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...
By Sheikh Mohamad Farouq Abdul Fareez The command to wage jihad (meritorious struggle or effort) and the reminder against neglecting it appears in many verses of the Quran and the Prophetic traditions. Some consider disregarding this injunction as blasphemous and...
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...
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...
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...
By Sheikh Mohamad Farouq Abdul Fareez When Galileo challenged the Church, his geocentric argument was dismissed as it contradicted the mandate of the Church, and more importantly, it challenged the Church’s authority. As the Church held authoritative power, any claims...
By Sheikh Mohamad Farouq Abdul Fareez The groundbreaking Netflix documentary Seaspiracy shocked viewers by exposing the widespread corruption within the global fishing industry. It mainly focused on the harmful impact of industrial fishing on the ecosystem and how...
By Sheikh Mohamad Farouq Abdul Fareez Modernity has given us unprecedented connectivity to the extent that we can connect families from opposite ends of the world with just a single touch. Unknowingly, modernity has also transformed this connectivity into something...
By Muhammad Faris Alfiq If you have ever watched The Social Dilemma on Netflix, you will realise how corporations use data as a bargaining chip to fuel their algorithms and influence consumers to purchase certain goods. This is marketing and advertising, and they are...
By Muhammad Faris Alfiq A simple scroll on social media platforms such as Facebook, Twitter and Instagram can generate mixed reactions within a few seconds. You can see a cute GIF image of cats, and in the next post, a disheartening article shared by one of your...