Every year, the Islamic Religious Council of Singapore (Muis) organises a Workplan Seminar to cover the highlights of the previous year, and share new focuses for the current year.
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| Source: Muis Facebook page. Highlights for 2021 included record zakat contributions as well as religious guidance on wearing a headscarf in the uniformed services. |
2022 kicks off Muis' 7th Three Year Plan, which has three thrusts, developing the asatizah ecosystem being one of them. The plan will also focus on imbuing the community's religious life with Singapore Muslim values, as well as to mobilise and galvanise community assets for socioreligious development.
"As we look ahead, we must continue to focus on reinforcing our competences to strengthen our resilience for a successful future, including shaping our community’s religious life and strengthening the asatizah ecosystem. I therefore commend our asatizah for constantly upskilling to keep pace with the changing times and for providing religious guidance and care to our community meaningfully," said Masagos Zulkifli, Minister-in-charge of Muslim Affairs in Singapore, on Facebook.
Minister Masagos said that Muis will work with madrasahs and mosques to implement a Common Salary Guideline for asatizah so that they can be compensated fairly based on their skills, competency and the value that they bring to their jobs. More details on the salary guidelines will be released soon.
Minister Masagos further shared that the International Conference on Communities of Success would be taking place this September in Singapore. "Religious scholars, state officials, and community leaders worldwide will be in Singapore to discuss current and future issues impacting the socio-religious lives of Muslims," he said.
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