Singapore’s Malay-Muslim community leaders have called for stricter norms for registration of religious teachers amid growing concerns over radicalisation in the country, media reports said. The leaders want all Asatizah (Islamic preachers) to be registered with the Asatizah Recognition Scheme (ARS), started in 2005 to help Muslims to assess and recognise qualified religious teachers, The Sunday Times reported. About 80 per cent of Muslim religious teachers are currently accredited under the scheme, which is run by the Asatizah Recognition Board and Singapore Islamic Scholars and Religious Teachers Association. Singapore has so far detained 18 Singaporeans and four Bangladeshi nationals and put 24 Singaporeans are on restriction orders. All were related to ISIS, according to media reports.

Source: Indian Express August 21, 2016 04:29 UTC