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A Malaysian kindergarten teacher adopted and raised a girl who was abandoned at a kindergarten 22 years ago when she was only two months old, Harian Metro reported.
This was in spite of racial and religious differences.
The girl, Rohana Abdullah, was left at the kindergarten after her biological mother, who was working as a cleaner there, was forced to go back to her home country of Indonesia.
She was left with no other kin as her Malaysian father had disappeared when she was little.
Chee Hoi Lan, who is now 83 years old, was working at the kindergarten as a teacher and decided to take Rohana in.
Chee, who is unmarried, said she has raised Rohana like her own throughout the years, and the pair have been living together in Kuala Lumpur since Chee took Rohana in.
"I know there are things that she (Rohana) cannot eat. I know there are times that she has to pray and it's not a problem," Chee added.
Chee reportedly said she was aware that the difference in religion could become "an issue", as Rohana is Muslim, which is why she strived to provide "everything that Rohana needed", including paying for Rohana's religious classes out of her own pocket.
Throughout the years, Chee said she made sure that her adopted daughter carried out her prayers and ate food that was halal.
https://mothership.sg/2022/01/malaysian-adopt-22-years-religion-differences/