following the crackdown on the local jemaah islamiyah cell, then-deputy-prime minister goh chok tong held dialogues with the leaders of the muslim community. details of the investigation were shared to explain that the arrests were not targeted at the singapore muslim community, or islam. in schools and workplaces, inter-racial confidence circles were formed to promote inter-racial and inter-religious understanding between the different racial and religious communities, while islamic scholars and counselors in singapore participated in the rehabilitation of the detained ji members.