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Inspector Singh Investigates: A Most Peculiar Malaysian Murder

Meet Inspector Singh: a fat, slightly bumbling, but truly lovable detective sure to charm readers of The No.1 Ladies Detective Agency

Inspector Singh is in a bad mood. He’s been sent from his home in Singapore to Kuala Lumpur to solve a murder that has him stumped. Chelsea Liew—the famous Singaporean model—is on death row for the murder of her ex-husband. She swears she didn’t do it, he thinks she didn’t do it, but no matter how hard he tries to get to the bottom of things, he still arrives back at the same place—that Chelsea’s husband was shot at point blank range, and that Chelsea had the best motivation to pull the trigger: he was taking her kids away from her. Now Inspector Singh must pull out all the stops to crack a crime that could potentially free a beautiful and innocent woman and reunite a mother with her children. There’s just one problem—the Malaysian police refuse to play ball.

Meet Inspector Singh: a fat, slightly bumbling, but truly lovable detective sure to charm readers of The No.1 Ladies Detective Agency

Inspector Singh is in a bad mood. He’s been sent from his home in Singapore to Kuala Lumpur to solve a murder that has him stumped. Chelsea Liew—the famous Singaporean model—is on death row for the murder of her ex-husband. She swears she didn’t do it, he thinks she didn’t do it, but no matter how hard he tries to get to the bottom of things, he still arrives back at the same place—that Chelsea’s husband was shot at point blank range, and that Chelsea had the best motivation to pull the trigger: he was taking her kids away from her. Now Inspector Singh must pull out all the stops to crack a crime that could potentially free a beautiful and innocent woman and reunite a mother with her children. There’s just one problem—the Malaysian police refuse to play ball.

Me in mosque wear atop the minaret of the mosque of Ibn Tulun in Cairo.It was windy up there, so my hijab started to blow off. You can get a tiny sense of how big Cairo is from here.

The hijab was purchased in Kuala Lumpur in 2003 and serves as my all-purpose warm-weather mosque headgear. Bright pastels with delicate embroidery around the edges are the Malaysian style in hijabs.

There seem to be a lot of misconceptions about what is appropriate to wear to a mosque. Here are some guidelines: Both sexes should wear modest clothing that is not see-through or form-fitting. For men, legs and shoulders should be covered (no shorts, muscle shirts or unbuttoned shirts). For women, everything but the hands, feet and face should be covered. There's no need for an abaya, regular street clothes that are loose-fitting and cover your limbs are fine, just bring a long loose-fitting shirt or tunic to put on top and a scarf. A pashmina wrap or shawl--the indispensable travel accessory-- serves this purpose wonderfully well in cooler weather. A hoodie will do in a pinch. More frequently visited mosques have robes, abayas and/or headscarves available to rent or borrow.

The reason for the dress code is all about respect--respect for God and for fellow worshippers. You're supposed to dress modestly so as not to distract people from the reason that they are presumably there- to worship God. In my view abayas for both genders would be an even better idea to eliminate means of judging each other-- no evaluating each other's bodies, clothes, wealth, poverty, personal style, fashion sense, etc.

Art Director : Napie
Lighting : Ariffin & Izzy
Photograph : Napie
Makeup/Hair : Zue Hashim
Wadrobe : Fazela

This is a lovely black 2 piece Al-Amira hijab that will catch your eye with its beautiful embroidery and bead details that match and/or are complementary with the hijab color on the headband. This 2 piece polyester blend Al-Amira hijab is very stretchy and has a sleek satiny finish. The two separate pieces include a thick headband piece that is worn over your hair, and hood covering that pulls down over your head to your shoulders. The hood covering for this Al-Amira is longer than the standard Al-Amira hood, giving you some extra coverage or room depending on your body type (approx 24" long in back and 15" in front). Made of a high quality washable poly-blend material. Bead patterns may vary slightly from patterns shown above.