The city-state has developed an interesting model, but one that cannot be lifted wholesale into other environments, writes HA Hellyer. In the last year, several cases of abuse perpetrated by Muslim religious figures have been widely discussed in Western Muslim…
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Mr Ahmad Murtadha Rosli, 26, is not your typical Singaporean university student. He attends classes from 8am to 5pm every Saturday to Thursday and shares a dormitory with nine other students. His teachers are all men who wear turbans and…
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Three simple reasons: 1. The aim has been all along about control. The need to control the asatizahs or religious teachers in Singapore and regulate their teachings and numbers. especially now when there are more and more “bad” representation of…
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I agree with you Jon. Getting rid of unqualified and extremist teachers solves only half the problem. I think MUIS have to revamp their thinking and understanding of what Islam is and how it should be practised. Will the emphasis…
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With the Asatizah Recognition Scheme (ARS) to be made compulsory on Sunday (Jan 1), religious teachers, or asatizah, who are not registered under the scheme would have a three-month grace period to do so, the Islamic Religious Council of Singapore…
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