Nice piece. Just for your interest, interactions between India (specifically south India) and Singapore goes back further. The name Singapura was an india origin
Lovely article, enjoyed reading it very much. The tudong issue while finally begin debated in parliament has been requested for years in Singapore. The implications of refusing to allow the tudong in key employment has meant an immediate breakdown in fair employment for many Muslims due to having to choose to forego religious beliefs. This in turn prevents them from working in entire uniformed sectors. While there's a lot of positive measures to maintain racial harmony, there's a lot that looks initially like fair trade offs. A lot of interesting justifications have been put forth, ranging form infection control to uniformity and preventing racial bias of patients over nurses. However, if one were to argue over the validity of those justifications, it soon breaks down. It is also worth noting that while a tudong ban on uniformed work/schools is in place in Singapore, Sikh turbans are allowed. Then, the argument that this policy is to prevent discriminating one on religious grounds holds no longer. Furthermore, in terms of infection prevention, there is no validity of hijabs or long clothing transmitting disease. In fact, in laboratories, we tend to ensure long-sleeves, tucking them into gloves before procedures and hair covers in sterile facilities to maximize hygiene. world-over there is no literature to prove that the tudong drives hospital infections either. The politics of racial harmony in Singapore is an interesting one, where we are reminded of who we are all the time and yet told to forget it. A long discussion needed to disentangle all of it for sure!!! :)
My weekly learning 😊🙏. Again a well written piece . Enjoyed reading it Kalpana .
Nice piece. Just for your interest, interactions between India (specifically south India) and Singapore goes back further. The name Singapura was an india origin
Iman7 min ago
Lovely article, enjoyed reading it very much. The tudong issue while finally begin debated in parliament has been requested for years in Singapore. The implications of refusing to allow the tudong in key employment has meant an immediate breakdown in fair employment for many Muslims due to having to choose to forego religious beliefs. This in turn prevents them from working in entire uniformed sectors. While there's a lot of positive measures to maintain racial harmony, there's a lot that looks initially like fair trade offs. A lot of interesting justifications have been put forth, ranging form infection control to uniformity and preventing racial bias of patients over nurses. However, if one were to argue over the validity of those justifications, it soon breaks down. It is also worth noting that while a tudong ban on uniformed work/schools is in place in Singapore, Sikh turbans are allowed. Then, the argument that this policy is to prevent discriminating one on religious grounds holds no longer. Furthermore, in terms of infection prevention, there is no validity of hijabs or long clothing transmitting disease. In fact, in laboratories, we tend to ensure long-sleeves, tucking them into gloves before procedures and hair covers in sterile facilities to maximize hygiene. world-over there is no literature to prove that the tudong drives hospital infections either. The politics of racial harmony in Singapore is an interesting one, where we are reminded of who we are all the time and yet told to forget it. A long discussion needed to disentangle all of it for sure!!! :)