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Dr. Muhammad Modassir Ali is Assistant Dean of Student Affairs and Senior Researcher at the College of Islamic Studies (CIS), Hamad Bin Khalifa University (HBKU). He received his BA (Hons.) in Usuluddin and his MA and PhD in Comparative Religion from the International Islamic University Islamabad (IIUI). His teaching and research focus on comparative religion, particularly Christianity and Eastern religions, Qur’anic civilizations, Sīrah studies, and the intellectual history of the Indian subcontinent. Before joining CIS‑HBKU in 2015, he taught and held leadership roles at the International Islamic University Islamabad (IIUI) and Qatar University. Recent activity includes a peer‑reviewed article on medieval Muslim youth culture (Islamic Studies, 2025) and a chapter in Mercy and Grace: Christian and Muslim Perspectives (Georgetown University Press, 2025). He currently leads or contributes to projects on medieval Muslim culture, Islamic education in colonial India, and translations of classical works in Islamic education. He is a two‑time Fulbright scholar (UCSB 2003; UIUC 2008).