Halim Rane is an Australian academic and associate professor at

Griffith University Griffith University is a public university, public research university in South East Queensland on the Eastern states of Australia, east coast of Australia. The university was founded in 1971, but was not officially opened until 1975. Griffith ...

who specializes in

Islamic Studies Islamic studies is the academic study of Islam, which is analogous to related fields such as Jewish studies and Quranic studies. Islamic studies seeks to understand the past and the potential future of the Islamic world. In this multidiscipli ...

. In 2015 he was named "Australian University Teacher of the Year" by the Australian Department of Education and Training. Rane has a master's degree in media studies and a bachelor's degree in sociology from the

International Islamic University Malaysia The International Islamic University Malaysia (IIUM) is a public university in Malaysia. Headquartered in Gombak, Selangor, IIUM has six other campuses all over Malaysia: two medical-centric campuses and a Centre for Foundation Studies in Gam ...

, and received his

PhD A Doctor of Philosophy (PhD, DPhil; or ) is a terminal degree that usually denotes the highest level of academic achievement in a given discipline and is awarded following a course of graduate study and original research. The name of the deg ...

international relations International relations (IR, and also referred to as international studies, international politics, or international affairs) is an academic discipline. In a broader sense, the study of IR, in addition to multilateral relations, concerns al ...

from Griffith University. He is the author or co-author of several books including ''Islam and the Australian News Media'' (Melbourne University Press), ''Reconstructing Jihad Amid Competing International Norms'' (

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), and ''Media Framing of the Muslim World'' (Palgrave Macmillan).

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