About

Wayej Kuruni is a Bangladeshi sociologist, researcher and writer based in Türkiye. His work examines religion, politics, secularism, political identity, authoritarianism and social change, with a particular focus on Bangladesh and South Asia.

He holds an MA in Sociology from Ibn Haldun University and BA and MA degrees in Islamic Studies from the University of Dhaka. His MA research used 38 qualitative interviews, documentary research and digital ethnography to examine the stigmatization of Islamic symbols and identities in Bangladesh’s public universities. The resulting book, Islamic Visibility on Secular Campuses, was accepted for publication by Ibn Haldun University Press in July 2026. He has also worked as a teaching assistant and teaching fellow at Ibn Haldun University. Alongside academic research, he writes essays and commentary in English, Turkish and Bangla for publications including Fair Observer, Australian Outlook, Daily Sabah, New Age, South Asia Monitor, Türkiye Today, Politics Today and Perspektif.

Research Interests

• Sociology of religion

• Political sociology

• Islam and secularism

• Islamism and democratic politics

• Student politics

• Stigma and political labelling

• Authoritarianism and political violence

• Collective memory

• Bangladesh and South Asia