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Sh Fatimah Alzahrah Binti Syed Hussien

Academic Qualification

  • Doctor of Philosophy in Sociology - Doctor of Philosophy, Victoria University of Wellington
  • Bachelor of Human Sciences in Sociology and Anthropology - Bachelor Degree, International Islamic University Malaysia

Sh Fatimah Alzahrah Binti Syed Hussien (Dr.)

Assistant Professor
IIUM Gombak Campus

ABDULHAMID ABUSULAYMAN KULLIYYAH OF ISLAMIC REVEALED KNOWLEDGE AND HUMAN SCIENCES

Other's position:

Head, Student Affairs and Development Division

fatimahalattas@iium.edu.my
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Professional Membership


  • 2020 - 2023: Member of Profesional Body / Association: (Member), International Sociology Association
  • 2021 - 2024: Member of Profesional Body / Association: (Member), MALAYSIAN SOCIAL SCIENCE ASSOCIATION (PSSM)


Teaching Responsibilities


ADVANCED SOCIOLOGICAL AND ANTHROPOLOGICAL THEORIES 2022/2023 2019/2020
FINAL YEAR PROJECT I 2022/2023 2021/2022 2020/2021
FINAL YEAR PROJECT II 2022/2023 2021/2022 2020/2021
GENDER, FAMILY AND KINSHIP 2019/2020
INTERNSHIP (DEVELOPMENT STUDIES) 2017/2018
INTERNSHIP (SOCIAL WORK STUDIES) 2018/2019
INTRODUCTION TO SOCIOLOGY 2018/2019
SOCIOLOGICAL AND ANTHROPOLOGICAL THEORY I 2018/2019
SOCIOLOGICAL AND ANTHROPOLOGICAL THEORY II 2021/2022 2020/2021 2019/2020 2018/2019
SOCIOLOGY OF MARRIAGE & FAMILY 2021/2022 2020/2021 2019/2020 2018/2019 2017/2018
SOCIOLOGY OF MARRIAGE AND FAMILY 2022/2023
WORK AND SOCIETY 2017/2018
YOUTH AND SOCIETY 2021/2022


Research Projects


Completed
2020 - 2020 Socio-Economic Report Covid-19 Social Cohesion and Community Resilience (Social cohesion)
2019 - 2023 Formulating a Model for Sustainable Menstrual Hygiene practices among Bottom-40 Urban Young Women through Maternal involvement.
2017 - 2020 The Bottom-40 Households in Kuala Lumpur: A Special Reference on Social Entrepreneurship among Women of Different Ethnic Groups
On-Going
2022 - Present KL: A Civilizing City
2022 - Present `SAYANGI DIRIMU? - PROGRAM PENDIDIKAN KESIHATAN SEKSUAL DAN REPRODUKTIF NEGERI SELANGOR
2021 - Present MEnSTrual health among ROhingya population in Malaysia (MESTRO study): Investigating menstrual hygiene and practice needs among female Rohingya
2021 - Present PROGRESS AND PROBLEMS RELATED TO ENFORCEMENT OF FREE SPEECH IN MALAYSIA: AN IN-DEPTH STUDY
2020 - Present Sociology of Marriage, Family and Kinship: The Essentials


Award & Recognition


10 Jun, 2022 Community and Industrial Partner (Gold) - AHAS KIRKHS KCDIO
21 Jun, 2021 Community and Industry Partner (Gold) - Kulliyyah of Islamic Revealed Knowledge and Human Sciences KCDIO
01 Jun, 2020 Most Promising Academic (Silver) - Kulliyyah of Islamic Revealed Knowledge and Human Sciences KCDIO


