Singapore can be case study for Muslim minority communities: Minister


In Singapore, Muslims make up about 15.6 per cent of the population. - ST

SINGAPORE (The Straits Times/Asia News Network): Singapore can be a case study for racial and religious harmony given that it is one of the world's most religiously diverse societies, and its citizens have all pledged to be one united people, said Minister-in-charge of Muslim Affairs Masagos Zulkifli.

He made this point on Saturday (Nov 6) as he emphasised the need to develop a body of knowledge - amid chaotic developments round the world - for Muslim minority communities within multicultural and secular societies.

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