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Lifestyle27 Feb 2026
The Hijabista Bandwagon: Social Media and the Hijab Culture in Singapore and Malaysia
The hijab is a visible symbol of religious expression for many Muslim women around the globe. Images of Muslim women donning the hijab in increasingly creative styles have surfaced online.
Aisyah Lyana
9 min read
Lifestyle30 Dec 2025
Balancing Faith & Ambition: A Student's Journey in Deen and Dunya
Ever feel like your to-do list has its own heartbeat – racing faster than you can keep up? Between lectures, part-time work, social commitments and trying to pray on time, it is easy to feel pulled...
Nur Alesya Dania
8 min read
Lifestyle22 Apr 2025
The Unspoken Hierarchy: Intellectual Snobbery and Its Impact on the Malay/Muslim Community in Singapore
Have you ever felt dismissed or talked down to just because you didn’t attend a prestigious school or don’t speak in a certain way? Intellectual snobbery — the belief that intelligence is tied to...
Farahyn Banu
8 min read
Lifestyle27 Jan 2025
The Commercialisation of Ramadhan: What Happened to the Ramadhan Spirit?
Ramadhan, the ninth month of the Islamic calendar, is widely recognised as a period dedicated to fasting, prayer, and spiritual reflection among Muslims worldwide. From dawn until sunset, we abstain...
Rifhan Miller
10 min read
Lifestyle27 Jan 2025
Smartphones and the Hedonic Treadmill of the Digital Age
It isn’t easy to imagine modern life without smartphones. For many of us, particularly young people, these devices are almost always within arm’s reach, with messages and...
Azeem Sulehri
7 min read
Lifestyle30 Oct 2024
What Does a Piece of Fabric Tell You About a People?
In the Malay Peninsula, fabrics hold the essence of a people's identity, linking the present to a rich past. Batik, songket, and Peranakan embroidery carry stories of...
Azeem Sulehri
7 min read
Lifestyle15 Jan 2021
Together Apart: Holidays Without Travelling, 2020 Edition
I remember being a child and looking forward to what a marvellous year 2020 was going to be. It was filled with lofty dreams of all the things I had wanted to accomplish – I will be wearing strappy high heels that will softly clickety-clack as I glide along my swanky office, and pulling my chic bag as I rush to the airport for a business trip to New York City.
Sharifah Norashikin
9 min read
Lifestyle07 Feb 2020
South Korea: Second Time’s A Charm
My recent trip to South Korea was my second after 2013. The first trip was not a memorable one. I wasn’t able to fully explore Seoul as I met with a minor accident in Cheongdam-dong which left me with a swollen foot and a pair of crutches. Cheongdam-dong is a district in Seoul where all the major K-pop entertainment agencies like JYP, SM and FNC are located. After the accident happened, I vowed to return to South Korea.
Nur Diyana Jalil
6 min read
Lifestyle07 Feb 2020
Home in a Great Big World – Life as a Student Abroad
“The perks of being a wallflower, huh?”, quipped an acquaintance. I responded with a wry smile. She was referring to an observation I made about the cliques I joked would form as the party – one of many we had during orientation week – progressed.
Abdul Hakeem Akbar Ali
7 min read
Lifestyle15 Apr 2019
Reaching a New Horizon: Teaching English in Japan
Growing up, I had two big dreams I wanted to achieve in life. The first was to earn a higher degree. The second: to live in Japan for a while. So after completing my Master’s degree, I embarked on the Japan Exchange and Teaching (JET) Programme, a government initiative aimed at increasing grassroots international exchange and English fluency by hiring native English speakers to work as Assistant Language Teachers (ALT) and Coordinators for International Relations all across Japan. I work in a mid-sized junior high school in Yamagata City, Japan as an ALT, where I help Japanese teachers teach English.
Siti Sarah Daud
8 min read