I often get into debates with people about women in Islam. How we dress. How we don’t dress. What we think or don’t think or should-be-thinking. I get into debates about feminism. What it is and what it isn’t. I…
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In many Islamic calendars, today is narrated to be the day that Fatima, daughter of the Prophet Muhammad, met her Lord. It is an unfortunate reality that her beautiful wisdom has been somewhat left out of the pages of history…
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Excellent resolution to the controversy. Both the inappropriate “Syonan” and the pretentious “Gallery” dropped. I think we would have been poorer without this controversy, so all’s well that ends well. I am reminded of what Shanice Lishan Foh said in…
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Yaccoob said the name Syonan wasn’t used to glorify Japanese Invasion and Occupation. Does he really understand what Syonan means in the full context in the first place? There is a slight mis-translation in lingo context. Most English translation puts…
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On this day 75 years ago, Singapore was invaded by the Japanese 25th Army. Over the next 8 days, we’ll be recapturing the key moments from the Battle of Singapore. It is from history that we learn about who we…
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