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Singapore’s decision this week to deny entry to a popular Indonesian Muslim cleric on account of his “extremist and segregationist” teachings has triggered an uproar, with the city state’s leaders facing a barrage of online spam and Jakarta requesting a formal explanation over the matter. In Indonesia, some quarters described Singapore’s decision on Monday to bar entry to Abdul Somad as “Islamophobic”. But officials and interfaith activists in Singapore said it was not the 45-year-old’s religion, but rather his highly-charged rhetoric that was out of place in the multiracial nation. The city state – known for its no-nonsense style of...
