It has been 58 years since Singapore gained its independence. What benefits has Islamic education brought to Singapore’s Muslim and larger communities over the course of all this time? Do local Islamic religious teachers, with the training they received abroad such as in the Middle East, Africa, Malaysia, Indonesia and Brunei, remain relevant to meet Singapore’s demands and also prioritise Singapore’s needs? What difficulties do Islamic studies graduates encounter when they return to Singapore?
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Role of Singapore Muslims During the Ottoman-Balkan Wars
In the early 18th century to the end of the 20th century, with the rise of the Industrial Revolution, colonial powers such as the Great Britain, France and Russia started to expand their power to other regions such as Asia and Africa through colonisation. Their main goal was to search for wealth abroad and extract the resources there to expand their economical markets and influences on other regions.
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