Ethnic Relations module abused, used for indoctrination, says academics group
The Malaysian Academic Movement says the Ethnic Relations module has been used as an indoctrination tool after a biased question on Indian preacher Zakir Naik came to light in an exam paper in Universiti Malaysia Perlis. – UniMAP pic, December 31, 2019.
THE compulsory Ethnic Relations module for universities has been abused and used for indoctrination, instead of cultivating mutual understanding, said the Malaysian Academic Movement after a controversial question on Indian preacher Zakir Naik surfaced. “In this regard, Gerak is deeply concerned with the latest revelation of possible impropriety in the handling of this module by Universiti Malaysia Perlis ,” said the academics group in a statement today.
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