Dr. Shazra Ibrahim is a lecturer with over 7 years of experience in teaching in colleges and universities in the Maldives currently serving as a lecturer of the Department of Business and Marketing at The Maldives National University. She holds a PhD in Business and Management from the Management and Science University, Malaysia. In addition, she has attained a bachelor’s and master’s degree in the business discipline.

While Dr. Shazra is an academician, she has corporate experience of over 18 years with co-owning and running a medium SME for almost two decades. She also founded and ran an international humanitarian NGO registered in 2024 and is a formal member of the Global Women Coalition for Al-Quds and Palestine.

Her research focus is elaborative with focus on Sharia-Compliant business including tourism and entrepreneurship. Her research scope also includes of wealth disparity, university student knowledge and political sciences, particularly on the aspects of the Islamic ummah. In addition to publishing papers, she is also an author with her first book, being published in 2025. She is a manuscript reviewer for high impact publishers such as Emerald Publishing since 2022.

Doctor of Philosophy in Business and Management from Management and Science University, Malaysia, in 2023

Halal Tourism, Islamic Entrepreneurship, Political Science

1. Significance of relationships between destination image, Muslim tourist satisfaction and revisit intention of Middle Eastern Muslim tourists visiting the Maldives.
Review of International Geographical
Education Online
2146-0353
Published on 2021 (on Scopus at the year of publication)

2. Analyzing relationships between Islamic attributes, Muslim tourist satisfaction and revisit intention of Muslim tourists travelling to the Maldives.
Journal of Management Information and Decision Sciences
1532-5806
Published on 2021 (on Scopus at the year of publication)

3. Examining destination image and Muslim tourist behavioral intention using theory of planned behavior
International Journal of Science, Technology, Education and Management
2799-0648
Published on 2021 (on Scopus at the year of publication)

4. Assessing Availability of Muslim-Friendly Services in Hotels/Guesthouses/Inns of Greater Male’ Area Using Crescentrating’s Faith-Based Needs Model
American Journal of Business Practice
2997-934X
Published on 2024 (Non-Scopus but peer review journal)

5. Assessing The Relationships Between Service Quality, Muslim Tourist Satisfaction Among Middle Eastern Tourists Visiting The Maldives Using Structural Equation Modeling
Central Asian Journal of Mathematical Theory and Computer Science
2660-5309
Published on 2024 (Non-Scopus but peer review journal)

6. Challenges for implementation of Halal tourism in the Maldives; expert’s perspective
Raqamali Iqtisodiyot, Biznes va Innovatsiyalar Jurnali
3060-4753
Published on 2024 (Non-Scopus but peer review journal)

7. Soul of all Souls (book)
Book about Palestine and its resistance against colonialism
Published on 2025 under White Falcon Publishing
ISSN number : 979-8892225809
Book link: https://www.amazon.com/Soul-all-Souls-Palestine-Decolonizing/dp/B0FDS5QD57

8. Analyzing Financial literacy of higher secondary school students in the North of the Maldives.
Manuscript completed in 2025 and submitted for a conference to be held during October 2026

9. Quantitative Research Methodology for Social Sciences (book)
Book’s work underway

10. Research on analyzing wealth disparity in the Maldives
Research registered in Maldives National University and awaiting ethics approval

11. Research on exploring health literacy and practice among university students in the Maldives
Research registered in Maldives National University and awaiting ethics approval

12. Research on evaluating entrepreneurial enabling environment index in the Maldives in collaboration with professors in University of Johannesburg
Research registered in Maldives National University and awaiting ethics approval

13. Time Traveling to Palestine (book)
Book’s work underway, in collaboration with a Palestinian professor from University of Malaya, Malaysia

14. Have been a reviewer for Emerald Publishing since 2022 and have reviewed over 6 articles for Q1 as well as Q2 ranking Emerald journals.

Completed 1 Masters supervision of an MBA student during term 2 of 2025.

Marketing Research
Business Research Methods
Research Methodology
International Business
Marketing Management
Consumer Behavior
Business Entrepreneurship

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Have been a reviewer for Emerald Publishing since 2022 and have reviewed over 6 articles for Q1 as well as Q2 ranking Emerald journals.

International Islamic Conference 2017 held in the Maldives.
International Coalition for Quds and Palestine held in Qatar 2024.
International African-Asian Conference for Palestine held in Bandung 2025.

International Coalition for Quds and Palestine held in Qatar 2024

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Conducted workshops, seminars curated to student’s career development, to parents and awareness sessions about the occupation in Palestine in over 6 islands of the Maldives.