In a former blog, I wrote about the enslaved girl Constance Couronne, who in 1834 with her cousin Elizabeth Verloppe was transported from the Indian Ocean island of Mauritius to the penal colony of New South Wales. The two children had been convicted of attempting to poison their mistress. Constance lived Continue Reading
The Makam Dato Koyah: working with a community in Penang
On Transfer Road, in the UNESCO world heritage site of George Town Penang, there is a fascinating place called the Makam Dato Koyah. There lies buried a man who in his lifetime was known as Syed Mustapha Idris. A shrine (keramat) grew up around him after miraculous happenings followed his Continue Reading