Sofiah Jamil
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Much has been said about having a Green Ramadan. But what about a Green Eid? Sounds pretty tough… but here’s one little tip, for making a small eco-effort. Eid al Fitr / Aidil Fitri / Idul Fitri (po-tay-to, po-tah-to… depending on where you are) is a wonderful occasion of merriment with family and friends. Children
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إِنَّا لِلّهِ وَإِنَّـا إِلَيْهِ رَاجِعونَ ‘Verily we belong to Allah and to Him shall we return’ – Al-Baqarah 2:156 – News spread through Facebook of the recent passing of Allahyarham Haji Ayman Ahwal – A “chilli padi” environmentalist with a humble and kind heart. One of his many achievements has been the Uprivers Project in
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Its that time of year when Muslims practice both spiritual and physical detoxification. A time of inner reflection to improve our sense of humility, patience and kindness towards others around us – especially to those that are less fortunate. The holy month of Ramadan is a time when we demonstrate to ourselves that having less is
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Greenwashing, as we know it, is the “deceptive use of green PR or green marketing in order to promote a misleading perception that a company’s policies or products are environmentally friendly”. And I could not help but think that there was a bit of greenwashing going on in the newly opened Princess Nora bint Abdelrahman
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What a nice way to start the weekend! Got tagged in this Facebook post by a friend. The newspaper article in question was in Singapore’s Straits Times sometime in early Feb 2011. The article was essentially a feature on me and the stuff that I’ve been doing professionally and on the side (albeit just little
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I’ve always loved my veggies. There have been a few veggies that have been quite iconic in my growing years. Toddler days: Cauliflower Teens/ Dorky Adolescent days : Broccolli Undergrad days: Beetroot (AUSSIE, AUSSIE, AUSSIE! OI, OI, OI!) Perhaps its this love for veggies that has made it slightly easier for me to progressively lay
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To all on the Sunny Concrete Island of Singapore, Do you have old clothes that you don’t want? Particularly those with “ethnic” designs or plain colours donate? Are the clothes of a material that allows people to write on it easily with fabric pens? Would you like to donate those old clothes to be cut
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“Only when the last tree has been cut down, Only when the last river has been poisoned, Only when the last fish has been caught, Only then will you find that money cannot be eaten.” — Cree Indian Prophecy — When will all this happen? Given the rate that we are consuming the limited resources
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Recent media reports on the new wave of floods and landslides around the world have yet again highlighted the critical need for disaster preparedness and contingency plans to address the increasing intensity of weather related disasters. However, what has also played out more significantly in these incidents have been weather-related disasters’ direct adverse implications on
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So I woke up on Christmas morning and got a call from a friend who told me to flip to page 8 and 9 of the day’s Berita Harian (Singapore’s Malay-language Newspaper… no, not the Malaysian version). So there I was, slated as one of the 50 Malay/Muslim individuals that would likely to be playing
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