“I would like to visit the Islamic Museum,” said my mother when I visited her in Melbourne last year. My mother likes visiting art exhibitions, but she doesn’t visit many museums. Her request surprised me. But I shouldn’t have been surprised. Like many people she has been appalled at the anti-Muslim rhetoric which is too often heard nowadays. She has always been interested in … [Read more...] about Islamic Museum of Australia
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Malay Heritage Centre: A peek behind the colonial veil
We want to take advantage of living in Singapore so I have a spreadsheet listing all the things we want to see and do. During the week I prepare the weekend’s itinerary. On Saturday morning we don our walking shoes, grab our public transport cards and set forth. The Malay Heritage Centre was on last weekend’s itinerary. We have had our serve of British colonial history at … [Read more...] about Malay Heritage Centre: A peek behind the colonial veil
