Asna Husin teaches Philosophy of Education and Islamic Civilization at the Ar-Raniry State Islamic University Darussalam in Banda Aceh, Indonesia. She currently serves as a senior researcher at Nonviolence International in Washington, DC, working on cultural resources for Islamic Peace Building and History of Indonesian Muslim Communities in America. She gained a master’s degree in Middle Eastern Studies from Harvard University and her doctorate in Religious Studies from Columbia University. She participates in academic conferences worldwide and writes on Islamic peace, human rights and gender equity, Ulama institutions, and civilizational heritage.