Malay Muslims ‹ Muslimah Media Watch

Politics

Singapore Sees First Muslim Woman President in Walkover Election

Posted by syahirah on 13 Nov 2017 / 0 Comments

*A note on Malay naming conventions: President Halimah is being called “President Yacob” is Anglophone media outlets. From a Malay perspective this is is odd because “Yacob” is her father’s name and not a family name. Therefore, it is more appropriate to use Madam Halimah or President Halimah. Click here for more information on Malay naming […]

Comics/Cartoons

Gendered Expectations in Facebook Cartoons

Posted by syahirah on 16 Oct 2012 / 0 Comments

I have noticed a trend on Facebook of pages created and maintained by male religious teachers in the Malay-speaking communities of Singapore, Malaysia and Indonesia. CahayaIslam (“Light of Islam”) and Lukisan Dakwah Islam (“Islamic Drawings for Da’wah”) are two pages most intriguing to me for two reasons: because they create and share cartoons that are drawn in the style of manga, which […]