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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 […]

Books/Magazines

“Muslim Mothering” and Rethinking My Malay Motherhood

Posted by syahirah on 07 Nov 2016 / 0 Comments

Editor’s note: This is the first of two MMW reviews of the book Muslim Mothering: Global Histories, Theories, and Practices. This article looks at chapters 4, 10, and 11 from Muslim mothering: Global histories, theories, and practices (2016), edited by Margaret Aziza Pappano and Dana M. Olwan. I chose to look at these three chapters […]