Zainah Anwar is a founding member and former executive director of Sisters in Islam (SIS), a non-governmental organization working on the rights of Muslim women within the framework of Islam. She is now on the board of SIS and is the director of Musawah, the SIS-initiated Global Movement for Equality and Justice in the Muslim Family. She also writes a monthly column, "Sharing the Nation," for the Star, the largest English- language daily in Malaysia. Her other work experience include chief program officer in the Political Affairs Division of the Commonwealth Secretariat, London; freelance writer; senior analyst for the Institute of Strategic and International Studies, Kuala Lumpur; political and diplomatic writer for The New Straits Times, Kuala Lumpur. Ms. Anwar was also a member of the Human Rights Commission of Malaysia from 2000 to 2004. Her book, Islamic Revivalism in Malaysia: Dakwah Among the Studentshas become a standard reference in the study of Islam in Malaysia. She was educated at the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy, Tufts University, Boston University; and the MARA Institute of Technology, Malaysia, in the fields of international relations and journalism.