Merryl Wyn Davies is a Welsh Muslim scholar, writer and broadcaster who specializes in Islam, and the co-author of many books and articles with Ziauddin Sardar. A leading exponent of Islamic anthropology, she is Director of the Muslim Institute, London.<BR>Merryl Wyn Davies was born on 23 June 1948 in Merthyr Tydfil, Wales. After reading anthropology at University College, London, Davies began a distinguished career in broadcasting and journalism. Following jobs with local Welsh newspapers, and a stint with BBC Radio, Davies spent a decade with BBC TV Religious programmes, working on such award-winning shows as ?Everyman?, ?Heart of the Matter? and ?Global Report? and the acclaimed series, ?Encounters with Islam?. In 1985 she left the BBC to write independently and to work for the London based Muslim magazine Inquiry. During the 1990s, she worked as advisor and speech writer for Anwar Ibrahim, the former Deputy Prime Minister and now the Leader of the Opposition; and produced the ?Faces of Islam? series for TV3 Malaysia. She returned to UK in 1996 to the UK and became Media Officer for the Muslim Council of Britain. In 2009, she joined the Muslim Institute of London to become its Director.<BR><BR>Wikipedia
