Short Biography:
Professor Md Shaikh Farid, with a PhD from the University of Hong Kong, is a distinguished scholar specializing in missionary education, and bioethics. His seminal thesis on the educational mission of the Congregation of Holy Cross in Bangladesh provides a foundational understanding of missionary education’s historical and contemporary significance. Holding ...
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| Degree Name | Group/Major Subject | Board/Institute | Country | Passing Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ph.D. | Education | The University of Hong Kong | Hong Kong | 2020 |
| Masters | Erasmus Mundus Master of Bioethics | KU leuven, University of Padova, University of Nijmegen | Belgium | 2013 |
| M.Phil. | Religious Studies | Dhaka University | Bangladesh | 2010 |
| Masters | World Religions | Dhaka University | Bangladesh | 2004 |
| Bachelor | Islamic Studies | Islamic University | Bangladesh | 2001 |
| Title | Organization | Location | From Date | To Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| International Visiting Research Scholar | Toronto School of Theology | Canada | 01, Feb 2024 | Currently Working |
| Professor | Department of World Religions and Culture, Dhaka University | 29, Nov 2022 | Currently Working | |
| Student Advisor | World Religions and Culture, Dhaka University | 01, Dec 2019 | 05-10-2022 | |
| Associate Professor | World Religions and Culture, Dhaka University | 27, Oct 2013 | 28-11-2022 | |
| Chairman | World Religions and Culture, Dhaka University | 14, Aug 2011 | 30-11-2011 | |
| Assistant Professor | World Religions and Culture | 12, Dec 2009 | 27-10-2013 | |
| Lecturer | World Religions and Culture, Dhaka University | 18, Aug 2005 | 12-12-2009 |
Research Interest
| Subject | Description | Research Interest (Goal, Target Indicator) |
|---|---|---|
| History of Education, Missionary Education, Comparative and International education, Islam and Bioethics, Ethics in ARTs, Organ Donation. |
Project/Research Supervision
| Level of Study | Title | Supervisor | Co-Supervisor(s) | Name of Student(s) | Area of Research | Current Completion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M.Phil | Religious, cultural and legal barriers of organ donation in Bangladesh | 2020 |
Project/Research Work
| Subject | Project Name | Source of Fund | From Date | To Date | Collaboration |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Religion | Religious perspectives of organ donation: the case of Bangladesh | UGC | 01-07-2022 | 30-06-2023 | |
| Edcuation | Holy Cross missionary education in Bangladesh: approaches to education and educational missions today | UGC | 01-07-2021 | 30-06-2022 | |
| Education | Social justice and inclusive education in Holy Cross education in Bangladesh: a multisite case study | Dhaka University Centennial Research Grant | 01-07-2021 | 30-06-2022 | |
| Education | Preferential option’ for the poor in Missionary Education in post-Vatican Bangladesh: The Case of Notre Dame College | UGC | 01-01-2018 | 01-12-2019 |
Invited Talk
| SL | Invited Talk |
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| No invited talk is found | |
| SL | Collaboration & Membership Name | Type | Membership Year | Expire Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | International Association of Bioethics (IAB) | 2022 | ||
| 2 | Asia pacific Bioethics Education Network (APBEN) | 2022 | Life Time | |
| 3 | Comparative Education Research Centre (CERC at HKU) | Life | 2020 | Life Time |
| 4 | Comparative and International Education Societies (CIES) | General | 2020 |
| Book | |
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| 1 |
Md Shaikh Farid, Liz Jackson an the Church be Decolonized? Holy Cross Education in Bangladesh” (In Press, Springer).
2024 .
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| 2 |
Md Shaikh Farid Farid, M.S. (2010). Caodaism: A Syncretistic Religion of Vietnam..
Washington D.C.: Cao Dai Overseas Missionary, 2010 .
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| Book Section | |
| 1 |
Md Shaikh Farid "National peacebuilding through interfaith dialogue: the role of NGOs and civil society.."
World religions and Culture: interfaith education in Bangladesh. In F. Huda, M.J. Alam, M.S. Farid, T. D. Rozario, & M.A. Sayem, (Eds.) Dhaka University Press, 2022 pp. 141-163 .
