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YEAR
2025

department of anthropology and sociology

RESEARCH INTERESTS
Economic Sociology
Development Anthropology

RESEARCH KEYWORDS
Indigenous minority rights; Customary land,
Protected areas, Ethnography, Inclusivity.

SELECTED PUBLICATIONS
Kamal, S. F. (2022). Engaging Anthropology:
Reflections on the Struggle for Recognition of
Indigenous Customary Land Rights in Malaysia and
dr.
the Case for a Public Presence. In S. Pillai, H.
KAMAL SOLHAIMI FADZIL Hussin, & R. Hassan (Eds.), Selected Research On
Orang Asli Communities In Malaysia. Kuala Lumpur:
kamal@um.edu.my UM Press.
Kamal, S. F., & Siti Nor Awang. (2021). Listening to
Children: A Sociological Perspective on Addressing
EDUCATION the Rights of Undocumented Children in Malaysia.
PhD In Borneo Review, XVII(1&2), June 2020- Dec 2021.
Universiti Malaya (UM) Kamal, S. F. (2020). Rationalising The Role of
Orang Asli in Co-Management of The Royal Belum
MA (Anthropology of Development) State Park, Malaysia. Manuscript accepted for
School of Oriental & African Studies, London publication in the Journal of Tropical Forest
Science.
B.Sc (Hons), (Anthropology)
Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo
SELECTED ACHIEVEMENTS
UMEXPERT LINK Guest Lecturer (2023/2023), taught Sustainable
https://umexpert.um.edu.my/kamal.html Development and Environment, for the Master in
International Peace, Conflict and Development,
RESEARCHER ID Universitat Jaume I.
https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0700-260X Expert Witness/Anthropologist- related to Orang
Asli Customary Land Rights in Malaysia Court
Cases (2019-present).
SCOPUS ID Board Member – RIMAU Tiger Protection Society of
56909029600 Malaysia (2022- present).

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