Ex-Muslims in Singapore : a clash of social realities
Apostates often face persecution from religious communities and also their loved ones. It is paramount that we understand how and why individuals become apostates so that they can receive the proper social support from their families and relevant authorities, minimizing their suffering. Hence, this...
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| author | Muhammad Hariz Bin Husaini |
| author2 | Tan Joo Ean |
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| description | Apostates often face persecution from religious communities and also their loved ones. It is paramount that we understand how and why individuals become apostates so that they can receive the proper social support from their families and relevant authorities, minimizing their suffering. Hence, this paper investigates how clashes between the Islamic social reality and other social realities pushes Muslims in Singapore towards apostasy by analyzing the narratives of 35 ex-Muslims in Singapore through Berger and Luckmann’s framework; the social construction of reality. The findings show that the presence of alternative realities, unsuccessful socialization and therapy of the ex-Muslims result in the delegitimization of the Islamic social reality. In addition, the study also found that mindlessness perpetuates the synonymy between race and religion. These findings illustrate the journey that ex-Muslims have undergone and how hatred towards them is misplaced while shedding light onto how other hidden populations might have come about. |
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| spelling | ntu-10356/736752019-12-10T14:12:27Z Ex-Muslims in Singapore : a clash of social realities Muhammad Hariz Bin Husaini Tan Joo Ean School of Humanities and Social Sciences Church on the move, Council of ex-Muslims of Singapore DRNTU::Social sciences::Sociology::Social change DRNTU::Social sciences::Sociology::Social psychology DRNTU::Social sciences::Sociology::Social control DRNTU::Social sciences::Sociology::Social and public welfare DRNTU::Social sciences DRNTU::Social sciences::Sociology Apostates often face persecution from religious communities and also their loved ones. It is paramount that we understand how and why individuals become apostates so that they can receive the proper social support from their families and relevant authorities, minimizing their suffering. Hence, this paper investigates how clashes between the Islamic social reality and other social realities pushes Muslims in Singapore towards apostasy by analyzing the narratives of 35 ex-Muslims in Singapore through Berger and Luckmann’s framework; the social construction of reality. The findings show that the presence of alternative realities, unsuccessful socialization and therapy of the ex-Muslims result in the delegitimization of the Islamic social reality. In addition, the study also found that mindlessness perpetuates the synonymy between race and religion. These findings illustrate the journey that ex-Muslims have undergone and how hatred towards them is misplaced while shedding light onto how other hidden populations might have come about. Bachelor of Arts 2018-04-03T04:51:24Z 2018-04-03T04:51:24Z 2018 Final Year Project (FYP) http://hdl.handle.net/10356/73675 en Nanyang Technological University 32 p. application/pdf |
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| title | Ex-Muslims in Singapore : a clash of social realities |
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| topic | DRNTU::Social sciences::Sociology::Social change DRNTU::Social sciences::Sociology::Social psychology DRNTU::Social sciences::Sociology::Social control DRNTU::Social sciences::Sociology::Social and public welfare DRNTU::Social sciences DRNTU::Social sciences::Sociology |
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