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| Journal Article | |
| 1 |
Md Shaikh Farid : Navigating change and shaping missions: a study of Notre Dame College's educational aims within the Holy Cross congregation in Bangladesh,
International Studies in Catholic Education (impact factor:0.3) Taylor & Francis , 2024
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| 2 |
Md Shaikh Farid : Revisiting the aims of Catholic missionary education in Bangladesh: the case of Holy Cross Congregation,
International Studies in Catholic Education (impact factor:0.3) , vol.15 , no.2 Taylor & Francis , pp.148-166 , 2023
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| 3 |
Md Shaikh Farid, Sumaia Tasnim : Assisted Reproductive Technologies: Comparing Abrahamic Monotheistic Religions,
Asian Bioethics Review (impact factor:0.94) , vol.15 Springer Nature , pp.53-67 , 2023
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| 4 |
Md Shaikh Farid : Ethical Issues in Sperm, Egg and Embryo Donation: Islamic Shia Perspectives,
HEC Forum Springer Nature , 2022
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| 5 |
Md Shaikh Farid : Social Justice and Inclusive Education in Holy Cross Education in Bangladesh: The Case of Notre Dame College,
Religions (impact factor:1) , vol.13 , no.10 MDPI , 2022
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| 6 |
Md Shaikh Farid and Tahmira Mou : Religious, ethical and legal barriers to organ donation: the case of Bangladesh,
Bangladesh Journal of Bioethics , vol.1 , no.12 , pp.1-13 , 2021
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| 7 |
Md Shaikh Farid : Basil Anthony Moreau (1799-1873) and His Philosophy of Christian Education,
Philosophy and Progress , vol.63 , no.1-2 Dhaka University , pp.65-80 , 2021
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| 8 |
Md Shaikh Farid : Oral history research: theoretical and methodological issues,
The Dhaka University Studies , vol.72-73 , no.1-2 , pp.147-57 , 2020
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| 9 |
Md Shaikh Farid : The Congregation of Holy Cross in East Bengal, East Pakistan and Bangladesh: History and Mission,
Arts Faculty Journal , vol.10 , no.14 , 2020
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| 10 |
Md Shaikh Farid and Sumaia Tasnim : Muslim Consumers’ Buying Motivation and Preference of Halal Foods in Dhaka,
Journal of Sociology , vol.11 , no.1 , pp.151-170 , 2020
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| 11 |
Md Shaikh farid : Vatican II and its implication on Holy Cross education in Bangladesh,
The Journal of Sociology , vol.10 , no.2 , pp.7-26 , 2019
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| 12 |
Md Shaikh Farid and Paul Schotsmans : Gamete Donation: Ethical Divergences in Islamic Religious Thinking. Asian Bioethics Review,,
Asian Bioethics Review (impact factor:0.330) , vol.6 , no.1 , pp.23-38. , 2014
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| 13 |
Md Shaikh Farid : The Chinese Religious Influences on Caodaism: A Critical Analysis.,
Philosophy and Progress, 50(1-2), 109-128. , vol.50 , no.1-2 , pp.109-128. , 2012
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| 14 |
Md Shaikh Farid : Historical Sketch of the Christian Tradition in Bengal.,
Bangladesh e-journal of Sociology , vol.8 , no.1 , pp.72-75 , 2011
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| 15 |
Md Shaikh Farid : Confucius’ Doctrine of Filial Piety and Chinese Society,
The Arts Faculty Journal , vol.July 2008-June 2010 , pp.75-81 , 2010
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| 16 |
Md shaikh Farid and Mohammad Jahangir Alam : Bahai Faith: From an Obscure Movement to a Widespread Religion,
The Journal of Center for Development Research , vol.2 , no.3-4 , pp.157-66 , 2008
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| 17 |
Md Shaikh Farid : Caodaism: A Syncretistic Religion of Vietnam,
The Journal of Center for Development Research , vol.1 , no.1 , pp.53-57 , 2006
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| Conference Proceedings | |
| 1 |
Md Shaikh Farid "Examining the policy of UNESCO on interreligious dialogue and peacebuilding."
