NATRAH

Natrah? Who is she? Why is everyone sooo interested to know her now? Pernah dengar citer Natrah yg berlaku tahun 50-an dulu di mana keluarga kandung dan keluarga angkat dia berebut utk hak penjagaan dia. It was a really sensitive issue back then since it involved religion because Natrah had to convert from Msulim to Christian. That was the reason for Natrah riot on 1950s.Ini la permulaan kes2 murtad yg ada kat Malaysia.

The story began bila dia dilahirkan pada 24 Mac 1937 dekat Jawa, Indonesia dgn nama Maria Huberdina Bertogh. Masa umur dia 5 tahun mak dgn nenek dia bagi Natrah kat sorang perempuan yg bernama Che Aminah Mohamad, seorang penjual kain. Tapi time tu bapak Natrah tak tau since dia kena tawan dengan Jepun. Pada tahun 1945, Che Aminah bawok balik Natrah ni ke Kemamang, Ganu Kiter. She was brought up with Islamic way of living.
Time tu jugak la bapak Natrah dibebaskan. Dia try cari Natrah bila dia tau Natrah takde. Masa dia ada kat Belanda, dia mintak tolong member2 dgn pegawai2 Inggeris dan Belanda tolong carikan. Last2, Natrah dijumpai oleh Arthur Locke, Penasihat British kat Terengganu time senamang kat Sekolah Perempuan Melayu Chukai.
That was the starting point of Natrah's custody battle.Che Aminah menang kes tu dan lepas tu dia kahwinkan Natrah dgn Mansor Adabi, seorang cikgu dkt Singapura. Time tu, Natrah baru 13 tahun, Mansor Adabi plak 22 tahun. Tapi ia x habis kat situ. Parents Natrah still nak anak diorang balik dan benda ni dibawa ke mahkamah balik.
Pada 12 Disember 1950, mahkamah menjatuhkan yg Natrah mesti diberi kepada parents dia. Lepas tu, diorang balik ke Belanda dan Natrah dikristiankan. Masa tu jugak la rusuhan yg dinamakan Rusuhan Natrah berlaku coz kecewa yg Natrah dimurtadkan. 18 org mati dan 173 org cedera.
Bila dah sampai Belanda, dia dikawal ketat oleh polis Belanda. Mansor Adabi ada bagi surat kat Natrah dan Natrah pun camtu gak. Masing2 dah berkahwin lain. Mansor Adabi kahwin dgn anak murid dia dan Natrah dengan seorang tentera. Natrah kahwin sebanyak 3 kali. Boleh dikatakan hidup dia x bahagia coz penah ditangkap kerana cuba membunuh suami pertama dia. Pada tahun 1984, dia pergi ke US utk hidup kat sana dan tinggalkan anak2 dia kat Belanda. Kat sana dia buat mcm2 kerja seperti tukang masak, pengemas hotel dan motel pastu kerja mencuci rumah dan bangunan. Sesungguhnya jiwa dan raga dia mmg terseksa coz kehilangan org yg disayangi. Pada 9 Julai 2009, Bertha Hertogh dilaporkan meninggal kat Huijbergen, Belanda. Dia meninggal time umur dia 72 tahun
BiG question mark is....whether she died as a Christian Catholic or Muslim?? I have decided to find out the answer in the form of play rather than in writing because I hate reading. Tambah2 pulak Maya Karing dengan Remy Ishok pulok yang berlakung....lagi la layanggg. Heheheheheh.

I have to say that the casts were fantastic. Menjiwai watak masing2 and the play was carefully adapted from the true story. Kudos Erma Fatima and the team.

Erma Fatima - Natrah's director

Natrah's cast

I have to say that at one point, when Natrah was taken away from her mother, Che Aminah played by Umie Aida, I broke into tears. Naluri keibuan I tersentuh sangat. Tambah pulak Umie Aida yang bawak role tu. Menusuk kalbu betul. Sofia Jane, as 70 years old Natrah did a great job too. Syabas perempuan,isteri dan ......:))

At the end of the play, I got the answer to my BIG question. Natrah has passed away as a Muslim. Alhamdulillah. Tapi sedih.... Natrah had to live a devastating life because of the custodybattle. Let us all pay for Natrah. Semoga rohnya tenang di sana. Al-fatihah