The article was first published by VOA News on 20 June 2017.
The report, ASEAN Matters for America/America Matters for ASEAN, was published by East-West Center, in collaboration with U.S.-ASEAN Business Council (USABC) and ISEAS-Yusof Ishak Institute.
The episode invite the Malay community to do a self-reflection, especially on the kind of image it wants to project as Singapore Malay/Muslims in a time when the threat of terrorism and radical ideology, rising call for exclusivity within certain quarters invites suspicion and Islamophobia. The programme was first broadcast by Suria on 15 June 2017.
Dr Norshahril Saat is Fellow at ISEAS – Yusof Ishak Institute.