Senior Minister Lee Hsien Loong praised the Malay/Muslim community's achievements in education, jobs, and racial harmony during a dinner hosted by Mendaki and other organisations. He expressed hope for continued progress and unity within the community.
Senior Minister Lee Hsien Loong and Mrs Lee arriving at a dinner hosted by Mendaki and other Malay/Muslim organisations on Sept 20.
More than 600 guests from the Malay/Muslim community attended the event, including serving and retired MPs, as well as leaders from community, religious and youth groups. In education, the proportion of university graduates among Malay adults went up fivefold during the same period, from 2.1 per cent to 10.8 per cent. And the proportion of young Malays with post-secondary or higher qualifications more than doubled – from around 30 per cent to around 80 per cent.
A dance performance during the dinner hosted to thank Senior Minister Lee Hsien Loong for having served the nation with honour and distinction as prime minister from 2004 to 2024. ST PHOTO: DESMOND WEE This was how the country has been able to handle the threat from the Jemaah Islamiyah group since the 2000s, he said. He expressed his gratitude to the religious scholars known as asatizahs, who stepped forward then to denounce and tackle JI’s radical misinterpretation of Islam.
Senior Minister Lee Hsien Loong said the Malay/Muslim community has long understood the importance of racial and religious harmony, and has done its part to preserve and strengthen it. ST PHOTO: DESMOND WEE“We are fortunate to have had strong, respected and progressive religious leaders, who have shaped an Islamic community in Singapore that is moderate, inclusive and forward-looking,” he said.
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