23. Lack of understanding of different racial groups Wrong/weird perceptions of the different racial groups Suspicion and unhappiness between the racial groups TENSIONS Can potentially lead to anger, hatred and CONFLICT. No unity among people. Fights = no peace and social cohesion
24. Who is she? Why is her death on Straits Times news?
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35. Differences in religious beliefs and practices Issues that people can make use of to create conflicts and tensions Suspicion and unhappiness between the religious groups Can potentially lead to anger, hatred and CONFLICT. No unity among people. Fights = no peace and social cohesion
36. Bonding Singapore Challenges of a Multiethnic society Managing perceptions of different racial groups Racial riots of 1964 Managing perceptions of different religious groups Maria Hertogh Riots
37. September 11 th , 2001 World Trade Center Bombing by al-Qaeda
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48. Challenges of a multiethnic society Managing perceptions of different racial groups 1964 Racial riots Maria Hertogh riots, 1950 Threats from external forces JemaahIslamiyah Managing perceptions of different religious groups
Think about chapter 4, on the religious conflicts in Northern Ireland and racial conflicts in Sri Lanka. What were the consequences of the conflicts? How do these two conflicts link to this sentence, or about bonding Singapore? What do we want to prevent here in Singapore? SO in other words, what are some reasons for the need to ensure that Singapore bonds?
What do you mean by ‘united’? Why is it “regardless of race, language or religion” and not “regardless of sports, arts and literature” or “regardless of facebook, twitter or wordpress”? What is so important about language, race and religion?
Coordinated suicide attacks by al-Qaeda 19 al-Qaela terrorists took over 4 commercial airlines and intentionally crashed two of the airlines into the Twin Towers of the World Trade Center. 3 rd one grashed into the Pentagon in Virginia, and the 4 th one in a field in Pennsylvania. In response, US launched the war on terrorism.
Terrorism in Mumbai Faces of Terrorism in India Bali bombs Marriott Hotel, Islamabad set ablaze on Sep 21, 2008
Why Singapore? Open, cosmopolitan society hosting many foreign establishments – targets to terrorists Friendly to the West