Humanity Beyond the Labels
By Nailul Farah Mohd Masbur Despite the whispers that the repeal of Section 377A of the Penal Code may happen, Singaporeans were still caught by surprise when Prime Minister Lee Hsien Long made the official announcement during his 2022 National Day Rally speech. The...
Quiet Quitting: The Beginning of a Revolution for Better Workplace Boundaries
By Sinchita Valalan-Rajendran ‘Quiet quitting’ has become the latest online buzzword that has set the internet ablaze. A quick Google search of the term will open a sprawling list of articles, but where did it originate? The term started from a Tiktok video posted in...
Filial Piety in the Postmodern Era: Is it Still Relevant?
By Reza Idani Zainal Abidin ‘How one generation loves, the next generation learns,’ was the tagline for the campaign launched by then Ministry of Community Development, Youth & Sports (MCYS) in 2010, to raise awareness of filial piety in Singapore. The S$1.6...
The Kids Are (Going to Be) Alright: The Internet as a Force for Good
By Nur Rhyhan Mohamed Astha In a survey by McCann World Group involving 32,000 people identified as Generation Z, 66% of respondents globally say they feel lonely, even when surrounded by friends and family[1]. In Singapore, one in three youth reported mental health...
Making Sense of Jihad Today and its Relevance to Singapore
By Sheikh Mohamad Farouq Abdul Fareez The command to wage jihad (meritorious struggle or effort) and the reminder against neglecting it appears in many verses of the Quran and the Prophetic traditions. Some consider disregarding this injunction as blasphemous and...
SG Budget 2022: A Fairer and More Resilient Society
By Centre for Research on Islamic and Malay Affairs The national Budget speech is an annual address crammed with numbers and financial jargon that can be confusing, making it difficult to be excited about; of course, with the exception of the announcement on cash...
The Death of Expertise: Examining Anti-Vaccine Sentiments
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...
Vaccine Opposition: Conversations with Anti-Vaxxers
By Nabilah Mohammad COVID-19 VACCINATION IN SINGAPORE Ever since Singapore kicked off its national vaccination programme for COVID-19, more than 4 million Singaporeans and long-term residents have been fully vaccinated, with more than 8 million doses administered as...
Understanding Muslims’ Responses to the Theory of Evolution
By Sheikh Mohamad Farouq Abdul Fareez When Galileo challenged the Church, his geocentric argument was dismissed as it contradicted the mandate of the Church, and more importantly, it challenged the Church’s authority. As the Church held authoritative power, any claims...
Dreams Realised, Dreams Deferred
By Assoc Prof John Donaldson Many students in Singapore’s Normal (Technical) (or NT) stream do indeed have specific dreams and aspirations. Some of these students fail to achieve their dreams, but many others succeed – with the help of specific kinds of interventions....
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