Ahmad Fauzi Abdul Hamid is a Senior Lecturer in Political Science at the School of Distance Education (SDE), and a committee member of the Centre for International Studies (CIS), Universiti Sains Malaysia. He graduated from the University of Oxford (BA Hons. Philosophy, Politics and Economics) and the University of Leeds (M.A. Politics of International Resources and Development) before completing his doctoral studies in the politics of Islamic movements at the University of Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom, in July 1998. Ahmad Fauzi is an active contributor to the discourse on political Islam in Malaysia. His research activities have brought him to present papers at international conferences and workshops in Malaysia, Thailand, Singapore, Indonesia, China, Germany, and Australia. He has published widely in international journals.