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 Yusof Sulaiman The Political Dictionary defines a ‘sacred cow’ as “any programme, policy, or person that is regarded as being beyond attack or untouchable”. Sacred cows in nation-building can take the form of policies, social norms and institutions....
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...
Food Delivery Workers: Riding the Waves of Uncertainty Published by AMP Singapore and the Centre for Research on Islamic and Malay Affairs (RIMA), 2021 ISBN: 978-981-18-1729-8 For several years, the gig economy, specifically the food delivery sector, has been...
By Nabilah Mohammad Abortion is perhaps one of the world’s most polarising issues today. Although it is widely practised, it is not widely accepted. Laws on abortion vary across different jurisdictions, from prohibiting abortion under all circumstances to freely...
By Nabilah Mohammad THE CHANGING LANDSCAPE Today’s young people are the most educated generation ever. They often enter the working world with considerably more years of schooling than their parents or grandparents. In Singapore today, more than 95 percent of each...
By Muhammad Faris Alfiq One of the most discussed topics in school while I was growing up was the ‘generation gap’. It used to be about communicating with parents or those older than us, or on new technologies used by us versus those used by older folks, the...
Youth Perception Study: A Qualitative Study of Malay/Muslim Youths Published by AMP Singapore and the Centre for Research on Islamic and Malay Affairs (RIMA), 2020 ISBN: 978-981-14-6579-6 A total of 29 respondents participated in this study. The interviews and FGDs...