By Liy Yusof in Notes Garden — Oct 4, 2023 In Japan for the first time Ten notes from ten days in the country that gave us emoji ⛩️ Lying on a mirror floor looking up at orchids moving from the ceiling, June 2023.
Notes Garden Doomerism is a transitional phase "What will capitalists do when there is nothing left to invest in except each other?"
Notes Garden Brief stories of historical baddies Remembering: Khutulun, Yennenga, the Trung sisters, Trieu Thi Trinh, Malahayati, Srikandi Tun Fatimah, Ching Shih, Sayyida al-Hurra, Chandramalar, Wong So Ying, Shamsiah Fakeh, Khatijah Sidek, Silvia Morello.
Notes Garden Socrates, sense-perception, and the Quran "This is what the earlier Muslim students of the Quran completely missed under the spell of classical speculation."
Spirit Garden Listening to interfaith feminists in Southeast Asia The discourse of faith and feminism in Southeast Asia is exciting and prolific, but often overlooked.