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Thursday, August 28, 2008

Josey's Answer to The Question

What were the events that led to the Maria Hertogh riots of 1950?

In 1940s,a dutch couple was imprisoned by the Japanese.
They placed their daughter,Maria Hertogh,under the care of a malay lady,Aminah.
Maria was raised as a muslim and at the age of 13,married a malay teacher.
When her parents demanded that Maria be returned to them,a court trial followed.
this court trial had wide media coverage and provoked much unhappiness among the muslim community.The court decided to give custody to the Hertoghs.

What were the causes of the Maria Hertogh riots?
The large crowd outside the court felt that the british legal system was unfair to Muslims.This sparked off anger towards the European and Eurasian communities which resulted in the outbreak of riots.

What happened during the riots?
Five were dead & 100 were hurt due to the Maria Hertogh riot.During the riots,the government placed a 24-hour curfew for two weeks.The british and malayan troops as well as the singapore police were called in to maintain peace.

Explore other ways to foster social cohesion in singapore.
Other ways that we could foster social cohesion is by bonding ourselves with our neighbours who are from different race by asking them out wif you to watch a movie or making friends with them instead of enemies.Besides that,we also can visit them during the festive season & understand about the culture & religion.

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2 Comments:

Blogger Judiciary's Social Studies Blog said...

not bad, can be improve through adding more info.

September 11, 2008 at 8:39 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Orhs very well indeed.
I will find more info regarding this matter

September 20, 2008 at 2:10 PM  

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