Volunteers launch new website to counter radical ideas on Islam

A new website aims to give the community an avenue to learn the right teachings of Islam and understand the distortions created by extremists was launched on Tuesday.

Voluntary group Religious Rehabilitation Group (RRG), which works towards rehabilitating Jemaah Islamiyah detainees, hopes the website (www.rrg.sg) will be a valuable resource to guide the young and Internet-savvy to the right path.

"The effort against terrorism is a battle of ideas, a battle of the minds. In many respects, the cyberspace has become the central theatre. It is estimated that there are 6,000 websites that espouse radical ideologies today,” said Lim Boon Heng, Minister from the Prime Minister's Office at the launch.

“Community leaders thus play an important role in helping our youth to rationalise these complex events, and guide them towards a responsible and non-violent response to their feelings of sympathy and empathy," he continued.

Besides information on religious concepts, video clips of educational forums conducted by the volunteer group are also posted on the website.