Alumni: Seminar soiled alma maters reputation The organisers of a controversial seminar at Universiti Teknologi Mara (UiTM) have discredited the institution which is dedicated to educating underprivileged Malays since 1956. Dyana Sofya, an UiTM alumni, said the seminar which allowed Indonesian Muslim scholars to demonise Christianity before students was not only anti-unity but also alienated UiTM’s Christian staff and students. This incident discredits my alma mater and I, along with many of my UiTM brothers and sisters, are definitely not happy with it. UiTM should have organised an inter-faith seminar highlighting shared basic principles across religions to show how our differences are superficial and our similarities are deep, encouraging understanding among different religions and strengthen unity and togetherness, she added. Full story: malaysiakini/news/262200
Posted on: Thu, 08 May 2014 04:57:57 +0000
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