ISSUE 10
JUNE 2019
ARS NEWSLETTER
THIS ISSUE: Masagos: Singaporean Muslims have much to be proud of
Singapore’s key religious organisations affirm commitment to religious harmony Representative
bodies
of
Singapore’s
key
religious
communities
have
affirmed their commitment to safeguard religious harmony in the country with more than 250 organisations have put their names to the commitment.
Seruan kepada pemimpin agama untuk melindungi keharmonian agama
Singapore President Halimah Yacob received a commemorative version of the commitment from Venerable Seck Kwang Phing, the President of the Singapore
Buddhist
Federation,
at
the
opening
ceremony
of
the
International Conference on Cohesive Societies (ICCS) on 19 June. He
Marriage counselling for Muslim prisoners
presented it on behalf of the National Steering Committee on Racial and Religious Harmony.
The commitment is more than just a pledge. It is seen as an enhancement to the existing Declaration of Religious Harmony, in that it lays out specific ways for Singaporeans to interact with each other. This includes eating together even if there are different religious dietary practices at the table, and attending weddings and funerals even if they are held in a place of worship that is not of one’s faith.
To be continued on the next page