On Tuesday, August 30th, the Centre for Christian-Muslim Understanding and Partnership (Anglican/Episcopal) in Cairo hosted a delegation from Singapore that included the Singaporean Ambassador to Egypt, H.E. Dominic Goh, and the Grand Mufti of Singapore, H.E. Dr. Nazirudin Nasir. Under the title, “Religious Diversity in Singapore,” the seminar served as an introduction to Singapore’s distinctive approach to religious diversity, politics, and public life. A British colony from 1948-1958, with a brief stint as part of neighboring Malaysia (1963-1965), Singapore became fully independent in 1965. A country of around six million, it contains significant populations of Buddhists, Christians, Muslims, Taoists, Hindus, and citizens who profess no specific religion. From its inception under its influential first prime minister, Lee Kuan Yew (d.2015), the country has worked to minimize religious and racial tension while emphasizing the importance of toleration as a national virtue. These efforts were symbolized by the passing of the  Maintenance of Religious Harmony Act in 1990 and the creation of the Presidential Council for Religious Harmony in 1992. CCMUP Director Archbishop Mouneer Anis noted that the Presidential Council for Religious Harmony was an important inspiration for the formation of the Bayt al-ʿĀʾilah (“House of the Family”), a quasi-governmental interreligious advisory board initiated in Egypt in 2011.