A student in New York, Hidayah finds it a challenge to introduce herself to others. There are sixteen permutations to the four categories of Asian, Malay, Muslim, and Singaporean. When her parents decide to fly halfway around the world to visit

Malay Sketches #3 - A Howling

Nov 26th, 2018 18m 23s

Muslims are not supposed to touch a dog as it is regarded as an unclean creature. When Zaiton sees her neighbors’ domestic helper Sinta walking their dog, she thinks she knows what her privileged Chinese neighbors are like. From Alfian Sa’at’s

Malay Sketches #2 - The Hole

Nov 19th, 2018 17m 18s

A son. A father. A hanging. A useless identity card delivered with official tact. Why then does it burn the recipient? Martha Cooley, author of the novel The Archivist and the memoir Guesswork, reads the searing story “The Hole” by Alfian Sa’at

Malay Sketches #1 - A Hantu Tatek Story

Nov 10th, 2018 8m 23s

According to Malay folklore, a Hantu Tetek is a female ghost who murders young children staying out late at night. She kills them by squeezing their head between her breasts. She is not carnal, unlike her more famous cousin, the Pontianak. In s

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