Azah Aziz

2022 - 8 - 21

Post cover — Image courtesy of "Malay Mail"

Malaysian cultural icon, Azah Aziz honoured on Google Doodle today (Malay Mail)

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 21 — Today, Malaysian internet users who hop on the Google search engine might notice someone different greeting them.

As if these accomplishments weren’t impressive enough, Azah Aziz later founded her own publishing company and became one of the first women in Malaysia to publish books on poetry, games and songs for children, such as Adik Comel, Ibu, Keluarga Kita, O! She also chaired many positions including as founder of Pertubuhan Tindakan Wanita Islam (Pertiwi) and Islamic Women’s Action Organisation. Azah Aziz dedicated almost four decades of her life to journalism. Their daughter, Ungku Zeti Akhtar binti Ungku Abdul Aziz (TanSri Zeti Aziz), made her mark as the country’s first woman governor of Bank Negara. Thanks to her mother, Azizah Jaafar, Azah Aziz fell in love with the language, culture and arts that she’s now remembered by. Her passion for Malay textiles grew when she inherited a fine collection of early Malay textiles and garments from her mother, which paved the way for her to becoming a respected Malay culture expert.

Did You Know That An Awesome Malaysian Cultural Icon Is On ... (The Rakyat Post)

Azah Aziz was a pioneer in the field of journalism and was also a cultural expert on Malaysian textiles and literature.

As a journalist in the 1950s, she wrote really well and was a very engaging writer. But she herself was a woman of extraordinary talents and should be known for her name only, Azah Aziz, the Malay cultural icon. She developed an interest in the fields of language, culture and the arts thanks to her mother, Azizah Jaafar, who was a pioneer in domestic science studies. She introduced the Malay costume, jewellery and textiles to art festivals and international seminars. Google Malaysia is honouring her today by having a Google Doodle of herself and her love of Malay textile on today’s Google’s Search page. She was one of the pioneering women journalists in Malaysia and a Malaysian cultural icon.

Google Doodle honours Azah Aziz, Malaysia's pioneering journalist ... (The Star Online)

Azah Aziz, a pioneering female journalist in Malaysia and a cultural icon, is revered for her lifelong dedication to preserving Malay culture, textiles, ...

" Growing up, she was very liberal in her thinking on many issues and wrote passionately about them for women’s rights, children’s rights, but I wouldn’t describe her as a feminist but rather more as an advocate of women’s issues and those issues relating to children. She was also one of the founders of Pertubuhan Tindakan Wanita Islam (Pertiwi), a charitable organisation dedicated towards addressing the welfare and needs of women and children. Azah Aziz, a pioneering female journalist in Malaysia and a cultural icon, is revered for her lifelong dedication to preserving Malay culture, textiles, and traditional attire for future generations.

Google Doodle pays tribute to Mak Ungku (New Straits Times Online)

KUALA LUMPUR: Google Doodle today paid tribute to the late writer, staunch women's rights advocate and cultural icon, Azah Aziz.

"On Aug 21, we honour the late Azah Aziz on what would have been her 94th birthday through a Google Doodle. She spent her life contributing to the preservation of Malaysian art and tradition. By the end of her career as a journalist, she founded the Malaysian Women's Journalists Association and became the president of the National Writers Association of Malaysia. She also inherited a fine collection of early Malay textiles and garments from her mother which fuelled her passion for the culture that lasted throughout her life and paved the way to becoming a respected Malay culture expert. Azah was known as a writer, women's rights champion as well as a defender of the arts. "Today's Doodle celebrates what would have been Azah Aziz's 94th birthday.

Google Doodle honours cultural icon Azah Aziz on her 94th birthday (The Malaysian Insight)

She is remembered for her lifelong work towards the preservation of Malay culture, textiles and traditional attire.

Google Doodle Honours Azah Aziz: The Renowned Journalist ... (Lowyat.NET)

Google Doodle honours the late Azah Aziz, a renowned journalist, women's rights advocate, and Malay cultural expert.

As a Malay cultural expert, she had lectured about Malay culture in art festivals and international seminars while through her publishing company, Akaz, she was one of the first Malaysian women to publish books on poetry, games, and songs for children. Part of Azah’s deep interest in the Malay language and culture came from the collection of early Malay textiles she had inherited from her mother, as well as her marriage to Royal Professor Ungku Abdul Aziz bin Ungku Abdul Hamid. An icon in her own right, she is remembered for her work as a journalist, author, women’s rights advocate, and her efforts in preserving Malay culture, specifically regarding textiles and traditional attire.

Malaysian cultural icon, Azah Aziz honoured on Google Doodle ... (The Borneo Post)

KUALA LUMPUR (Aug 21): Today, Malaysian internet users who hop on the Google search engine might notice someone different greeting them.