Tag Archive: Syria

MFA Strongly Condemns ISIS For The Beheading Of Another Aid Worker

Singapore’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs issued a statement today about the most recent beheading of a US aid worker by ISIS. Peter Kassig, also known as Abdul-Rahman Kassig, is the 5th westerner to have been beheaded by the militants. Mr…
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Qiswah: Malay/Muslim Organisation Embarks On Humanitarian Projects for Syria and Gaza

SINGAPORE: A new Malay-Muslim organisation has embarked on a humanitarian project to provide 5,000 blankets to Syrian refugees in Turkey and raise donations for the people of Gaza. Qiswah – the organisation behind this – will deliver the blankets in…
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PM Lee: More Talking At “Deradicalisation Symposium” Can Help Tackle ISIS

Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong said at the East Asia Summit on Thursday that more should be done to prevent religious extremism in the region especially given the threat posed by ISIS. PM Lee said that there is no purely…
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Singapore In The Anti-IS Coalition: A Missed Opportunity

Bismillahirrahmanirrahim I’ve debated whether to post this. Decided I should. In the last few weeks, there was an issue that was extremely important for the Muslim community here to address. Yet as a whole, we did not. For whatever reasons….
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