RIMA Brief - September 2023 Contemporary Sufism In Singapore Speaker: Dr. Muhammad Mubarak Habib Mohamed Key Takeaways 1. In recent years, Singaporean Muslims have become more open towards Sufism classes, while newly-established Sufi groups are active both...
Sunni-Shia Marriages In Singapore: Challenges And Commonalities
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...
Contemporary Salafism in Singapore
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 networks of...
Book Discussion On Islam In A Secular State: Muslim Activism In Singapore
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...
Dreams Realised, Dreams Deferred
Dreams Realised, Dreams Deferred: Understanding and Addressing the Racial Gap in Educational Achievement in Singapore Published by AMP Singapore and the Centre for Research on Islamic and Malay Affairs (RIMA), 2021 ISBN: 978-981-14-9060-6 Why, some 55 years after...
Mothering Solo – Unwed Mothers in the Malay/Muslim Community
By Nabilah Mohammad Raising a child is no easy feat. We often hear about the sacrifices a parent makes and the time and energy it takes to care for a child. A single mother’s responsibilities are no different, except that she is on her own. She has to be both a mother...
Singapore’s Malay-Muslims can be modern, vibrant community that the world looks up to: Shanmugam
Source: Channel News Asia Read more at http://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/singapore/singapore-s-malay-muslims-can-be-modern-vibrant-community-that-t-8709004
Nurturing the Community’s Success in Sports
By Abdul Shariff Aboo Kassim At the recently-concluded 28th South East Asian (SEA) Games, Team Singapore hauled a record total of 259 medals, of which 84 were gold. It was the Team’s best ever performance in the history of the SEA Games, and a fitting tribute to the...
Singapore’s Muslim Community: A Moral Voice? Comparative Perspectives on Integration in a Global Age
Occasional Paper Series No. 1-2013 by Assistant Professor Ermin Sinanovic Published: April 2013 ISBN 978-981-07-6064-9 (print); ISBN 978-981-07-6065-6 (digitised) This paper is based on the author's presentation on "Muslim Minorities and the Prospect for Integration:...
Malays/Muslims in Singapore: Selected Readings in History 1819 – 1965
Editors: Khoo Kay Kim, Elinah Abdullah and Wan Meng Hao Publisher: Association of Muslim Professionals (AMP) and Pelanduk Publications ISBN: 978-967-97-8931-7 Published: 2006 No of pages: 395 Works on the history of the Singapore Malay/Muslim community from 1819 to...