Revolutionising Digital Media: An Interview With Mr Jamal Hassim
This interview was also published in Karyawan, A Magazine by AMP Singapore, January 2019, Volume 14, Issue 1. Creative destruction is constantly redefining the limits of our material world. In the blink of an eye, industries have been torn asunder – they have fallen...
Selective Benefits and Poor Options
By Abdul Shariff Aboo Kassim In discussions on poverty, conventional knowledge is that income redistribution will only have limited impact in alleviating poverty if the behavioural attributes that contribute to adverse socioeconomic outcomes are not tackled. In...
More Than One: A Look At Polygamy In Muslim Marriages In Singapore
By Nabilah Mohammad Polygamy is a topic of discussion that is often open to contentions among Muslims and non-Muslims alike. The domestic lives of polygamists are usually kept private and closely guarded, making it quite a challenge to understand what actually goes on...
Bitcoin: A Medium of Exchange or a Highly Speculative Asset?
By Nabilah Mohammad The cryptocurrency revolution is well and truly underway, and is showing no signs of slowing down. The cryptocurrency floodgates have been flung wide open and the bandwagon is taking on passengers aplenty. Popularised by a specific type of...
Infertility: Myths And Realities
By Nabilah Mohammad Not everyone dreams of becoming a parent but, for those who do, failing to conceive is an agonising realisation. There are couples who spend a portion of their married lives attempting to avoid unplanned pregnancies and assume that, once they are...
The Threat of Ageism
By Abdul Shariff Aboo Kassim Singapore is bracing itself for an ageing population. By 2030, about one in five residents would be 65 years of age or older. A point worth noting from Chart 1 is how steeply the red line is climbing. It raises questions about whether...
Komentar: Ketidaksamarataan sentiasa wujud dalam masyarakat tetapi ia perlu dikawal dengan baik
BERITAmediacorp: Ketidaksamarataan boleh mengancam pembangunan sebuah masyarakat yang padu dan harmoni seperti Singapura. Turut dikhuatiri, ia boleh menghambat usaha untuk meningkatkan mobiliti sosial. Penyelidik Pusat Kajian Ehwal Islam dan Melayu (RIMA) Abdul...
A Conversation with Ex-Muslims
By Nabilah Mohammad Apostasy, commonly defined as the renunciation of one’s faith, or a clandestine rejection of a religious belief, is a topic that is rarely discussed, especially within the Malay community. Whilst a complex and sensitive issue, apostasy is not...
National Day Rally Speech 2018: The Key Issues
By Abdul Shariff Aboo Kassim Judging from responses on social media, Prime Minister (PM) Lee Hsien Loong’s National Day Rally (NDR) Speech 2018 was well-received this year, compared to last year when a number of commentators in mainstream and social media suggested he...
The World Cup: More than Just Football?
By Abdul Shariff Aboo Kassim The 21st instalment of the FIFA World Cup took place in Russia from 14 June to 15 July. As at every tournament since its inauguration in 1930, what makes it spectacular is the array of international talents it parades – from established...
National Day Rally Speech 2018: The Key Issues
By Abdul Shariff Aboo Kassim Judging from responses on social media, Prime Minister (PM) Lee Hsien Loong’s National Day Rally (NDR) Speech 2018 was well-received this year, compared to last year when a number of commentators in mainstream and social media suggested he...
The World Cup: More than Just Football?
By Abdul Shariff Aboo Kassim The 21st instalment of the FIFA World Cup took place in Russia from 14 June to 15 July. As at every tournament since its inauguration in 1930, what makes it spectacular is the array of international talents it parades – from established...
The Theatre of Our Minds: An Interview with Dr Farhan Ali
This interview was also published in Karyawan, A Magazine by the Association of Muslim Professionals (AMP), October 2018, Volume 13, Issue 4. Many people imagine the stereotyped image of a scientist as someone dressed in a white lab coat performing experiments alone...
An Audio-Visual Feast with Shaiful Bahree
This interview was also published in Karyawan, A Magazine by the Association of Muslim Professionals (AMP), July 2018, Volume 13, Issue 3. Humans have always been fascinated with creating art or illusions that trick our eyes. From perspective tricks in murals to the...
The Education of the Malay/Muslims: Sustaining the ‘Catch-Up’ Process
By Abdul Shariff Aboo Kassim Earlier in March this year, the Association of Muslim Professionals (AMP) organised its annual Community-in-Review seminar. Themed Education Strategies in the New Era: Sustaining Progress, the seminar sought to discuss the strategies that...
Begging: A Scam or Lifeline?
By Nabilah Mohammad Imagine you’re enjoying a meal at a café by the street when a man in tattered clothes come alongside your table with eyes downcast and hands outstretched holding a disposable cup containing a smattering of small change. What do you do - avert your...
Cabinet Changes and the Future
By Abdul Shariff Aboo Kassim The recent cabinet reshuffle was an eagerly anticipated one because it marks the ascension of the fourth generation (4G) leaders and the retirement of several long-serving ministers. The Malay/Muslim community bade farewell to Dr Yaacob...
In Defense of Reading: Need for A Culture of Literary Literacy in the Community
By Dr Nuraliah Norasid "We don't read and write poetry because it's cute. We read and write poetry because we are members of the human race. And the human race is filled with passion. And medicine, law, business, engineering, these are noble pursuits and necessary to...
A Walk in the Red Light District: Women In An Unconventional Trade
By Nabilah Mohammad When it comes to careers, there are dream jobs and there are those that only serve to pay the bills and put food on the table. Then, there are ones that go against what may be considered respectable or acceptable by society. One profession in...
Professionalising Services: Entrenching the Creative and Innovative Culture
By Abdul Shariff Aboo Kassim Over the past decade, there have been efforts, both implicit and explicit ones, to change mindsets about education and jobs. Deep skills and innovation are the buzzwords as the old order – merely attaining tertiary qualification and...
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