By The Centre for Research on Islamic and Malay Affairs (RIMA) The Ministry of Education’s initiative to integrate the Israel-Palestine conflict into educational discussions, particularly within a program aimed at fostering social harmony and inculcating national...
Is Justice by Online Mob a Threat?
By Abdul Shariff Aboo Kassim When National University of Singapore (NUS) student Monica Baey learnt that a voyeur, a fellow NUS student, who filmed her showering was “let off” with a 12-month conditional warning by the police and a semester’s suspension by NUS, she...
The Bicentennial and the Layperson
By Abdul Shariff Aboo Kassim Those who have gone through the Singapore education system may recall having studied history at least at the lower secondary level. Some of the key names or words associated with the early history of Singapore they would be familiar with...
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...
On Charlottesville and Its Significance for Singapore
By Dr Nuraliah Norasid The Charlottesville Incident: What We Know On August 11, 2017, violent clashes took place in the university town of Charlottesville, in the state of Virginia in the United States. The parties involved were the white supremacists, who had planned...
Advancing Entrepreneurship: The Role of Malay/Muslim Institutions
By Abdul Shariff Aboo Kassim Contrary to what is generally believed, institutional efforts to develop Malay/Muslim entrepreneurship is not a recent phenomenon, buoyed by the current national fervour of promoting and incentivising innovation and value creation, as...
Re-examining Malay/Muslim Entrepreneurship: Perceptions, Realities and Hopes
By Abdul Shariff Aboo Kassim Promotion and advancement of Malay/Muslim entrepreneurship has often been viewed through the business lens. Thus, the solutions proposed have ranged from competence- and productivity-enhancing programmes, such as those offered by the SME...
In the Land of Gold: Place of History in the Commercial and Entrepreneurial Dialogue
By Dr Nuraliah Norasid Introduction The ancient trade history in the Muslim community is often dominated by images of the sand-borne men in their robes and headgears, leading a caravan of camels carrying rolls of rugs and linens, silks and spices strapped onto their...
A promising speech but many items remain on wish list
An Opinion Piece by the Centre for Research on Islamic and Malay Affairs (RIMA) Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong’s 2012 National Day Rally Speech has resonated with many Singaporeans. And why not? This is, after all, a period fraught with heated debates to do with...