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Natrah : In the Name of Love

Author :  Fatini Yaacob

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Country
Malaysia
Publisher
Institut Terjemahan Negara Malaysia & Skudai, Johor Darul Takzim: Universiti Teknologi Malaysia,
ISBN 9789830686066
Format PaperBack
Language English
Year of Publication 2011
Bib. Info xxiv. 397p. ; 23cm.
Categories 1. Hertogh, Maria, 1937 - - Riots 2. Muslims ? Singapore ? History 3. Riots ? Singapore ? History
Product Weight 604 gms.
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This is a biography of Natrah: a Dutch girl who was fostered and raised by a Malay woman. Her true story shook the world in 1950 for – unintentionally on her part – her case awakened the Malays to rise up and demonstrate; to defend Islam and to liberate themselves from the colonials. A Court decision forced her to return to the Netherlands. She became traumatized for the rest of her life after being immersed in Western culture, while her being was ingrained with the East. She was then made to become a child again when in fact, she was already joined in marriage. She was eventually married three times, yet continued to hold the memory of Mansor Adabi close to her heart … She entered adulthood in a state of confusion; her emotionally-damaging experiences made her wary of religion, the Malays and the issue of the riots up to the end of her life in 2009. She clung only to love to the extent her last wishes were that her body should not be buried, for fear that it would be claimed by many …

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