Kamaludeen Mohamed Nasir, alumnus of the UCSIA Summer School 2009 cohort, has recently been promoted to Full Professor in the Division of Sociology at Nanyang Technological University (NTU) Singapore, a university currently ranked 12th worldwide in the QS World University Rankings.
In addition to this career milestone, Kamaludeen will soon celebrate the publication of a new book. Dribbling Divides: Football, Islam, and Identity is scheduled to be published by Oxford University Press in May. The book examines how football intersects with religious identity, belonging, and social boundaries, offering a timely and original contribution to the sociology of sport, religion, and identity politics.
Kamaludeen Mohamed Nasir has been working on how young Muslims globally engage with popular culture, and to this end, has written several articles on hip-hop culture. His latest book on this subject is Representing Islam: Hip-Hop of the September 11 Generation (2020, Indiana University Press). His work is widely recognized for bridging academic scholarship with broader societal debates, particularly in Southeast Asia and beyond.
Reflecting the international and interdisciplinary spirit of the UCSIA Summer School, Kamaludeen’s academic trajectory illustrates how alumni continue to shape critical conversations across disciplines and regions. The UCSIA Summer School warmly congratulates him on both his promotion and his forthcoming publication.