Professor Sarfaroz Niyozov (Research lead, Post-Soviet Education Experiences in Canada Project) has experience in teaching and conducting long-term research on marginalized communities in Canada and internationally. He has authored and co-authored around 70 publications, including books, journal articles, chapters, editorials and reviews, and held a number of leadership positions at the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education (OISE) and in Aga Khan University in Karachi. Currently he teaches courses on cross-cultural teacher development, religious education, comparative education and research and knowledge production in the Global South. Dr Niyozov holds a PhD in Curriculum Studies and Teacher Development from OISE, University of Toronto, where his dissertation won the Outstanding Dissertation from both the Comparative International Education Society and the American Education Research Association. He also earned an M.Ed in Teacher Education from Aga Khan University (Pakistan), along with dual a BA and B.Ed degree in Arabic Philology from Tajik State University.