Zouhir Gabsi is a senior lecturer in Arabic and Islamic studies at Deakin University, Melbourne, Australia. Zouhir was named Australia’s lead researcher in Middle Eastern and Islamic studies by The Australian Research Magazine for 2024. His recent publications on Islamophobia, including his 2024’s book Muslim Perspectives on Islamophobia: From Misconceptions to Reason, the Arab Spring and religious and political discourses, demonstrate the importance of language in sociological and political narratives. His contributions and broad interests push the boundaries of knowledge and fill a vacuum generally overlooked by researchers.