TY - JOUR AU - Yusof, Norhafezah PY - 2018/01/23 Y2 - 2024/03/28 TI - UNDERSTANDING THE MINORITY MUSLIM COMMUNITY IN SINGAPORE: ISSUES AND CHALLENGES JF - Al-Shajarah: Journal of the International Institute of Islamic Thought and Civilization (ISTAC) JA - SHAJARAH VL - 22 IS - 2 SE - ARTICLES DO - 10.31436/shajarah.v22i2.559 UR - https://journals.iium.edu.my/shajarah/index.php/shaj/article/view/559 SP - 175-191 AB - <p>Based upon interviews with experts in Singapore, this research aims<br>to investigate the struggle of the Muslim minorities in Singapore in<br>terms of Islamic religious sources, practices, and educational values.<br>Competitive religious resources, undervalued Islamic education, and<br>freedom from fatwa legitimation have shaped the Muslim<br>Singaporean framework in adjusting Muslims’ needs in search for<br>authentic sources, practice Islamic values, and manage Islamic<br>education in the community. Drawing from Turner’s conception on<br>the space of liminality, this study attempts to understand the<br>challenges faced by the Muslim minority in Singapore.</p> ER -