The Intersection of Faith, Culture, and Indigenous Community in Malaysia and Bangladesh
暫譯: 馬來西亞與孟加拉國的信仰、文化與原住民社區交匯點

Jahid Siraz Chowdhury teaches at the Master of Social Work Program at Lincoln University College in Malaysia. He is also associated with the Research and Training Forum (RTF). Chowdhury's academic pursuits encompass methodological contributions to the Sociology of Knowledge, and innovative applications of social theory, including the development of the Bio-Bank Model for Indigenous Knowledge. He is the author of 10 influential books, including Ubuntu Philosophy for the New Normalcy (Palgrave, 2023), Reciprocity and Its Practice in Social Science (IGI Global, 2022), Volunteering in Social Research (Routledge, 2024, in press), History and Educational Philosophy for Social Justice and Human Rights (IGI Global, 2024), and The Intersection of Faith, Culture, and Indigenous Community in Malaysia and Bangladesh (Springer, in press).

Dr. Jahid's intellectual journey is increasingly oriented towards the profound realms of spirituality and Sufism. Guided by his master, Prof. Zulkarnain A. Hatta--a revered Sufi Master (Murshid)--Dr. Jahid is not merely exploring these disciplines but is also reconnecting with them on a deeper, more intellectual level. His works, Spiritual Social Work Vol. 1 and Vol. 2, published by TRC Sapphire, reflect this inward focus. His forthcoming volumes delve further into this exploration, with titles such as Spirituality in Social Work Practice, Sacred Sources of Coping, and Including the Excluded in Social Work Pedagogy: Marginalized and Indigenous Communities through Reciprocal Research. In Sufi Mirror: Human Nature Through Philosophical Anthropology, he contemplates the intersection of human nature and philosophical thought. Currently, Dr. Jahid, along with Prof. Zulkarnain and Dr. Kumar, are engaged with the Asian and Pacific Association for Social Work Education (APASWE) on a project titled Ubuntu, Guyub, and Buen Vivir: A Cosmovisionic Guide for ASEAN Social Work Practice. His masterwork in progress, Sufi Dictionary: A Lexicon of Social Justice and Harmony, aims to offer a comprehensive vocabulary that bridges the spiritual and the social, promoting justice and harmony.

Additionally, he is working on a deeply personal project, a memoir titled Zulkarnain A Hatta: Knowing an Unknowing Soulful Social Worker. The memoir will offer a heartfelt tribute to his Sufi Murshid (Master), exploring the soulful dimensions of social work as embodied by Prof. Zulkarnain A. Hatta that may serve social work professionals.

Kumarashwaran Vadevelu is currently Senior Lecturer in the Department of Social Administration and Justice at Universiti Malaya. He completed his degree in Social Work in 2003 at University Sains Malaysia, He completed his Master of Social Work (Mixed-Mode) in 2008 at University Sains Malaysia. He obtained his PhD in Social Work at University Sains Malaysia in 2015. His areas of interest include gender equality, LGBT studies and community development, marginalized communities and mental health issues. He has teaching experience of more than nine years in Social Work. During years 2015 to 2022, he was appointed as Visiting Professor for social work studies at Prince of Songkla University, Pattani Campus, Thailand. He has published Reviving and Re-Writing Ethics in Social Research for Commoning the Community (IGI Global, 2024); Volunteering in Social Research (Routledge, 2024, in press); and The Intersection of Faith, Culture, and Indigenous Community in Malaysia and Bangladesh (Springer, in press).

Paramjit Singh Jamir Singh is an Associate Professor and the Deputy Dean of Research, Innovation and Industry-Community Engagement at the School of Social Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia. His research interests focus on HIV and AIDS, drug addiction, harm reduction, criminal justice, mental health, social work with families and marginalised groups. Prior to joining the university, he worked as a Senior Police Officer in the Crime Investigation Department, Royal Malaysian Police. He was appointed by the Minister in the Prime Minister's Department to serve as an advisor to the Magistrate Court Judge, providing recommendations for sentencing and the welfare of juvenile offenders. He has also been appointed by the Minister of Women, Family, and Community Development to serve as a Chairman for the Penang Child Welfare Task Force to enhance the social functioning and well-being of marginalized children. He was also a consultant for the National Anti-Drug Agency in improving drug treatment and rehabilitation. He has been a guest speaker at numerous government agencies, schools, colleges, the private sector, and NGOs. His talk is mainly on the awareness and prevention of HIV/AIDS and drug addiction in Malaysia. Along with many influential scientific papers, his major contribution is The Intersection of Faith, Culture, and Indigenous Community in Malaysia and Bangladesh (Springer, in press).

