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"ref": "1984 January 9, A. Rahim A. Latiff, “Well covered:The scarves”, in The Straits Times, Singapore (Usenet), retrieved 2017-10-29",
"text": "The third type [of scarf] is the tudung dakwah or mini telekung (religious scarf).",
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"ref": "1984 December 2, Frieda Koh, “Pas-Umno fight changes people's ways”, in Singapore Monitor (Usenet), retrieved 2017-10-29",
"text": "A survey done in Universiti Kebangsaan (National University) showed that the percentage of female students wearing telekongs had shot up to 80 per cent from 15 per cent in 1973-1974.",
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"ref": "1989 March 26, “Indulging a pasar passion”, in The Straits Times, Singapore (Usenet), retrieved 2017-10-29",
"text": "Bukit Tinggi's Pasar Tingkat (market with many storeys): embroided bedsheets for $55 each at half Singapore's prices, decorative banana plants made of plastic, batik shirts, scarves and embroided telekung (prayer gowns).",
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"ref": "1989 March 14, Mardiana Abu Bakar, “Malay-style origami for wedding gifts”, in The Straits Times, Singapore (Usenet), retrieved 2017-10-29",
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"ref": "2013 August 8, Mei Fung Lee, “Daily struggles not a barrier to fasting”, in The Jakarta Post, Indonesia (Usenet), retrieved 2017-10-29",
"text": "When everyone is ready, Faridah, who dons a telekung (prayer wear), and her family position themselves to face the kiblat (direction of Mekah).",
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"ref": "2015 February 23, Hassanal Harries, “Finding meaning through helping others”, in The Brunei Times, Brunei (Usenet), retrieved 2017-10-29",
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"ref": "2015 July 27, Zarina Abdullah, “Woman loses RM40k after thieves break into telekung stall”, in New Straits Times, Malaysia (Usenet), retrieved 2017-10-29",
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"ref": "2017 March 15, Aznim Ruhana Md Yusup, “Fashion ambivalence”, in New Straits Times, Malaysia (Usenet), retrieved 2017-10-29",
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"ref": "1989 March 14, Mardiana Abu Bakar, “Malay-style origami for wedding gifts”, in The Straits Times, Singapore (Usenet), retrieved 2017-10-29",
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},
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"ref": "2013 August 8, Mei Fung Lee, “Daily struggles not a barrier to fasting”, in The Jakarta Post, Indonesia (Usenet), retrieved 2017-10-29",
"text": "When everyone is ready, Faridah, who dons a telekung (prayer wear), and her family position themselves to face the kiblat (direction of Mekah).",
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},
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},
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},
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