As the threat of Islamic extremism looms ever closer with the recent bombings in Jakarta, Home Affairs Minister K Shanmugam gave caution about the trend of Muslims in Singapore that refuse to stand together with the community.
The minister spoke of the issues concerning fundamentalism in his opening address yesterday at a two-day symposium organised by the S Rajaratnam School of International Studies, TODAY reports.
He notes that the Muslim population here is growing "somewhat more distant" from the rest of society, with some believing that democracy is "incompatible with Islam".