If you've done Social Studies in Singapore, you've likely heard about Maria Hertogh. She was a lightning rod character for religious tensions in Singapore between the Catholic/ Christian community and the Muslim community as her birth family and adopted family tussled for custody over her. We spend some time unpacking the nuances of the custody case and we also look at how the riots unfolded,  but perhaps the most interesting part of the episode begins where the textbooks end off - in the follow-up life of Maria. See how the trauma of broken relationships shaped Maria's eventual adulthood and how she finally managed to find some closure in the end. All this and more in our latest episode!

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