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Sabah: A History of Struggle, Identity and Resistance
40 mins·15:00, 15 Sept 2026
Sabah: A History of Struggle, Identity and Resistance
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Guest: Nadira Ilana, Sabahan activist and filmmaker
Nadira Ilana is a Sabahan filmmaker, activist and storyteller. Born and raised in Sabah, she has spent years documenting stories that often sit outside the dominant national narrative, tackling questions of memory, identity and nation-building from the Sabahan perspective.
In conjunction with Malaysia Day, we speak to Nadira about Malaysia from a Bornean perspective. We talk about her personal journey as a filmmaker, as well as a bit about Sabah’s long history of struggle and what it means to build a shared Malaysian identity.
Image Credit: Nadira Ilana
Presenter: Dashran Yohan
Producer: Dashran Yohan
sabah identitymalaysia agreement 1963east malaysiaborneo historymalaysian film industrykadazan dusun
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