Egdūnas Račius is Professor of Middle Eastern and Islamic studies and Senior Researcher at Vytautas Kavolis Interdisciplinary Research Institute of Vytautas Magnus University (Kaunas, Lithuania). His research interests encompass Eastern European Muslim communities and governance of religion (particularly Islam) in post-communist Eurasia. His most recent monographs are Islam in Post-Communist Eastern Europe: between Churchification and Securitization (Brill, 2020) and Muslims in Eastern Europe (Edinburgh University Press, 2018). Prof. Račius serves on the Editorial Boards of the Journal of Muslims in Europe and the Yearbook of Muslims in Europe (both by Brill).