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Mohd Faizal Musa

Mohd Faizal Musa

SCMP Contributor
Mohd Faizal Musa is a visiting senior fellow at ISEAS–Yusof Ishak Institute as well as associate at Weatherhead Centre Harvard University working on global Shia diaspora.
Mohd Faizal Musa is a visiting senior fellow at ISEAS–Yusof Ishak Institute as well as associate at Weatherhead Centre Harvard University working on global Shia diaspora.
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