During the 1964 Racial Riots,
There was a riot occured on 21 July, during a Malay procession that marked Muhammad's birthday.The riot killed 36 people and 556 people were injured. More than 3000 people were arrested. This riot was known as the Prophet Muhammad Birthday Riots, 1964 Racial Riots, or 1964 Sino-Malay Riots.
About 25,000 people gathered at the Padang to celebrate Muhammad's birthday. The celebration continued after speeches...
*Will be continued. :")
Thursday, August 20, 2009
Maria Hertogh riots
During the 1950s, there was a story of a 13 year-old dutch girl named Maria Bertha Hertogh. This was a court case regarding her custody between her biological parents and her foster mother, Che Aminah.
The conflict began with the circumstances when Maria was handed over to Che Aminah in 1942.
When the custody battles occured in April 1950, Maria, now known as Nadra, was brought up as a Muslim. Maria's mother lost the first round. In August, back in the hands of Che Aminah, Maria married a school teacher called Mansor Adabi. The second round in the custody battle went to Maria's mother. In the process of Che Aminah's appeal, Maria was put in a convent.
In early December, feelings in the Muslim community were highly charged. There was strong bitterness against the Europeans and the way the case was being handled. Tensions raised as more issues arouse.
On Monday 11 December, the day that Che Aminah's appeal was to be heard, a large Muslim crowd demanded that Maria should be taken out of the convent. A struggle broke out between the malays and the eurasians.
Velge, a member of the Special Constabulary, who drew his revolver and fired three shots. Two Malays were wounded, one got hit in the head. Suddenly a chaos broke loose.
At the end of it all, 18 people were dead, 173 injured and 84 cars destroyed. A dispute between two families eventually developed wider social implications. The issue became a battle between two different cultures and religious interests. No one gave much thought to the happiness and future of the child.
Sunday, August 16, 2009
July Riots.
On 21 July, 1964, about 25,000 Malays gathered at the Padang, Singapore to celebrate the Muslim prophet Muhammad's birthday.
After the speeches, the procession went on to Geylang. Along the way, a policeman asked a group that was dispersed to rejoin the main procession. Instead of obeying the orders, the group attacked the policeman. This incident led to a race riot after the group of Malays attacked ethnic Chinese-Malay passers-by and spectators. The riots were reported to have started at about 5:00 p.m. between Kallang and Geylang Serai. The government declared a curfew at 9.30 p.m. to restore order, but in the first day of rioting, four people were killed and 178 injured.
After the curfew was lifted at 6 a.m. the next morning, the conflict grew even more tense, and another curfew was imposed - it was only lifted for short periods to allow people to buy food. The curfew was not completely lifted until 2 August, 11 days after the start of the riots.
After the riots, goodwill committees were set up made up of community leaders from the various racial groups. The main job of these leaders was to help restore peace and harmony between the Malays and ethnic Chinese by addressing the concerns of the residents. About 23 people were killed and 450 people were injured during the July riots. There was significant damage to property and vehicles.
The government arrested about 3,000 people, including 600 secret society members and 256 people charged with possession of dangerous weapons. The rest were arrested for violating the curfew.
Causes,
Different reasons have been cited for the riots. Malaysia Deputy Prime Minister Tun Abdul Razak blamed ethnic Indonesian and Communist provocateurs.
On the other hand, Singapore Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew and several foreign observers attributed the riots as the result of agitation by Syed Jaafar Albar and other elements of the ultra-nationalist faction in United Malays National Organization (UMNO). According to the Australian Deputy High Commissioner, W. B. Pritchett:
"...there can be no doubt that UMNO was solely responsible for the riots. Its members ran the communal campaign or allowed it to happen."
The riots occurred during the period when the People's Action Party (PAP) and UMNO relations were severely strained after the PAP challenged the UMNO in the March 1964 Malaysia federal election. PAP ran on the campaign slogan of Malaysian Malaysia. In addition, analysts suggested the participation of Chinese secret societies in the riots increased the level of violence.
Adapted from:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1964_race_riots_in_Singapore
After the speeches, the procession went on to Geylang. Along the way, a policeman asked a group that was dispersed to rejoin the main procession. Instead of obeying the orders, the group attacked the policeman. This incident led to a race riot after the group of Malays attacked ethnic Chinese-Malay passers-by and spectators. The riots were reported to have started at about 5:00 p.m. between Kallang and Geylang Serai. The government declared a curfew at 9.30 p.m. to restore order, but in the first day of rioting, four people were killed and 178 injured.
After the curfew was lifted at 6 a.m. the next morning, the conflict grew even more tense, and another curfew was imposed - it was only lifted for short periods to allow people to buy food. The curfew was not completely lifted until 2 August, 11 days after the start of the riots.
After the riots, goodwill committees were set up made up of community leaders from the various racial groups. The main job of these leaders was to help restore peace and harmony between the Malays and ethnic Chinese by addressing the concerns of the residents. About 23 people were killed and 450 people were injured during the July riots. There was significant damage to property and vehicles.
The government arrested about 3,000 people, including 600 secret society members and 256 people charged with possession of dangerous weapons. The rest were arrested for violating the curfew.
Causes,
Different reasons have been cited for the riots. Malaysia Deputy Prime Minister Tun Abdul Razak blamed ethnic Indonesian and Communist provocateurs.
On the other hand, Singapore Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew and several foreign observers attributed the riots as the result of agitation by Syed Jaafar Albar and other elements of the ultra-nationalist faction in United Malays National Organization (UMNO). According to the Australian Deputy High Commissioner, W. B. Pritchett:
"...there can be no doubt that UMNO was solely responsible for the riots. Its members ran the communal campaign or allowed it to happen."
The riots occurred during the period when the People's Action Party (PAP) and UMNO relations were severely strained after the PAP challenged the UMNO in the March 1964 Malaysia federal election. PAP ran on the campaign slogan of Malaysian Malaysia. In addition, analysts suggested the participation of Chinese secret societies in the riots increased the level of violence.
Adapted from:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1964_race_riots_in_Singapore
1964 Racial Riots.
The 1964 Race Riots were a series of riots that took place in Singapore during two separate periods in July and September between Chinese and Malay groups. The first incident occurred on 21 July during a Malay procession that marked Muhammad's birthday.
In total, the violence killed 36 people and injured another 556. About 3,000 people were arrested. The riots are also known as the Prophet Muhammad Birthday Riots, 1964 Racial Riots, and 1964 Sino-Malay Riots. At that time, Singapore was a state in the Federation of Malaysia.
Adapted from:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1964_race_riots_in_Singapore
In total, the violence killed 36 people and injured another 556. About 3,000 people were arrested. The riots are also known as the Prophet Muhammad Birthday Riots, 1964 Racial Riots, and 1964 Sino-Malay Riots. At that time, Singapore was a state in the Federation of Malaysia.
Adapted from:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1964_race_riots_in_Singapore
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