Professor Dr. Anisur Rahman Faroque, born in Bangladesh. Possesses extraordinary success in education. In Dhaka Board, he stood fourth in science group in SSC and first in commerce group in HSC. Awarded the President's Gold Medal in recognition of the highest achievement in the university. After teaching at BRAC University for a while, he went to Hiroshima University in Japan on a Monbusho scholarship. There he obtained a Masters in 'Development Economics', followed by a Doctorate (PhD) in 'International Business and Entrepreneurship' from the University of Canterbury, New Zealand. After returning to the country, in 2015, he took over as an assistant professor and chairperson of Marketing and International Business Department at North South University and American International University-Bangladesh. Then he joined LUT University in Finland in 2017 and obtained his second Doctorate (D.Sc) degree in 'International Business' from this university. He worked as a postdoctoral researcher and associate professor in the same university for some time. He is currently working as an Associate Professor (tenure track) at the University of Vaasa, Finland. He has received several awards as the highest recognition for research, which is a rare honor for a Bangladeshi: European International Business Academy Best Paper Award 2017, Vaasa Conference on International Business Best Paper Award 2019. He is a member of the editorial board of several international journals. He has published hundreds of research papers in internationally renowned journals. He has several books under the banner of various international publications. As a professor and researcher in international business and entrepreneurship, his research interests revolve around various aspects of international business. Among them are factors and determinants of success of organizations engaged in international business and decision-making effectiveness of entrepreneurs and managers of these organizations and various factors influencing their decisions. While researching entrepreneurial decision-making, he became interested in various aspects of cognitive psychology and continues to work to integrate cognitive psychology knowledge into the international entrepreneurship discipline.

After success in education, teaching and research, Professor Faroque started researching and writing about religion from a sense of responsibility. The focus of his research on religion (Islam) and the Qur'an is to restore the ideals and values ​​of the Qur'an to be understood by ordinary Muslims. Bringing the Qur'anic teaching of self-improvement and rising above the narrowness of the heart to the general public in a new twist. The book 'Unknown Qur'an: Philosophy and Reality' at the Ekushey Book Fair of Bangladesh in 2024 is the result of his efforts. He is trying to bring common Muslims to the path of light from religious bigotry and obscurity. One of these dark issues is the position of women in Islamic society. Muslim societies have moved far away from the equal status given to women in the Qur'an. Patriarchal and one-sided interpretations of the Qur'an have been imposed on women for centuries. The woman's words, her feelings, her explanation were never heard. In that context, Professor Anisur has made a novel attempt to interpret the Qur'an for women, in the light of women-centered thinking, from a woman's point of view. The result of his efforts is the book 'Women in the Qur'an: History, Philosophy and Modernity' published by Adorn Publication at Ekushey Book Fair 2024. In continuation of this, his next books on the theme of women in the Qur'an are 'Quran and Women: Forms of Feminist Qur'anic Consciousness' (Adorn Publication) and 'Quran, Women and Equality: The Nature of Egalitarian Thought in the Qur'an' (Somoy Prokashon).

Recently, he has been creating various content on YouTube about religion, Islam and Quran. His stance is against the bigotry and false beliefs about religion prevalent among ordinary devout Muslims. He is working with the intention of making them aware. For example, a fake hadith is widely shared online by Muslims during the worship of Hindus, which says that God's wrath is revealed in the places of worship of polytheists on their festival days, and that Muslims should not enter them on those days. Prof. Anisur in his YouTube video cites clear verses of the Qur'an to prove that such fake hadiths, even if they are authentic, are contrary to the words, ideals and philosophy of the Qur'an. Such hadiths are extremely hateful and completely against the principles of Islam. The circulation and propagation of such fake hadiths may fall upon the Muslims as the wrath of Allah.

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