Our People

Vacancy Announcement: Researcher (Youth Radicalisation)

We are looking for a passionate and detail-oriented individual to join our team as a Researcher! Read the Terms of...

Vacancy Announcement: Communications & Partnerships Officer

We are looking for a creative and detail-oriented individual to join our team as a Communications & Partnerships Officer! Read...

Peace Lab Project Report-Back Session

Kuala Lumpur, 20 December 2025 – The Initiative to Promote Tolerance and Prevent Violence (INITIATE.MY) convened the Peace Lab for...

Engagement Session with Hon. Senator Datuk Seri Dr. Mujahid bin Yusof

Kuala Lumpur, 16 December 2025 – INITIATE.MY’s Communications and Partnership Officer, Eow Shiang Yen and Peace Lab’s stakeholders paid a...

SUARAM’s Podcast: Dialog Pakar Berkaitan Keadilan, Hak dan SOSMA

Kuala Lumpur, 29 October 2025 – INITIATE.MY participated in a podcast episode hosted by Malaysiakini examining the Security Offences (Special...

Knowledge Hub’s Webinar on “Are We Ready to Tackle Tech-Facilitated Harms?”

Kuala Lumpur, 15 October 2025 – INITIATE.MY convened a regional webinar titled “Are We Ready to Tackle Tech-Facilitated Harms?”, bringing...

Our People

Board of Experts

Dr. Ilango Karuppannan

International Affairs

Dr. Haezreena Begum Abdul Hamid

Criminology and Legal

Dr. Azmil Tayeb

Counternarratives

Our Programme Team

Aizat Shamsuddin

Founder & Executive Director

Balqis Maesara Jamail

Project Officer

Zulaikha Zainal Efendi

Project Officer

Our Research Team

Suyin Chia

Research Director

Hari Shankar

Data Analyst

Eow Shiang Yen

Researcher

Qiana Falisha Aufiya Jessica

Researcher

Joy Chua

Researcher

Muhammad Khairie bin Iswandy

Trainee (Data Science & Extremism)

Our Human Resource Team

Hisham Muhaimi

Project Coordinator (Admin & Quality Control)

Latest News & Articles:

Vacancy Announcement: Researcher (Youth Radicalisation)

Vacancy Announcement: Communications & Partnerships Officer

Peace Lab Project Report-Back Session

Engagement Session with Hon. Senator Datuk Seri Dr. Mujahid bin Yusof

SUARAM’s Podcast: Dialog Pakar Berkaitan Keadilan, Hak dan SOSMA

Knowledge Hub’s Webinar on “Are We Ready to Tackle Tech-Facilitated Harms?”

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