Date
12/11/2022
Time
12:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Location
HUONE Singapore
3D River Valley Rd #03-01 Block D
Singapore
This event is organised by the Humanist Society (Singapore) as part of our 2022 Interfaith Dialogue Series.
Singapore has been described as a multi-religious society with a pragmatic approach to secularism. This has allowed us to navigate societal harmony and balance sometimes competing viewpoints. Yet, the world around us has since become increasingly polarised and more easily divided. Is there a space for secular interfaith dialogues to help bridge this gap of understanding? How might “secularism” and “interfaith” be manifested in the future?
We will also be publishing our digital Interfaith Guidebook which will contain some guiding principles for both the budding and seasoned interfaith practitioner.
Please register here: https://forms.gle/
Date: 12/11/2022 (Saturday)Time: 1200-1600 hrs SGT
Location:
HUONE Singapore
3D River Valley Rd
#03-01 Block D
Singapore 179023
Panelists
Mr Mohamed Nasim S/O Abdul Rahim, PBM
Management Committee Member, OnePeople.sg
Mr Nasim is the Vice-Principal of North Vista Secondary School, Ministry of Education. He received the Public Administration Medal (Bronze) in 2021.
Dr Phyllis Chew
Vice President, Centre for Interfaith Understanding
Dr Phyllis Chew is past president of the Association of Women for Action and Research as well as University Women’s Association of Singapore and English Language and Literature Teachers’ Association. She was Fulbright and the Leverhulme Trust’s visiting professor on language, gender and comparative religion in 2010-2011 to Harvard Divinity School and Roehampton University. She is currently Vice-President of the Center for Interfaith Understanding.
Mr Shukul Raaj Kumar
Executive Committee Member, hash.peace
A Graduate Policy Education Intern in TikTok by day, and a Masters student in International Relations with a Certificate in the Comparative Studies of Religion in Plural Societies from RSIS by night, Raaj is deeply driven towards exploring the intersections of public policy, religion, social cohesion and identity. As the Chairperson of the IRO Youth Committee and Vice-Chairperson (Learning and Development) in Hindu Youth Network, Raaj continues to lead various youth initiatives that promote nuanced and meaningful dialogues, collaborative action and as well as proactive and reactive education and engagement sessions with various community partners, in both public and private sectors.
Mdm Norhaiyah (“Nora”)
Secretary, Humanist Society (Singapore)
Nora is part of the Executive Committee in Humanist Society (Singapore), where she serves as Secretary and leads the Secretariat. She is also part of the Council of Ex Muslims Singapore, Atheist Alliance, and the Atheist Support Network. Nora is a nurse by training and has many years of experience in the healthcare sector. She is also a pioneer in introducing Death Cafe discussions in the Humanist Society, creating a space for the non-religious to talk comfortably about death.
