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Constitution for Singapore in English, published with the permission of Constitute.

F.C. Gimson, Governor of Singapore, commissioned this 98-page report of July 13, 1951, "on the recent disorders in Singapore on 11th December [1950] and subsequent days, with special reference to the causes of those disorders, and the measures taken to protect life and property and to restore law and order" (p.97). The events to which it refers were the riots that took place in Singapore after the ruling of the case In re Maria Huberdina Hertogh. It contains 22 chapters that describe the "disorders" and the response of the colonial government and administration, as well as several accounts written by observers and participants.

F.C. Gimson, Governor of Singapore, commissioned this 98-page report of July 13, 1951, "on the recent disorders in Singapore on 11th December [1950] and subsequent days, with special reference to the causes of those disorders, and the measures taken to protect life and property and to restore law and order" (p.97). The events to which it refers were the riots that took place in Singapore after the ruling of the case In re Maria Huberdina Hertogh. It contains 22 chapters that describe the "disorders" and the response of the colonial government and administration, as well as several accounts written by observers and participants.

Fatwā concerning the legality, based on their interpretation of Islamic law, of a) the responsibility of mosque officials to prevent unwell congregants from entering a mosque’s premises and b) the temporary suspension of congregational and Friday prayers, and subsequent mosque closures. The answer provided by the Fatwa Committee, who met on 18 February 2020, is that a) mosques’ management has the religious duty to request or prohibit any unwell congregants from entering the mosque area, whether for performing prayers or other matters and the closing of a mosque and b) the suspension of congregational prayers and Friday prayers during this situation, is required.