Title
'Ibu' ('Mother') Malay magazine Issues No. 5 & 6
Year/Period
May 1952–June 1952
Region
Malaysia and Singapore
Object Type
Material
Technique
Dimension
Object size: 27.5 x 21.5 cm,
Gross measurement: (please refer to parts)
Gross measurement: (please refer to parts)
Accession No.
2021-00025
Collection of
'Ibu' ('Mother' in Malay) was a magazine that was published from December 1951 as monthly periodical in Johor, Malaysia, but also received circulation in Singapore. Its title 'Ibu' refers to its target audience - Malay women - but also the growing women's rights movement within the Malay community, and which was referred to as the 'Kaum Ibu' after its forerunning predecessors in the region, particularly in Indonesia. Its contributors include Zahrah Za’ba, who was the first Malay woman radio announcer in Singapore and would become Radio Singapore’s first Head of Malay Programmes.
