The revelation of the nefarious plot by a 16-year-old Christian Singaporean detained under the Internal Security Act (ISA) is bound to have shaken many Singaporeans. It would also have caused some serious soul-searching.

Undoubtedly Muslims, especially those who frequent Assyafaah Mosque and Yusof Ishak Mosque, would have been devastated that sanctuaries where they found strength could well have been sites of slaughter.

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Mathew Mathews is head of the social lab and principal research fellow at the Institute of Policy Studies (IPS), National University of Singapore. Melvin Tay is research associate in the society and culture department at the IPS.

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