Publication Type
News Article
Version
acceptedVersion
Publication Date
2-2016
Abstract
Two Cabinet Ministers recently offered a sobering view of the state of ethnic relations in Singapore, against the backdrop of rising religiosity and global terrorism. Home Affairs and Law Minister K Shanmugam spoke of four threats to social cohesion, including Muslims growing more distant from the rest of society and feelings of Islamophobia among non-Muslims. Environment and Water Resources Minister Masagos Zulkifli reiterated the importance of practising religion suited to the local context and for Muslims not to be influenced by radical foreign ideologies — often easily spread through social media.
Discipline
Asian Studies | Public Affairs, Public Policy and Public Administration | Social Influence and Political Communication
Research Areas
Public International Law, Regional and Trade Law
Publication
Today
First Page
1
Last Page
3
ISSN
7237-4163
Publisher
Singapore Mediacorp Press
Citation
EUGENE, Tan K. B..
Use our diversity to strengthen social cohesion. (2016). Today. 1-3.
Available at: https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/sol_research/3873
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