Publications


Article

2023 Kemelut kemiskinan haid yang berpanjangan. Dewan Kosmik, 31 (03) pp. 5-9
2023 Realising accepted UPR recommendations: challenges and realities in Malaysia’s commitment to enforce freedom of expression. SINERGI: Journal of Strategic Studies & International Affairs, 3 (1) pp. 66-81
2021 Apa itu kemiskinan haid dan 4 cara anda boleh membantu!. SuciCup, 28 May 2021 () pp.
2021 Focus on working together. The Star, 25 September 2021 () pp.
2021 Kemiskinan haid: krisis kesihatan awam yang perlu diakhiri. International Journal for Studies on Children, Women, The Elderly and Persons with Disabilities (IJCWED), 14 () pp. 109-112
2021 Memperkasakan keusahawan sosial produk menstruasi bagi membasmi kemiskinan haid. International Journal for Studies on Children, Women, The Elderly and Persons with Disabilities (IJCWED), 14 () pp. 41-47
2020 Expressing breastmilk while on break and in private: a qualitative study of Malaysian first-time mothers. Community, Work & Family, () pp.
2020 Gender equality benefits all. The Star, () pp.
2020 Lifting taboo on menstruation. The Star Online, () pp.
2020 Preservation of the intellect: developing research skills among IIUM undergraduates. The Journal of Society and Media, 4 (2) pp. 262-278
2019 The fading birth practice: urban Malay mothers in Malaysian negotiating confinement practice. IIUM Journal of Human Sciences, 2 (1) pp. 10-18
2018 Poverty, women’s empowerment and social entrepreneurship among b40 urban women in Malaysia = Pobreza, empoderamiento de las mujeres y emprendimiento social entre las mujeres urbanas b40 en Malasia. Opcion, 34 (16) pp. 559-564
Conference or Workshop Item

2022 A cross-sectional study on menstrual health practice and needs among female Rohingya residing in Malaysia: an interim analysis. In: 23rd Annual Scientific Conference 2022,
2022 The effectiveness of menstrual education module for children and adolescent refugees: a pilot study. In: 23rd Annual Scientific Conference 2022,
2022 The strategic role of Muslim women in reinforcing and expanding the practice of Islam as Rahmatan Lil 'Alamin in Indonesia, Malaysia, Pakistan, and Tunisia. In: Fostering International Cooperation to Strengthen Practices that Promote Islam as Rahmatan Lil 'Alamin,
2021 Menstrual hygiene management: a guide. In: Seminar on cleanliness: the epitome of our faith.,
2021 Period poverty in Malaysia: a brief report on current context. In: PERKKS 2021 Persidangan Kependudukan Kebangsaan 2021,
2020 Hifz Alaql: promoting social research skills among IIUM undergraduate students. In: International Conference on Education, Business, Economy, Supply Chain and Tourism (EBEST2020),
2019 The fading birth practice: urban Malay mothers in Malaysia negotiating confinement practices.. In: International Conference on Social Sciences and Humanities 2019,
2018 Making traditional modern : a phenomenological study of traditional confinement practices among urban Malay mothers. In: International Conference on Language, Culture & Society (ICLCS) 2018: Asia and Beyond,
Book

2021 Staying safe & staying sane: reflections during Covid19 Pandemic. Kulliyyah of Islamic Revealed Knowledge and Human Sciences, IIUM with cooperation of Majlis Keselamatan Negara, ISBN: 978-967-19812-0-7
Book Section

2022 Uncleanliness at the larger scale: the problems of Global Capitalism. In: IIUM Press, ISBN: , pp.
2021 Of MCO, EMCO, and CMCO following Covid-19 Pandemic: practicing 3S in organizations. In: Kulliyyah of Islamic Revealed Knowledge & Human Sciences, IIUM & Majlis Keselamatan Negara, ISBN: 978-967-19812-0-7, pp. 47-50
2021 Reactance - on why we need to maintain istiqamah more than ever. In: IIUM and Majlis Keselamatan Negara (MKN), ISBN: 9789671981207, pp. 105-114
2021 The psychology of COVID-19: how your thoughts are determining how you act. In: Kulliyyah of Islamic Revealed Knowledge & Human Sciences, International Islamic University Malaysia & Majlis Keselematan Negara, ISBN: 9789671981207, pp. 201-206