Muslims in Singapore piety, politics and policies /

• Main Author: Kamaludeen Mohamed Nasir.
• Other Authors: Pereira, Alexius A., Turner, Bryan S.
• Format: Electronic
• Language: English
• Published: London ; New York : Routledge, 2010.
• Series: Routledge contemporary Southeast Asia series ; 26.
• Subjects: Muslims > Singapore.; Islam > Singapore.; SOCIAL SCIENCE > Discrimination & Race Relations.; Singapore > Ethnic relations.; Electronic books.
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This book examines Muslims in Singapore, analysing both their habits, practices and dispositions towards everyday life, and also their role within the broader framework of the secularist Singapore state and its strategiesöf "managing" cultural and religious pluralism.

Table of Contents:

• Book Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Tables; Acknowledgements; 1 Introduction: Muslims in multicultural Singapore; 2 Understanding social enclaves; 3 The Malay-Muslim community: Abackground; 4 Social distancing: Halal consciousness and public dining; 5 Religious or public education?: The madrasah dilemma; 6 The body and piety: The hijab and marriage; 7 Conclusion: State, enclaves and religion; Bibliography; Index.