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Muslim Diversity Study (MDS)

A National Longitudinal Study of Muslim Diversity and Flourishing in Aotearoa New Zealand
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Core Team

Dr Usman Afzali
Lead Researcher | Principal Investigator
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Prof Joseph Bulbulia
Project Co-Leader
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Prof Chris Sibley
Project co-Leader
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Assoc Prof Kumar Yogeeswaran
Project Co-Leader
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Lawyer Aarif Rasheed
Project Co-Leader
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Current Team (2025–Present)

Tuba Azeem
Assistant Research Fellow
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Jamila Badis
Research Assistant
Rihana Warsame
Research Assistant
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Ayman Zewada
Research Assistant
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Humeera Imran
Research Assistant
Asem Arif
Research Assistant
Yasir Saifudeen
Research Assistant
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Sana Ahmad
Research Assistant
Zemirah Koiki
Research Assistant
Noura Abbas
Research Assistant
Parus Khoso
Research Assistant
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Research Collaborators

Dr Aamina Ali
Afrah Ali
Dr Mazharuddin S Ahmed
Dr Ayca Arkilic
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Dr Zahra Emamzadeh
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Nasratullah Hamid
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Dr Fatima Junaid
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Navdeep Kaur
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Hashini Madarasinge
Dr Adepate Mustapha-Koiki
Dr Farah Shawkat
Research Assistant - Dunedin
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Dr Rizwan Sulehry
Dr Hafsa Tameez
Dr Sandila Tanveer
Dr Somia Tasneem
Dr Ayşe Mahinur Tezcan
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Past Team (2023–2024)

Sana Nisar Ahmad
Research Assistant - Hamilton
Ayyan Ali
Research Assistant - Auckland
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Dr Zarqa S Ali
Research Assistant - Auckland
Omer Anwarzada
Research Assistant - Auckland
Gul e Aqsa
Research Assistant - Christchurch
Asem Arif
Research Assistant - Auckland
Weaam Bassiouni
Research Assistant - Auckland
Rafi Biswas
Research Assistant - Christchurch
Dr Hala Burhoum
Research Assistant - Auckland
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Aqsa Butt
Research Assistant - Auckland
Zahra Ditta
Research Assistant - Auckland
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Marzia Ehsani
Research Assistant - Christchurch
Zahra Haidary
Research Assistant - Christchurch
Dr Iman Hussain
Research Assistant - Auckland
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Khadija Jasim
Research Assistant - Christchurch
Abduallah Kalantan
Research Assistant - Auckland
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Sohail Kashkari
Research Assistant - Wellington
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Ola Khamees
Research Assistant - Christchurch
Mashal Khan
Research Assistant - Palmerston North
Parus Khoso
Research Assistant - Wellington
Rana Lotfy
Research Assistant - Christchurch
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Sadia Mansoor
Research Assistant - Auckland
Noor Najm
Research Assistant - Auckland
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Hawwa Niyaz
Research Assistant - Wellington
Sarah Quader
Research Assistant - Christchurch
Hussain Raissi
Research Assistant - Wellington
Yasir Saifudeen Shemeena
Research Assistant - Auckland
Dr Mai Tamimi
Research Assistant - Dunedin
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