Author: Marina M.
Marina M. thinks she should be invited to design jetplanes to make them more comfortable and user-friendly, having spent years flying with babies and husband in tow as well as alone. She is dreading the advent of mobile phone access on planes because long plane flights are the only time she is totally cut off from everyone else and she likes it that way.
How I Learned To Eat: Marina Mahathir On Food & Family
From childhood days spent scoffing down ikan kering with rice, to university life filled with days of pasties, to becoming a master baker during lockdown, Marina Mahathir shares the story of how she learned to eat.
Women In Leadership: Achieving An Equal Future In A COVID-19 World
Every woman is a leader, whether at home, at work, or within their community.
Marina Mahathir On 2020: The Longest And Shortest Year Of Our Lives
Marina Mahathir on taking the (difficult) lessons learnt in 2020 to build on the renewed hope and promises of 2021.
Early Detection Saves Lives: Breast Cancer Awareness Month
Fear of cancer can be deadly. Get schooled and get examined. If my mum could go through breast cancer at age 92, facing the ordeal with confidence, so can other women.
Women’s Equality Day: Getting A Seat At The Table
An homage to where we were, how far we’ve come, how far we can go, and how important it is for women to fight for a seat at the table.
Travelling On My Own For The First Time in 1973
"At that moment, I had to decide what was the least embarrassing option – stay silent and possibly allow myself to faint on that hot tarmac, or pluck up enough courage to ask the man walking next to me if I could hang on to his arm until we reached the cool of the terminal…
Hello Zafigo Session #5 | Trailblazers: Succeeding Your Way In The World
In our fifth edition of Hello Zafigo, we will be talking to Datuk Nicol Ann David and Yuna Zarai to hear about their experience of being away from home to pursue their careers, what it's taken to turn their dreams into reality, and more.
Marina Mahathir: My Travels With Dad
Broadening childhood horizons and strengthening family bonds through travel.
World Refugee Day: The Unwilling Travellers
When travel is a necessity that you don’t welcome.
Marina Mahathir’s MCO Diary: How I Fill Up My Day
A day in the life of Zafigo's founder, Marina Mahathir during the movement control order.
Combating COVID-19: A Message From Marina Mahathir
A letter from Zafigo's founder, Marina Mahathir on the COVID-19 situation in Malaysia and beyond.
Bhutan: Of Stupas, Dzongs, And Dramatic Landscapes
A glimpse behind the curtain of the Himalayan nation that is Bhutan.