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The idea of having a Code on Religious Harmony was proposed by the then Prime Minister Goh Chok Tong in September [1] or October 2002. [2] This followed strains in racial harmony in the country following the September 11, 2001 attacks in the United States and the arrest and detention of members of the Jemaah Islamiyah terrorist network in ...
Lee Kuan Yew on religious tolerance and aggressive proselytisation in 1990, Youtube video Singapore has an area of 330 square miles (850 km 2 ) and a total population of 6.04 million (as of June 2024), [ 1 ] of whom 3.8 million are citizens or permanent residents .
The Harmony Circles also aim to deepen people's understanding of the various faiths, beliefs and practices through inter-faith and inter-ethnic themed activities such as inter-faith heritage trails, inter-faith talks and dialogues and various ethnic and religious celebrations. The Harmony Circles are also primed to respond quickly to incidents ...
Harmony Centre @ An-Nahdhah is a visitor center located within Masjid An-Nahdhah. It was officially opened on October 7, 2006, by Lee Hsien Loong , the prime minister of Singapore. The centre represents one of the initiatives of the Majlis Ugama Islam Singapura to bring about a greater understanding of Islam in Singapore.
The Maintenance of Religious Harmony Act ("MRHA") [5] is a Singapore statute allowing the Government to act promptly and effectively [6] to "nip the budding effects of inter-religious discord", by taking discreet steps to prevent what it perceives to be "factional political activity along racial-religious lines" from escalating into situations which threaten to harm the religious harmony ...
Singapore National Pledge; February 1966 (first version) “We, as citizens of Singapore, pledge ourselves to forget differences of race, language or religion and become one united people; to build a democratic society where justice and equality will prevail and where we will seek happiness and progress by helping one another.”
Racial Harmony Day is a day in Singapore to promote racial and ethnic harmony within the nation. It is observed on 21 July every year, with most activities organised by schools and grassroot organisations, including religious groups.
The Singapore government has since adopted a policy of promoting religious tolerance in Singapore. [citation needed] However, some religions or denominations are officially banned by the government, as they are deemed as cults, such as Jehovah's Witnesses and the Unification Church, although their followers practised in secrecy in the 2010s. [5 ...