Resisting the closing of the Malaysian mind

By Marco Ferrarese

March 2015 PENANG PROFILE
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Prof Latif Kamaluddin
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Eccentric professor Latif Kamaluddin writes powerful, mean verses that challenge Malaysians to think about where their modernity really comes from.It’s hard not to be impressed by Prof Latif Kamaluddin, author of poetry collections such as Lazy Lamas and Voodoo Genitalia, upon meeting him for the first time. Of Hungarian and Malay-Pakistani origins, Latif ’s deeply intelligent eyes dominate a docile face that abruptly ends in an explosion of shagginess comparable only to that of an Indian holy man. For years,...

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Marco Ferrarese

is a musician, author and travel writer. He has written about overland travel and extreme music in Asia, and blogs at www.monkeyrockworld.com. He also curates the Penang Insider, the smart guide for traveling and living in Penang, at www.penang-insider.com. His latest book, The Travels of Marco Yolo, is available in bookstores. Follow him on Twitter @monkeyrockworld.


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