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The Nadra Tragedy: The Maria Hertogh Controversy by Haja Maideen

The Nadra Tragedy: The Maria Hertogh Controversy

By: Haja Maideen

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Religious fanaticism, race, and a newly emergent nationalism form a potent backdrop to this gripping, real-life drama about two women who fought for the custody of a thirteen-year-old girl in the post-war Colony of Singapore.

As a proxy battle between East and West, the grim tale recounted in this book has its fair share of prejudice and mob violence. The tumultous events which accompanied the legal battle shook the British Colonial Government to its very foundations.

Much could be said about the innocent people who lost their lives in the violence that followed the controversial court decision. But Maria Hertogh, or Nadra as the Muslims called her, was probably the saddest victim. Caught between two worlds she did not completely understand, the effect of the uproar on the child at her most impressionable age was something few of us will ever have to endure. The author recounts the tragic affair with grace and simplicity, drawing upon exhaustive research in both Singapore and Holland. Today, more than thirty-five years after it faded into history, the story provides us with a timely and chilling reminder of how easily the very fabric of a society can be ripped apart by the unwise handling of sensitive issues.
 ISBN:9679782875

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Weight 335 g
Dimensions 178 × 110 × 23 mm
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