Mohd Rashid Mohd Saad is an educationist and serves as an assistant professor at the Department of Education at Universiti Malaya. At present, he is working in the drug discoveries of Indigenous communities in Bangladesh. His works include Ubuntu Philosophy for the New Normalcy (Palgrave, 2023), Reciprocity and Its Practice in Social Science (IGI Global, 2022), The Intersection of Faith, Culture, and Indigenous Community in Malaysia and Bangladesh (Springer, in press), and Methodological Pluralism in Asian Context (Routledge, in press).

Zulkarnain A. Hatta is a career Social Worker and serves as Dean of the Faculty of Social Sciences, Arts & Humanities at Malaysia's Lincoln University College. Professor Zulkarnain was the President of the Asian and Pacific Association for Social Work Education (APASWE) and also previously served as vice president for the Asian region of the International Association of Schools of Social Work (IASSW) (2017-2021). He obtained a DSW, an MSW, and a BA in Criminal Justice. He belongs to both APASWE and MASW, the Malaysian Association of Social Workers. His areas of interest are safety net issues, spirituality, and social work education. Zulkarnain is a practicing, teaching, and researching social worker. He is fluent in both English and Bahasa Malaysia. He published many core volumes from reputed publishers, including Reviving and Re-Writing Ethics in Social Research for Commoning the Community (IGI Global, 2024); Volunteering in Social Research (Routledge, 2024, in press); and The Intersection of Faith, Culture, and Indigenous Community in Malaysia and Bangladesh (Springer, in press).

**賈希德·西拉茲·喬杜里**（Jahid Siraz Chowdhury）在馬來西亞林肯大學學院的社會工作碩士課程教授。他同時與研究與培訓論壇（Research and Training Forum, RTF）有關聯。喬杜里的學術追求涵蓋了對知識社會學的方法論貢獻，以及社會理論的創新應用，包括為原住民知識發展的生物銀行模型（Bio-Bank Model）。他是十本有影響力書籍的作者，包括《新常態的烏班圖哲學》（Ubuntu Philosophy for the New Normalcy, Palgrave, 2023）、《社會科學中的互惠及其實踐》（Reciprocity and Its Practice in Social Science, IGI Global, 2022）、《社會研究中的志願服務》（Volunteering in Social Research, Routledge, 2024，待出版）、《社會正義與人權的歷史與教育哲學》（History and Educational Philosophy for Social Justice and Human Rights, IGI Global, 2024）以及《馬來西亞和孟加拉國的信仰、文化與原住民社區的交匯》（The Intersection of Faith, Culture, and Indigenous Community in Malaysia and Bangladesh, Springer, 待出版）。

賈希德博士的智識旅程越來越朝向靈性和蘇非主義的深刻領域。受到他的導師、受人尊敬的蘇非大師（Murshid）祖卡爾奈因·哈塔（Prof. Zulkarnain A. Hatta）的指導，賈希德博士不僅在探索這些學科，還在更深層次上重新連結這些學科。他的作品《靈性社會工作卷一》（Spiritual Social Work Vol. 1）和《卷二》（Vol. 2）由TRC Sapphire出版，反映了這種內省的焦點。他即將出版的卷冊進一步深入這一探索，標題包括《社會工作實踐中的靈性》（Spirituality in Social Work Practice）、《應對的神聖來源》（Sacred Sources of Coping）以及《在社會工作教學中包容被排斥者：通過互惠研究的邊緣化和原住民社區》（Including the Excluded in Social Work Pedagogy: Marginalized and Indigenous Communities through Reciprocal Research）。在《蘇非鏡：通過哲學人類學看人性》（Sufi Mirror: Human Nature Through Philosophical Anthropology）中，他思考人性與哲學思想的交匯。目前，賈希德博士與祖卡爾奈因教授和庫馬爾博士一起，參與亞洲及太平洋社會工作教育協會（Asian and Pacific Association for Social Work Education, APASWE）的一個名為《烏班圖、圭尤布和美好生活：東盟社會工作實踐的宇宙觀指導》（Ubuntu, Guyub, and Buen Vivir: A Cosmovisionic Guide for ASEAN Social Work Practice）的項目。他正在進行的主要作品《蘇非詞典：社會正義與和諧的詞彙》（Sufi Dictionary: A Lexicon of Social Justice and Harmony）旨在提供一個全面的詞彙，橋接靈性與社會，促進正義與和諧。

