by rimaadmin | Mar 7, 2022 | Featured, Highlights, RIMA Briefs
RIMA Brief – March 2022 Sunni-Shia Marriages In Singapore: Challenges And Commonalities Speakers: Syed Imad Alatas Key Takeaways 1. Sunni-Shia marriages provide a window for understanding intrafaith sensitivities and ways in which couples negotiate an...
by rimaadmin | Mar 7, 2022 | Commentary, Featured, Highlights
By Sheikh Mohamad Farouq Abdul Fareez In the 18th century, the Baghdad-based Armenian merchant Owannis Moradian attempted to convince the people of Baghdad of the necessity of vaccination. His fervour for scientific developments and technology made him eager to spread...
by rimaadmin | Feb 22, 2022 | Featured, RIMA Briefs
RIMA Brief – February 2022 Contemporary Salafism In Singapore Speakers: Haziq Jani and Syed Huzaifah Alkaff Key Takeaways 1. Salafism is not a monolith. Salafis are a diverse community with different references for religious resources and different...
by rimaadmin | Jan 17, 2022 | Featured, RIMA Briefs
RIMA Brief – January 2022 Book Discussion On Islam In A Secular State: Muslim Activism In Singapore Speaker: Dr Walid Jumblatt Abdullah Key Takeaways Secularism should be placed in a continuum and not painted with the same brush. Singapore’s version of...
by rimaadmin | Dec 21, 2021 | Featured, Highlights, Reports
Food Delivery Workers: Riding the Waves of Uncertainty Published by AMP Singapore and the Centre for Research on Islamic and Malay Affairs (RIMA), 2021 ISBN: 978-981-18-1729-8 For several years, the gig economy, specifically the food delivery sector, has been...
by Nabilah Mohammad | Oct 15, 2020 | Commentary, Featured
By Nabilah Mohammad THE CHANGING LANDSCAPE Today’s young people are the most educated generation ever. They often enter the working world with considerably more years of schooling than their parents or grandparents. In Singapore today, more than 95 percent of each...
