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At times, curiosity provokes readers to find out about this person's personal details. I hate to disappoint, but there are none here beyond the following:
Muslim, woman, voter, polyglot. 

My practical heritage is Malaysian, collective memory is Straits Chinese, culture is British, outlook is Commonwealth, views are European, and my religion is Islam.  This site contains a mix-bag of entries, including but not limited to politics and political literacy,  Islam, spirituality and social justice, books and reviews, and the occasional pictures.  If you want to respond to any articles here, do leave a comment, or email me at anisah.sofia@yahoo.com. 

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1426

Monday, 31 October 2005 12:36 A GMT
1426It's 1426 years since the Prophet, Muhammad, peace be upon him, made the migration from Mecca to Yathrib to escape the then increasing, sometimes fatal persecution of Muslims.  That city, during the lifetime of Muhammad, has since been renamed M
Category: Trivial yet momentous Islam
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parks

Sunday, 30 October 2005 8:44 P GMT
The Legacy of Mrs Rosa ParksMrs. Rosa Parks, 1913-2005, will go down in history for many reasons, but two of them, which I think are most important are:(1) She sparked a civil rights movement when she refused to vacate her bus seed to a white man in
Category: Trivial yet momentous
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question

Saturday, 29 October 2005 5:06 A GMT
QuestionI read it in the wee hours of GMT, then before it is light, I received an email on the same issue again.  Therefore I've decided to blog on this question that began to form in my head whilst I was reading the news for the first time in Malay
Category: Trivial yet momentous Politics
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raya card

Saturday, 29 October 2005 12:55 A GMT
Raya cardHurrah! My first raya (Eid) card arrived on Thursday, 27th of October.  It's always pleasant to look at the postmark, guess for a second where and who it comes from, before turning the still unopened envelope to look for the sender's detail
Category: Trivial yet momentous Islam
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zakat fitrah

Thursday, 27 October 2005 3:51 P GMT
Zakat fitrahThis is the last week of this blessed Ramadhan.  In Malaysia, many of my friends would be hurrying their tailors to speed up with the production of their baju raya, i.e., new clothes to celebrate in.  Husbands might be rowing with wive
Category: Trivial yet momentous Islam
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Intellectual freedom

Monday, 24 October 2005 7:01 P GMT
A danger to intellectual freedomI read what an expatriate who resides in Malaysia wrote, and was honestly horrified.  My response to his views has since been published as a letter to Malaysiakini.  You can read it here. 
Category: Trivial yet momentous Islam Politics
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endon

Thursday, 20 October 2005 2:13 P GMT
Al-Fatihah to Endon MahmoodEndon Mahmood (1940 - 2005), wife of Malaysian Prime Minister, Abdullah Badawi, has returned to Allah, she was 64.We have lost a tireless worker for various charities and a fervent supporter of Malaysian arts, namely the ba
Category: General
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geography

Wednesday, 19 October 2005 6:02 P GMT
GeographyI had my entire primary and secondary education in Malaysia.  Therefore, at the age of 16, two years before I took the Malaysian O Levels, I was told to drop Geography.  The education philosophy when I was a student was such that, if one w
Category: Trivial yet momentous General
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Good night

Monday, 17 October 2005 11:11 P GMT
Good night, and good luckI rarely watch films from the U.S.A., because most films from there are produced in Hollywood.  I rarely watch Hollywood (and Bollywood) films because I think both have become dreary, with the same fast-action plots.  In th
Category: Trivial yet momentous Say Farewell now, you might not see it again
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Tagged

Monday, 17 October 2005 7:46 P GMT
I've been taggedI've been tagged by Abs'.  My immediate reaction was, "Argh!"  However, it is kind of sweet to be remembered when somebody is thinking of seven souls to tag! <span style="FONT-SIZE: 9pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: "Pal
Category: General
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Malaysian Doctors

Wednesday, 12 October 2005 9:31 P GMT
Malaysia DoctorsAl-Fatihah for Dr. Latifah GhowsThe News Straits Times of 12th October 2005, reported that Malaysia's first woman doctor has passed on, aged 94.  She was Dr. Latifah Ghows, 1911 - 2005.  She qualified as a doctor in war time Hong Ko
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Rubbish by courier

Wednesday, 12 October 2005 8:24 P GMT
Rubbish by courier anyone?Most Malaysians who grudgingly write a cheque to Indah Water Consortium knows the companies business.  To my non-Malaysian readers, Indah Water, literally means Beautiful Water.  Perhaps the directors were thinking of the
Category: Trivial yet momentous
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HELP1

Tuesday, 11 October 2005 3:56 P GMT
HELP, AM I UNDER DELIBERATE ATTACK?I clicked on my blog today (yes, I do do that), and surprise, surprise, my blog header looks like what it was in June 2005.  The most recent entry is one I posted on 10th June 2005.  Some of the contents on the le
Category: Trivial yet momentous General
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How to repeal a legislation?

Sunday, 9 October 2005 6:54 P GMT
How to repeal a piece of legislation?I found this piece of information, which raises more questions that it answers.  However, I do think the answers are beyond me, simply because I don't have it.  I doubt this is one of those questions that remain
Category: Trivial yet momentous Politics
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Ramadhan Mubarak

Wednesday, 5 October 2005 11:04 A GMT
Ramadhan MubarakSelamat berpuasaTo all bloggers, blog readers, who are observing the fast of Ramadhan, have a bless Ramadhan.  I'll take this opportunity to relate a year, in a Ramadhan that I would not forget.  As students we did a house share. 
Category: Trivial yet momentous Islam
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Freedom of the Executive Revisited

Tuesday, 4 October 2005 4:46 P GMT
Freedom of the Executive Revisited In 1988 it was the executive versus the judiciary.  The executive emerged victorious.  The judiciary lost; from being the holder of judicial power in <country-region w:st="on"><place w:st="on">Malaysi
Category: Trivial yet momentous Say Farewell now, you might not see it again Politics
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