International Webinar on Interreligious Dialogue for Peace and Harmony
Dhaka: Organized by Dept. of World Religions and Culture, Dhaka University, 2021
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| 2 |
Md Shaikh Farid "Ethical Issues in Gamete Donation: Islamic Shia Perspectives."
World Congress of Bioethics, University of Pensilvenia (Virtual)
Pensilvenia, USA: 2020
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| 3 |
Md Shaikh Farid "Religious, Cultural and Legal Barriers to Organ Donation: The Case of Bangladesh."
World Congress of Bioethics, University of Pensilvenia, (Virtual)
Pensilvenia, USA: 2020 (June)
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| 4 |
Md Shaikh Farid "Aim, Nature and Form of Missionary Education in Bangladesh."
The 63th Annual Conference of Comparative and International Education Society (CIES)
San Francisco, USA: 2019
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| 5 |
Md Shaikh Farid "The Position of Holy Quran in World Literature."
Holy Book Conference
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia: 2019
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| 6 |
Md Shaikh Farid, and Tahmira Mou "Religious, Cultural and Legal Issues of Organ Donation in Bangladesh."
Asian Bioethics Conference
Dhaka: 2019
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| 7 |
Md Shaikh Farid "Ethical and Religious Issues of Organ Donation in Bangladesh.."
14th World Congress of Bioethics
Bangalore, India: 2018
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| 8 |
Md Shaikh Farid "Ethical Issues of Gamete Donation in Islam: Shia and Sunni Perspective."
14th International Clinical Ethics Consultation Conference
University of Oxford, Oxford, UK: 2018
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| 9 |
Md Shaikh Farid "Using oral history in humanities and social sciences: Theoretical and methodological issues."
The 9th Graduate Social Science Conference
University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong: 2018
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| 10 |
Md Shaikh Farid "Missionaries, Missions, and Education: The Holy Cross Congregation in Bangladesh."
British Education Studies Association Conference
Bolton, UK: 2018
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| 11 |
Md Shaikh Farid "The Educational Mission of the Congregation of Holy Cross in Bangladesh."
The 66th Midwest Conference on Asian Affairs
University of Notre Dame, USA: 2017
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| 12 |
Md Shaikh Farid "Mission, Education, and Conversion: The Case of the Congregation of Holy Cross in Bangladesh."
Postgraduate Conference
Monash University, Melbourne, Australia: 2017
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| 13 |
Md Shaikh Farid "Gamete Donation: Islamic Shai and Sunni Perspective."
13th International Clinical Ethics Consultation Conference
National University of Singapore, Singapore: 2017
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| 14 |
Md Shaikh Farid "The Christian higher in Bangladesh: Problems and prospects."
The 16 IASACT Conference
The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong: 2016
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| 15 |
Md Shaikh Farid "Catholic Missionary Education in Bangladesh."
The 60th Annual Conference of Comparative and International Education Society
Vancouver, Canada: 2016
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| 16 |
Md Shaikh Farid "Missionary education in Bangladesh: The case of the Congregation of Holy Cross in Bangladesh, 1947-2015.."
The 16th Annual Conference of Comparative Education Society of Hong Kong
The Education University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong: 2016
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| Award Type | Title | Year | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| International | Study of the U.S. Institutes for Scholars on Religious Freedom and Pluralism in the United States | 2021 | United States | |
| International | HKU PhD Exchange Student Scholarship (Monash University) | 2017 | Australia | |
| International | HKU PhD Research Scholarship for Archival Research | 2017 | United States | |
| International | Postgraduate Scholarship for PhD | 2014 | Hong Kong | |
| International | Erasmus Mundus for MA in Bioethics | 2012 | Belgium | |
| International | Erasmus Mundus Exchange Fellowship (University of Goettingen) | 2011 | Germany | |
| International | Cao Dai Overseas Scholarship for M.Phil | 2005 | United States |
Dr. Md. Shaikh Farid
Professor
Department of World Religions and Culture
Faculty of Arts
Email: sfarid@du.ac.bd
Mobile (Personal): 01911133908