GADIS GILA

#9: 🔊 🎶 From sound sensitivity to symphony: How music helped these Singaporean mothers raise thriving autistic children

Soothing qasidahs, chart-topping pop songs... Three Singaporean mothers share how music transformed their lives, helping their autistic children…

Nov 22, 2024 • Hidayah Salamat

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#8: On my birthday, a confession and a commitment

"Catch and release"—cruel to fish; cruel to humans.

Nov 10, 2024 • Hidayah Salamat

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October 2024

Invite your friends to read GADIS GILA

Part serialised memoir, part newsletter galvanising action to decolonise the world while celebrating the lifestyles of the people of the Malay…

Oct 5, 2024 • Hidayah Salamat

September 2024

#7: The GADIS GILA Guide to... shopping in a time of genocide: Nusantara beauty brands to shop from

From toothpaste to perfume, you really no longer need to look beyond the shores of the Malay Archipelago for high-quality makeup, skincare and body…

Sep 26, 2024 • Hidayah Salamat

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#6: "Very slowly, then all at once"

What happened after the "revelation" and how a seemingly inconsequential two-liner dialogue from a book nearly a century old, inspired a universal…

Sep 12, 2024 • Hidayah Salamat

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#5: The GADIS GILA Guide to... shopping in a time of genocide: The "Safe" list (international beauty edition)

From everyday body cleansers for sensitive skin to legacy French beauty, here are the international beauty brands considered "BDS-safe" and are okay to…

Sep 5, 2024 • Hidayah Salamat

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July 2024

#4: The GADIS GILA Guide To... shopping in a time of genocide: The "Support" list (international beauty edition)

Need to stock up your bathroom shelves and cabinets? Bookmark this guide, updated regularly.

Jul 30, 2024 • Hidayah Salamat

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#3: The GADIS GILA Guide To... shopping in a time of genocide: "Don't buy" list (international beauty edition)

Your bathroom and dressing table are about to get a massive overhaul. The blood of children on our makeup brushes? No thanks.

Jul 18, 2024 • Hidayah Salamat

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#2: The impact of and etiquette for boycotting in a time of genocide

Boycotting brands and companies complicit in genocide—what's the point, exactly? And how can I participate without having to empty my entire home? Your…

Jul 17, 2024 • Hidayah Salamat and Ameera Aslam

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#1: "Tell me, what is it you plan to do with your one wild and precious life?"¹

In 2020, the world changed. So did I, in almost every way possible. And now, I'm finally ready to talk about it.

Jul 16, 2024 • Hidayah Salamat

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