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Muslims in Plural Societies — Singaporean Muslims’ Views of Secularism as State Ideology and its Reconcilability with Islam
Ambassador Mohammad Alami Musa Adjunct Senior Fellow
Ambassador Mohammad Alami Musa
Ms Nursheila Muez Senior Analyst
Ms Nursheila Muez
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a) This study aims to establish if there is a degree of cognitive dissonance between the pragmatic and religious thinking about secularism, and the existing scepticism in the Singaporean Muslim community. If they do, to identify the factors that have led to such a situation. It will also attempt to investigate the absence or extent of reconcilability (if any) between secularism with Islam in the Singapore context.
b) Face-to-face interviews have been done with a representative sample group of 37 asatizah in Singapore.
c) Two articles with the key findings of this interview stage had been published in the Inter Religious Relations (IRR) Occasional Paper Series, a peer-reviewed journal.
d) A field survey with a sample size of 1,000 had been carried out to gauge the community’s outlook towards living as citizens in a secular state.
e) The principals of six full-time madrasah in Singapore had been interviewed regarding citizenship education in madrasahs.
b) Face-to-face interviews have been done with a representative sample group of 37 asatizah in Singapore.
c) Two articles with the key findings of this interview stage had been published in the Inter Religious Relations (IRR) Occasional Paper Series, a peer-reviewed journal.
d) A field survey with a sample size of 1,000 had been carried out to gauge the community’s outlook towards living as citizens in a secular state.
e) The principals of six full-time madrasah in Singapore had been interviewed regarding citizenship education in madrasahs.
| Theme: | Religion in Contemporary Society |
| Region: | Southeast Asia and ASEAN |
| Entity: | SRP |
