Until mid-May 2024 Wardah Books is hosting two installation artworks. One by Singapore artist Isabella Ong and another by Thai artist Wantanee Siripattananuntakul. While both artists fulfil their artistic vision by making paper, their starting points cannot be more different. The installations are curated by OH! Open House, an independent arts organisation that tells Singapore stories through in-situ art at culturally resonant precincts like Joo Chiat or Holland Village. The curators work with artists to install artworks in homes, shops, and common spaces within the precinct. Th ..read more

Dear Reader, We look forward to Ramadan because it is a time for reset, for resolve, and for endurance. We know that it is a time for shedding ruinous habits and for forging new patterns of behaviour that will be beneficial for our lives and bring us closer to Allah and his Prophet ﷺ. Perhaps as Muslims, our resolutions to be better versions of ourselves should be on the first of Ramadan, rather than the first of January. Ramadan’s capacity to bring about renewal is not lost even on Singapore’s Health Promotion Board (HPB) which in 2018 launched the Ramadan I Quit campaign specifically targeti ..read more

Can't decide which Clear Qur'an to purchase? Pictures below might help :) Purchasing your Clear Qur'an (click to go to each product page) English with Arabic Layout: Parallel (side by side) Size: Regular A5 Paperback Flexi cover Hardback Leather Size: Large Large Print Study Journal Layout: Hifz (Mushaf Medina) Hardback Leather 30 Juz version English Only Layout: One column Regular A5 paperback Layout: Two columns Size: Small Pocket size Size: Regular A5 Paperback Velvet-ish paperback with Gift box Hardback Size: Large Large Print ..read more

Salaam Dear Reader. The tide of the year turns. The monsoon darkens the sky and the edges of leaves glisten with silver raindrops. The mercury drops a little; the heat becoming slightly less oppressive for birds to rest and refuel on this island-oasis on the great annual migration along the East Asian-Australasian Flyway. Battered by wind and rain, these birds have no provision save for an inborn flight path — a fitrah, if you will — for success in this world. Their flight is not a show of mastery, but a testimony of surrender. And their wings beat with all the yearning and fragility of manife ..read more

In line with government initiative to move towards becoming a zero-waste nation and to reduce retail packaging waste specifically, Wardah Books will be implementing three changes starting 2 Jan 2024: Bring Your Own Bags We encourage all customers to bring their own re-usable bags. Free paper bags will no longer be provided. For those who might still need them, a nominal charge will be imposed: Gift Sleeve: 10 cents Carrier Bag: 20 cents Large Carrier Bag: 30 cents Gift Sleeves Gift wrapping service will no longer be available. Customers who are gifting books may consider purchasing a Gift Sl ..read more

Dear Reader, Thank you for submitting your votes for this year’s Readers’ Choice. The results are in.   Your choice is: Sex, Soul and Islam. Written by Osman Sidek and Enon Mansor, and published by Claritas (UK). Wardah Books is happy that an original work by Singapore authors has won recognition among our readers. Indeed it is a subject that is of immense importance because sex is so pervasive and is so dominant in contemporary culture — even if we don’t want to admit it. Together with Maktabah Books, we hosted a book club on this title earlier this year and the discussion was lively a ..read more

Salaam Dear Reader, So few grains of happiness Measured against the dark And still the scales balance — The Weighing by Jane Hirshfield This year will be remembered for the atrocities that rained down on the civilians of Gaza in Palestine. Scenes of horror upon horror light our screens by day and by night. While it is important to be informed, we have to look away before reaching the point that our hearts become desensitised and turn dark. Such a heart perceives only despair and interprets only cynicism. But a heart that remains faithful knows that Allah’s blessings are beyond measure, no ma ..read more

In a forgetful world, remembering can be a revolutionary act. (We try our best to restock out of stock titles as soon as we can. Leave your email address on the product page to be notified when a title is back, or pre-order when the option is available) The Hundred Years' War on Palestine (Picador) | The Hundred Years' War on Palestine (Profile Books) Palestinian Identity: The Construction of Modern National Consciousness Palestine: A Four Thousand Year History An Oral History of the Palestinian Nakba The Biggest Prison on Earth Gaza in Crisis: Reflections on the US-Israel War ..read more

Wardah Books · Muhammad Suhail, Author of He Who Is Made Lord Also available on Spotify and Apple Podcast. Muhammad Suhail Mohamed Yazid is a PhD candidate in History and the Prince of Wales Student at Trinity College, University of Cambridge. A Singaporean historian, Suhail researches the broader history of decolonisation in the Malay World, the Commonwealth of Nations, and the Global South. His book He Who is Made Lord recovers the multiple meanings of the Yang di-Pertuan Negara during a highly contested period of Singapore’s history. In this episode, Muhammad Suhail shares his key findings ..read more

According to a November 2021 survey by the market research company Rhyme and Reason, GenZs spend 7.2 hours a day watching videos. That’s about half of all their waking hours in a day watching Netflix, Instagram reels, and TikTok. My own generation, GenX, averages just about an hour shy of this at 6.3 hours a day. Fast forward to today in November 2023, GenZ has cranked it up to 9 hours a day. Soon there will not be enough waking hours in a day. The companies that control the media we consume already know that. Reed Hastings, ceo of Netflix said in a 2017 article in The Guardian: “[W ..read more