Singapore planning Islamic College to anchor graduates in ’local context’
Photo: A Muslim girl attends Eid al-Fitr prayers to mark the end of the holy fasting month of Ramadan at Al-Mukminin Mosque in Singapore June 25, 2017. REUTERS/Darren Whiteside
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This article is the second in a two-part series on the Islamic school system in Singapore.
It’s mid-day on a Friday in Singapore and the usually efficient traffic police are turning a blind eye to lines on lines of illegally-parked cars. By 2pm, ‘order’ is restored after thousands of Jumaah congregants across the island spill out of mosques and clear the streets once more to traffic.
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Zuzanita Zakaria