此外，他還在進行一個深具個人色彩的項目，一部名為《祖卡爾奈因·哈塔：認識一位無知的靈魂社會工作者》（Zulkarnain A Hatta: Knowing an Unknowing Soulful Social Worker）的回憶錄。這部回憶錄將對他的蘇非導師（Master）致以衷心的敬意，探索由祖卡爾奈因·哈塔教授所體現的社會工作的靈魂維度，這可能對社會工作專業人士有所幫助。

**庫馬拉斯瓦蘭·瓦德維魯**（Kumarashwaran Vadevelu）目前是馬來亞大學社會行政與司法系的高級講師。他於2003年在馬來西亞科學大學獲得社會工作學位，並於2008年在馬來西亞科學大學獲得社會工作碩士（混合模式）。他於2015年在馬來西亞科學大學獲得社會工作博士學位。他的研究興趣包括性別平等、LGBT研究、社區發展、邊緣化社區和心理健康問題。他在社會工作領域擁有超過九年的教學經驗。在2015年至2022年間，他被任命為泰國宋卡王子大學（Prince of Songkla University）潑尼校區社會工作研究的客座教授。他已出版《為社區共同體復興與重寫社會研究中的倫理》（Reviving and Re-Writing Ethics in Social Research for Commoning the Community, IGI Global, 2024）；《社會研究中的志願服務》（Volunteering in Social Research, Routledge, 2024，待出版）；以及《馬來西亞和孟加拉國的信仰、文化與原住民社區的交匯》（The Intersection of Faith, Culture, and Indigenous Community in Malaysia and Bangladesh, Springer, 待出版）。

**帕拉姆吉特·辛格·賈米爾·辛格**（Paramjit Singh Jamir Singh）是馬來西亞科學大學社會科學學院的副教授及研究、創新與產業社區參與的副院長。他的研究興趣集中在HIV和艾滋病、毒品成癮、減害、刑事司法、心理健康、與家庭及邊緣化群體的社會工作。在加入大學之前，他曾擔任馬來西亞皇家警察犯罪調查部的高級警官。他被總理部的部長任命為地方法院法官的顧問，提供量刑和青少年罪犯福利的建議。他還被婦女、家庭和社區發展部長任命為檳城兒童福利工作小組的主席，以增強邊緣化兒童的社會功能和福祉。他還曾擔任國家反毒品機構的顧問，改善毒品治療和康復。他曾在許多政府機構、學校、學院、私營部門和非政府組織擔任嘉賓演講者，主要講述馬來西亞的HIV/AIDS和毒品成癮的認識與預防。他的主要貢獻包括《馬來西亞和孟加拉國的信仰、文化與原住民社區的交匯》（The Intersection of Faith, Culture, and Indigenous Community in Malaysia and Bangladesh, Springer, 待出版）。

**莫哈末·拉希德·莫哈末·薩阿德**（Mohd Rashid Mohd Saad）是一位教育工作者，擔任馬來亞大學教育系的助理教授。目前，他正在研究孟加拉國原住民社區的藥物發現。他的作品包括《新常態的烏班圖哲學》（Ubuntu Philosophy for the New Normalcy, Palgrave, 2023）、《社會科學中的互惠及其實踐》（Reciprocity and Its Practice in Social Science, IGI Global, 2022）、《馬來西亞和孟加拉國的信仰、文化與原住民社區的交匯》（The Intersection of Faith, Culture, and Indigenous Community in Malaysia and Bangladesh, Springer, 待出版）以及《亞洲背景下的方法論多元主義》（Methodological Pluralism in Asian Context, Routledge, 待出版）。

**祖卡爾奈因·哈塔**（Zulkarnain A. Hatta）是一位職業社會工作者，擔任馬來西亞林肯大學學院社會科學、藝術與人文學院的院長。祖卡爾奈因教授曾擔任亞洲及太平洋社會工作教育協會（APASWE）的會長，並曾擔任國際社會工作學校協會（IASSW）亞洲區的副會長（2017-2021）。他擁有社會工作博士學位（DSW）、社會工作碩士學位（MSW）和刑事司法學士學位（BA）。他是APASWE和馬來西亞社會工作者協會（MASW）的成員。他的研究興趣包括安全網問題、靈性和社會工作教育。祖卡爾奈因是一位實踐、教學和研究的社會工作者，精通英語和馬來語。他出版了許多來自知名出版社的核心著作，包括《為社區共同體復興與重寫社會研究中的倫理》（Reviving and Re-Writing Ethics in Social Research for Commoning the Community, IGI Global, 2024）；《社會研究中的志願服務》（Volunteering in Social Research, Routledge, 2024，待出版）；以及《馬來西亞和孟加拉國的信仰、文化與原住民社區的交匯》（The Intersection of Faith, Culture, and Indigenous Community in Malaysia and Bangladesh, Springer, 待出版）。