Smoking in a headscarf
Not too long ago, a friend of mine posted a photo of a woman wearing a headscarf and holding a cigarette in her hand. There was a minor ruckus on her profile about this picture. Why does this image shake…
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Tag Archive: Singapore
Constructive Dialogue and Constructing Legitimacy
The government’s continued policy to ban the hijab should not come as a surprise. Yaacob Ibrahim said in his note that he wants us to continue constructive dialogue with him. According to Yaacob, he and the Malay MPs will then…
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ARE WE READY FOR THE HIJAB-IN-UNIFORM?
When Muslim girls wearing the tudung in Singapore’s public schools became a major controversy in 2002, many Muslims asked for accommodation. The government counter-argued that public spaces shared by diverse ethnic and religious groups in Singapore have to remain strictly secular and…
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DARI PARLIMEN: JAWAPAN DPM TEO TENTANG HIJAB
Timbalan Perdana Menteri Teo Chee Hean berkata, membenarkan variasi dalam uniform seperti hijab atau tudung, dalam khidmat-khidmat beruniform tertentu, akan mengurangkan identiti umum perkhidmatan berkenaan. Dalam jawapan bertulis beliau di Parlimen hari ini, DPM Teo berkata dengan tidak membolehkan variasi…
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Kes aniaya budak: Bekas guru didakwa
Bekas guru pusat jagaan kanak-kanak ‘My First Skool’ yang dikatakan menyebabkan kaki seorang budak berusia dua tahun retak telah didakwa di mahkamah kerana menganiaya kanak-kanak itu semalam. Perbuatan Siti Hadijah Mohamed Sin, 51 tahun, bekas guru sambilan di cawangan pusat penjagaan…
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