Wayej Kuruni is a Bangladeshi sociologist and South Asia analyst based in Türkiye. He completed an MA in sociology at Ibn Haldun University, Istanbul, where his thesis examined the stigmatization of Islamic symbols in Bangladesh’s public universities through qualitative interviews and campus-based documentation. He previously studied Islamic Studies at the University of Dhaka. He is also the founder of Chronicles of Tyranny, a volunteer-led documentation initiative archiving reported human rights violations in Bangladesh from 2009 onward. His writing on Bangladesh, India, religion, politics and Türkiye-Bangladesh relations has appeared in Fair Observer, Australian Outlook, Daily Sabah, New Age, South Asia Monitor, Türkiye Today, Politics Today, Yeni Şafak, Fikir Turu, and Perspektif. His research interests include religion, secularism, student politics, stigma, human rights documentation and public culture in South Asia.