History Blog Topic 4

In your opinion, what could have been prevented the Maria Hertogh riots in the 1950? Give at least two suggestions.


Firstly, the court should have made up their mind as quickly as possible and not to throw Maria Hertogh around between her real parents and her foster parent. They should also be aware about Maria Hertogh's background on where she was grown up and taken care of and what religion she was grown up with. Second, they should also find out what kind of beliefs that Muslims have, in order to be able to place Maria Hertogh in a proper place without angering the Muslims. Example is that they put her in a Catholic convent in Thomson Road to be taken care of. The thing they did not know was that Maria Hertogh was a Muslim and Muslims only believe in one God and worship only one God. So, putting her in a Catholic convent is offending their beliefs and this angered the Muslims. They should also not allow the photographers and reporters to enter the convent to take photos of Maria being held in a convent. Photographs that they took has been put up on newspapers and every Muslim got angered by the action of the British. The Muslims felt that their laws were not being respected.