Our creative team at AKAR endeavours to make each issue of our magazine a quality-driven experience; an exploration of humanity’s roots.

Nursheila Muez

Co-editor

By day, Nursheila Muez is a researcher of religion and politics at a government think tank. When she grows old and collects enough books, she will turn her house into a community library for children.

Zafirah Zein

Co-editor

Zafirah Zein is a journalist with love for both the written word and visual storytelling. An old soul with restless feet, she is constantly dreaming of time traveling in history or her next adventure out of the city.

Zafir Shamsulbahri

Creative Master

Zafir Shamsulbahri sees design as a key foundation towards facilitating positive change in communities. He believes that designing is most meaningful when it is carried out for a good cause.

An avid nasi-lemak enthusiast first before being a designer and illustrator, you can often find him letting loose in his illustrations as well as making dad jokes which usually falls embarrassingly flat.