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report was prepared by Dr. Irum Saba (Lead Investigator), Dr. Syed Aun Rizvi (Co-project
investigator), and Dr. Alaa Alabed (Co-project investigator) with research and editorial
assistance from Ms. Hafsa Hassan (Research Fellow). In addition, the country level research
contributions were made by the following scholars: Mr. Ahmad Mohammed Barau (Nigeria);
Dr. Magda Ismail Abdel Mohsin (Sudan); Dr. Hafas Furqani (Indonesia);Dr. Syed Aun Rizvi
(United Kingdom); Dr. Syed F. Mahmud (Turkey); Dr. Muhammad Imran (Oman); Dr. Ahcene
Lahsasna (Malaysia); Dr. Alaa Alabed (Bahrain); Md. Abdul Awwal Sarker (Bangladesh); Dr.
Irum Saba (Pakistan). Views and opinions expressed in the report are solely those of the
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