This commentary was also published in Karyawan, A Magazine by AMP, April 2020, Volume 15, Issue 2 Amid news of the threat posed by COVID-19 to an already ailing global economy plagued by the US-China trade war and deglobalisation, the announcements made by Deputy...
The Education of the Malay/Muslims: Sustaining the ‘Catch-Up’ Process
This commentary was also published in Karyawan, A Magazine by the Association of Muslim Professionals (AMP), July 2018, Volume 13, Issue 3 Earlier in March this year, the Association of Muslim Professionals (AMP) organised its annual Community-in-Review seminar....
In Defense of Reading: Need for A Culture of Literary Literacy in the Community
This commentary was also published in Karyawan, A Magazine by the Association of Muslim Professionals (AMP), April 2018, Volume 13, Issue 2. "We don't read and write poetry because it's cute. We read and write poetry because we are members of the human race....
The Rise of the Educated Jobless?: A Personal Reflection
This commentary was also published in Karyawan, A Magazine by the Association of Muslim Professionals (AMP), January 2017, Volume 12, Issue 1. The edict set in the cement blocks of our consumer-oriented society is, “whither there be demand, thither shalt be supply”...
Revisiting the Vision of “A Graduate in Every Family”
This commentary was also published in Karyawan, A Magazine by the Association of Muslim Professionals (AMP), January 2017, Volume 12, Issue 1. “A graduate in every family” – this was a goal proposed during the Third National Convention of Singapore Muslim...
Between Numbers and a Good Place
This commentary was also published in the Thought Section of AMPlified, A Quarterly Newsletter by the Association of Muslim Professionals (AMP), January 2016, Issue 29. The Primary School Leaving Examination (PSLE) results released on 25 November 2015 saw a record...
“Pursuit of Knowledge” paparkan pergelutan 8 individu timba ilmu dan kejayaan
11 Ogos 2015 SINGAPURA: Masyarakat Melayu terbukti memiliki daya tahan yang kukuh untuk berjaya. Ini jelas, menerusi penerbitan buku kompilasi "Pursuit of Knowledge", yang memaparkan pergelutan lapan anggota masyarakat dalam mencari ilmu dan kejayaan. Ada yang diduga...
Adding Educational Pathways to A Brighter Future?
This commentary was also published in the Thought Section of AMPlified, A Quarterly Newsletter by the Association of Muslim Professionals (AMP), October 2014, Issue 24. In his National Day Rally 2014 speech delivered on 17 August, Prime Minister (PM) Lee Hsien Loong...
Factors Affecting Malay/Muslim Pupils’ Performance in Education
by Haffidz A. Hamid, Mohd Azhar Khalid, Mohd Alami Musa and Yusof Sulaiman Published: 1995 ISBN: 981-00-6716-X This paper is a revision of an earlier draft that was presented at a seminar organized by the Association of Muslim Professionals (AMP) on 10 December 1994...
Time for decisive action by Malay groups
By Dr Mohamad Shamsuri Juhari A fortnight ago, the Centre for Research on Islamic and Malay Affairs (RIMA) conducted a cursory review of data released by the Ministry of Education on educational performance by ethnic group from 2002 to 2011. Though the statistics were...