Kehidupan Hajah Tanpa Dokumen
Dilahirkan dan membesar di Sabah tidak menjamin status seseorang itu diiktiraf sebagai warganegara Malaysia. Itulah situasi yang menghantui kebanyakan pelarian perang yang masih memegang pas IMM13 di Sabah.
In Pulau Gaya, a woman journeys out of exile
Undocumented and stateless, Hajah was “deported” to the Philippines despite being born and raised in Sabah. She arrives home after a strenuous three years away, yet is still in search of an identity and belonging.
Is lockdown the ultimate test to my parenting?
While the author contemplates the struggle of working from home and caring for little ones during lockdown, she also tells us: being a stay-at-home working parent right now is tough as shit, don’t beat yourself up for it.
Imagine emerging from this MCO to a kinder world
Yesterday (Apr 9, 2020) was the second day of the call for donations for the needy, whom I have been able to identify via family members of my clients / ex-clients, who are beneficiaries of the National Legal Aid Foundation (Yayasan Bantuan Guaman Kebangsaan). The […]
When Fairy Tales Failed Us
Let us stop domestic violence. Let us open up our hands and hearts to help those in need, regardless of gender, or the colour of your skin. It is just right to reach out and help. And as for the victims out there, do not be ashamed or scared to accept these helping hands. Let yourselves be helped. That might save your life.
Our Women’s Ministry is setting a dangerous precedent for how women will be treated in this country
Recently KPWKM told us that women ought to take on Doraemon’s voice to speak to our partners because men are simpletons who need to be babied. I thought it was fake news.
Malaysia’s Women Ministry is male-centric
The recent posters that were published in social media by the Ministry of Women, Family and Community Development seems to be proof that they have a very male-centric mindset. This is sad, considering that this is a ministry that is supposed to be upholding the […]
Spare a thought for your neighbours in the time of Covid-19
Today is the second time I’ve left the house this week since the Restricted Movement Order (RMO) came into enforcement. I notice my heart rate rise at the thought of leaving the relative security of my 1,200 square metre apartment.