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Library amidst the Little England of Malaysia

Zubaidah Ibrahim, Professor of Translation Studies | Roger Bell, Professor of Linguistics | Zubaidah Ibrahim, Professor of Translation Studies | Roger Bell, Professor of Linguistics

16-Feb-16 15:00

Library amidst the Little England of Malaysia

Fraser’s Hill is home to one of Malaysia’s few pristine forests left. A protected nature reserve and gazetted wildlife sanctuary, it is also the place that Roger Bell and Zubaidah Ibrahim call home. This husband and wife team have take it upon themselves, with the help of many others, to set up a community library at the heart of Fraser’s Hill. They were here in the studio to talk about the Fraser’s Hill Community Library.


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