Singapore Kindergarten teacher wins top Islamic award in new category for promising youth


Nur Hidayah Mohd Tahir, 24, was one of nine recipients at the Islamic Religious Council of Singapore (Muis) Awards 2023 at the Istana on Saturday. - ST PHOTO: EUGENE TAN

SINGAPORE (The Straits Times/ANN): As an intern at a social service centre in 2020, Ms Nur Hidayah Mohd Tahir was upset when she came across a pre-school child who had been neglected by his parents.

The parents said the boy missed school regularly because they could not afford diapers for him.

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