Socio Religious
Socio-Religious
A Malay/Muslim community bound by strong spiritual resilience and togetherness.
Singaporean Malay/Muslims have always played a pivotal role in fostering community resilience, promoting interfaith understanding and nurturing a deep sense of religious identity and belonging. Such contributions are a testament to the MM community’s commitment to maintaining social and religious harmony in Singapore – a shining example of unity in diversity.
International Conference on Communities of Success (ICCOS)
The first ICCOS was launched by Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong on 9 September 2022. In the hope of sharing this vision to the global stage, which can serve as an exemplary model for Muslim communities in contemporary societies, Muis held the International Conference on Communities of Success (ICCOS) as a platform for Muslim minority communities around the world to galvanise around a strong narrative of success founded on the notion of “Contributing Citizens, Dynamic Institutions”.
The next edition of ICCOS will be held in October 2024.
Conference on Fatwa in Contemporary Societies
The Conference on Fatwa in Contemporary Societies 2024 seeks to address the following key questions:
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How contextualised fatwas can cultivate intellectual and ethical empowerment in Muslims, facilitating their development into principled contributors of their communities and wider societies.
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In particular, it will discuss the role of fatwas in shaping Muslim communities that embody universal values, guided by enduring principles, and can promote compassion and harmony. It seeks to discuss the evolving concept of fatwas in guiding Muslims to live effectively and confidently in facing contemporary challenges in plural societies.
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How fatwa institutions can remain resilient and continue to facilitate the development of robust and comprehensive solutions for the Muslim community in addressing their evolving needs.
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In particular, it will discuss developments within fatwa thinking and solutioning in adopting comprehensive, inclusive and collaborative approaches, to facilitate the understanding of complex contemporary issues, and development of nuanced and contextually relevant fatwas that empower Muslims to navigate present and future challenges.
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You may download the prospectus here.
SalamSG Movement
SalamSG Movement, abbreviated as SSGM, is a nationwide community movement driven by all mosques in Singapore with the aim of spreading good within and beyond the community. Imbued with SMI values, faith programmes and services are integrated with initiatives to increase charity and social resilience. This effort in shaping our religious life transcends physical mosques by growing Virtual Faithspaces, connecting the community with purposeful content suited for all, powered by Zakat to strengthen the community.
Visit the SalamSG website for more information.
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