Dr. Dilmurat Mahmut obtained his Ph.D. in Educational Studies from McGill University. Currently, he is a FRQSC postdoctoral fellow at Concordia University and a course lecturer at McGill University, Canada. His research interests include Muslim identity, education, violent extremism, and immigrant/refugee integration in the West. His publications appeared in various academic journals such as Diaspora, Indigenous and Minority Education, Journal of Muslim Minority Affairs, Identities: Global Studies in Culture and Power, Taboo: The Journal of Culture and Education, Journal for Deradicalization, Forum for International Research in Education, and Journal of the Council for Research on Religion.