UN SDSN Education advocacy. Engaged in advancing Education for Sustainable Development in Malaysia and Southeast Asia.

Research Analyst under Radicalisation, Secularism and the Governance of Religion: Bringing together European and Asian Perspectives (GREASE) Project

Conducting research on PCVE and identity politics in Malaysia, with a primary focus on the challenges of radicalization and resilience within the Malay-Muslim community.

Editor cum Publishing Officer at Gerak Buday

Tasked to edit English and Malay manuscripts, manage the publication process, organize lectures and conferences, and negotiate terms with authors.

Academic Publications

Books

(Edited) “509: the people have spoken : (essays on the making of a new Malaysia) / edited by Imran Mohd Rasid, Tang Ah Chai, Yvonne Tan, Jeremy Lim, Petaling Jaya, Selangor: Strategic Information and Research Development Centre, 2018. ISBN: 9789672165477

Book Chapters

Chapter: “Malaysia: A Secular Constitution Under Siege” in Handbook Of Religious Diversity (published Nov 2020), edited by Anna Triandafyllidou, Tina Magazzini, Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003083405

Academic Articles/Reports:

Thomas Sealy, Zawawi Ibrahim, Imran Rasid, Pradana Boy Zulian, “South and Southeast Asia: Deep Diversity Under Strain”, Journal of Religion, State & Society (CRSS), https://doi.org/10.1080/09637494.2022.2126258
Wan Zawawi, Imran Mohd Rasid, Grease Country Reports & Profiles (Malaysia),
Link:http://grease.eui.eu/publications/country-reports-and-profiles/#Malaysia
Wan Zawawi Ibrahim, Imran Rasid, Radicalisation and Resilience Case Study: Malaysia,
Link:http://grease.eui.eu/publications/radicalisation-and-resilience-case-studies/

Selected Published (Media) Articles:

Malay

‘Guru Sebagai Intelektual’, Majalah Pendidik (Ogos 2019)
‘Za’aba dan Wacana Pendidikan Transformasi’, Majalah Pendidik (September 2019)
‘Menyingkap Testamen Politik API: Sejarah, Semangat dan Cita-Cita Pemuda’ Jentayu (Februari 2021)
Krisis Sistem Kewangan dan Hadiah Nobel 2021, Dewan Masyarakat (Nov 2022)
Membahaskan Jurang Ekonomi yang Kian Melebar, Dewan Masyarakat (Sept 2022)
Waspadai Politik Perkauman, Imani Asia (Sept 2022)

English

Academic/Public Engagements

Presenter at Seminar on Western Political Thoughts, organised by Persatuan Pendidikan Falsafah dan Pemikiran Malaysia
FEB 2023, Kuala Lumpur

Presented a paper on “Finding ‘Realism” in Political Philosophy”

Head of delegation for Malaysia, for International Philosophy Olympiad (Lisbon)
MAY 2022, Lisbon

Appointed as the team leader for Malaysian’s participation at International Philosophy Olympiad (2022) in Lisbon

Presenter at Academic Seminar in honor of the late Prof Syed Hussein Alatas, organised by Perbadanan Perpustakaan Awam Selangor,
Nov 2021, Kuala Lumpur

Presented a paper on “Developing Sociology of Intellectuals in Malaysia: Prospect and Challenges”

Speaker at Mencari Malaysia Reading Seminar, co-organized by NUS Malay Studies Dept, UM History Dept, MBRAS
JUNE 2018 , University of Malaya

Presentation on Bastin’s Paper on Malaysian Historiography

Presenter at Muslim Social and Intellectual Thought Conference organized by The Center for Critical Research on Religion(Tehran)
APR 2017 , Tehran

Presented a paper on “ The Dialectics of Ali Shariati: Connecting the East and the West”

Presenter at Seminar Falsafah Sains Sosial (Seminar on the Philosophy of Social Sciences) organized by Akademi Sains Islam Malaysia (ASASI)
APR 2017 , Anwar Ibrahim Research Institute

Presented a research paper on “Southeast Asian Historiography: Between Euro-centrism, Colonialism and Autonomous Approach”

Presenter at Seminar: “Towards A Fair Society”
MARCH 2015 , University College London

Lead a session on “Criticism on Rawls from Analytical Marxism and Libertarian Perspective”
Moderated a forum “Towards a Fair Society” with panelist; Prof Chandran Kukathas (LSE, Chair in Political Theory & Head of Department) and Dr. Maszlee Malik (IIUM)

Organizer and Presenter at Seminar Peradaban Melayu( Malay Civilization Workshop)
FEB 2014, University of Manchester

Lead a session on "Malay Politics: Pre and Post Independence Era”
Presented a paper on "Sejarah Parti Komunis Malaya: Dalam Perspektif (The History of The Malayan Communist Party : In Perspective)

Media Engagements

Appearance on BFM Night School – “Imagining the Subaltern”.
Podcast: https://www.bfm.my/podcast/night-shift/night-school/night-school-imagining-the-subaltern-imran-rasid-netusha-naidu
Appearance of BFM Night School- “ Keeping it Real Imagined”.
Podcast: https://www.bfm.my/podcast/night-shift/night-school/night-school-keeping-it-real-imagined
Appearance on Astro Awani “Let’s Talk with Sharaad Kuttan”.
Link: https://www.astroawani.com/video-malaysia/lets-talk-sharaad-kuttan-episode-23-1765932

“Conformity may give you a quiet life; it may even bring you to a University Chair. But all change in history, all advance, comes from the nonconformists. If there had been no trouble-makers, no Dissenters, we should still be living in caves.”

-- AJP Taylor --