RIMA undertakes high quality and in-depth studies on various issues relevant to the Malay and Muslim communities. This includes both applied research projects and issue-oriented investigations done on an ad-hoc basis or as specially commissioned projects.
Ongoing Research
Future Readiness of Muslim Youth: This project uncovers the current status or level of futurereadiness of Muslim students, while also capturing effective programs and extracting key friction points in accessing or availability of support in career development.
Jom Kahwin?!: Emerging Trends and Evolving Notions of a Successful Marriage Among Malay/Muslim Youths: This project reveals insight into Malay/Muslim youths’ perceptions of a successful marriage in a rapidly changing social landscape with evolving norms, economic pressures, gender roles, and aspirations.
Other Projects
Community-in-Review: This flagship event is an annual discussion of contemporary issues affecting the Malay/Muslim community in Singapore.
Advocacy Podcast Series: This quarterly podcast addresses general political apathy by looking at different advocacy landscapes (such as health or environment advocacy), to foster community discourse on important causes.
The Karyawan: The Karyawan (here) is a publication by AMP Singapore and RIMA. Since its inception in 1994, the publication has featured a diverse range of perspectives – from community leaders, academics, policymakers and youth – on topics spanning education, economy, social development, religion and identity.