A Portrait of the Arabs in Singapore Through the Lens of al-Huda (1931-1934)

Abstract

Al-Huda portrayed the Arab society in Singapore in the 1930’s as one which was losing its influence among the Moslems because the people were always in conflict with one another. Conflicts caused by marriages that were considered pure or otherwise, and culture that was based on the titles of “sayyid” as well as the use of pure Arabic, further distance the relationships among the Arabs themselves, as well as non-Arabs.