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...
By Muhammad Faris Alfiq The asatizah community in Singapore is one that is well-regarded by the Muslim community here. Asatizah, is the plural form of Ustaz or Ustazah in Arabic, and generally refers to Islamic religious teachers. Their purpose is to provide religious...
Source: The Straits Times https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/singapore-not-exempt-from-global-climate
By Nabilah Mohammad Apostasy, commonly defined as the renunciation of one’s faith, or a clandestine rejection of a religious belief, is a topic that is rarely discussed, especially within the Malay community. Whilst a complex and sensitive issue, apostasy is not...
By Dr Nuraliah Norasid The early decades of the 21st century will be distinctly marked by inter- and intra-religious conflicts that almost invariably see at their centres Muslims and the Islamic faith they profess. The world is becoming increasingly diverse as the...
By Abdul Shariff Aboo Kassim Considering the sheer number of Malay/Muslim voluntary welfare organisations and self-help groups, and the events they organise each year, it could be argued that no other community devotes more time and effort at looking into its issues...
This revised publication is the outcome of the Conference on Religious Activism and Women’s Development in Southeast Asia, held in Singapore, 20-21 November 2009. The Conference was organised by the Centre for Research on Islamic and Malay Affairs (RIMA).
This paper is a revision of earlier paper presented as part of the Islamic Studies Program organized by the Centre for Research of Islamic and Malay Affairs (RIMA) and the Association of Muslim Professionals (AMP) in November 2008.
This book is a documentation of the presentations made at the International Seminar on “Covering Islam: Challenges & Opportunities for Media in the Global Village,” held in Singapore in 2005, under the auspices of the RIMA and the KAF Singapore.