SOPHIE Siti Hajar Binte Abdullah
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Her work is informed by a dynamically mapped path through systems of design, security, and commerce. Trained in industrial design, her academic background includes a BA (Hons) in Interactive Technology and diplomas in Product & Industrial Design, Manufacturing Operations Management (postgraduate), and Supply Chain Management (advanced). SOPHIE has also audited postgraduate courses in business, urban agriculture, and biomedical informatics.
The professional path for SOPHIE, Siti Hajar Binte Abdullah, has been diverse. She has worked as a contract media analyst and translator for a global intelligence firm, as a business development manager in the energy services sector, in technical retail sales building custom computers and servers, and as a licensed fiduciary.
Her experience is further broadened by service as a trained armed prison escort, roles as a primary school teacher, horse handler, and social escort - and through internships, including for an international contemporary art exhibition and in fields spanning theatre, political science, and for a science / engineering research consortium.
This foundation underpins SOPHIE’s current research, “Vesselmaking & Protopia,” an inquiry into designing more transparent and resilient systems.
__________________________________________________ Statement of Orientation I stand as a Unitarian Universalist, Transhumanist-aligned Agnostic Humanist, informed by the ethical and contemplative heritage of the Sufi tradition within Islam—shaped by a lifelong inquiry into the conditions necessary for justice, coherence, and regenerative survival. My understanding of the divine is not of authoritarian overlords, but of co-creation, emergence, and sacred responsibility.
Rooted in the spirit of Enlightenment and rational inquiry, I honour reason not as a cold mechanic, but as a luminous guide alongside intuition—toward a future that is not only survivable, but worth living. I walk in alignment with the beckoning of a pragmatic, joyful renaissance—one that blends technological possibility with humanistic depth, and reclaims agency from both nihilism and dogma.
Mission Statement My work begins with a constructive and hopeful question: What do we all work towards together? While it's true that some systems are built on coercion and secrecy, I believe there are clear and actionable paths forward toward a better-shared future built by sovereign actors.
The path is not toward a static utopia, but a protopia — a state of continuous, incremental improvement where we work to create the possibility of thriving with grace. This journey is grounded in the principle of wholeness, recognizing that resilient, egalitarian societies are best built by ethically grounded and internally coherent individuals.
The method for walking this path is vesselmaking: the active and compassionate craft of building living, adaptive systems that listen and evolve. Guided by radical transparency, consent, and restorative justice, this practice offers a tangible way to create frameworks for a future built on mutuality and courageous presence. It is an invitation mutual flourishing. Reference the following for attestations, works-in-progress, bibliography, caveats, disclaimers, and further reading: https://noranatasha.tumblr.com/ https://noranatasha.wordpress.com/ __________________________________________________ A Note on Provenance & Impromptu Field Tests
A friendly public service announcement: it’s come to my attention that my work—and possibly a low-res scan of my identity—has been subject to some unauthorized creative branching by uncredited collaborators. Communications have been, shall we say, creatively rerouted.
So, if you're approached by someone with so-called "official" documentation claiming to be me, please do a little due diligence before accepting their ID.
Think of it as a pop quiz. Ask them to explain the intersection of post-structuralism and military-grade ZTNA protocols while simultaneously expressing a credible opinion on why a BK Whopper is a superior industrial burger architecture. The real me can do that as an MOR supertaster who once worked in a sensory lab, haha. It might not be a TED or TikTok-ready explanation, but the passion will be undeniable.
The impostors, I hear, are still trying to make Foucault happen. Ask them about Yi-Fu Tuan and watch them short-circuit.
[tl;dr & translation:]
Verify First. My work and identity have been co-opted. Please confirm you're communicating with the genuine article before proceeding. Context is Key. Data points without context are misleading. Be skeptical of any outreach that seems out of character or lacks nuance. Trust Your Gut. The unsanctioned smurfs lack the lived-in details. If an interaction feels off, it probably is. Have Generosity of Interpretation but Be Careful, and Be Mindful, and Be Fair. Genuine collaboration + assistance is a transparent compact rooted in consent + mutuality. Give credit where it’s due + defend private core from view. The ethic: Support serving our agency, stopping co-option from becoming capture. Retains integrity. Anything less is not aid but a finely phrased system of extraction. This principled approach is a pathway for a shared future built by sovereign actors, not mere assets. Let’s expose decision logic: Enable reverse-audit to trace path back to compact. Let’s °thrive!
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