Dr Shaheen Whyte is scholar of contemporary Islam and Muslim societies. His research focuses on religious authority, identity, digital publics and Muslim civil society. He holds a PhD from Deakin University and is the author of Islamic Religious Authority in a Modern Age: Australian and Global Perspectives (Palgrave Macmillan 2024).

His publications include research on Muslim digital counterpublics in Media, Culture & Society, empirical studies of Islamic authority in Australia in the Journal of Muslim Minority Affairs and Religions, and analysis of fatwa authority in the Oxford Journal of Law and Religion. He has also co-edited the volume Muslim Identity Formation in Contemporary Societies.

In addition to his academic work, Dr Whyte contributes to public policy and community initiatives through refugee advocacy, sector consultations and submissions to parliamentary inquires and UN human rights mechanisms.