Scholar, ex-MP slam UiTM’s defence of students’ KKK stunt

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Sharifah Munirah Alatas says the costumes offered no academic value while Kasthuri Patto says the university should ‘do better’.  Read More:  https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/nation/2025/04/16/scholar-ex-mp-slam-uitms-defence-of-students-kkk-stunt/  https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/nation/2025/04/16/police-probing-viral-clip-of-uitm-students-in-kkk-robes/  Free Malaysia Today is an independent, bi-lingual news portal with a focus on Malaysian current affairs.    Subscribe to our channel - http://bit.ly/2Qo08ry   ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Check us out at https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com Follow FMT on Facebook: https://bit.ly/49JJoo5 Follow FMT on Dailymotion: https://bit.ly/2WGITHM Follow FMT on X: https://bit.ly/48zARSW  Follow FMT on Instagram: https://bit.ly/48Cq76h Follow FMT on TikTok : https://bit.ly/3uKuQFp Follow FMT Berita on TikTok: https://bit.ly/48vpnQG  Follow FMT Telegram - https://bit.ly/42VyzMX Follow FMT LinkedIn - https://bit.ly/42YytEb Follow FMT Lifestyle on Instagram: https://bit.ly/42WrsUj Follow FMT on WhatsApp: https://bit.ly/49GMbxW  ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Download FMT News App: Google Play – http://bit.ly/2YSuV46 App Store – https://apple.co/2HNH7gZ Huawei AppGallery - https://bit.ly/2D2OpNP  #FMTNews #UiTM #SharifahMunirahAlatas #Controvercial #Assignment

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00:01Scholar Sharifa Munira Alatas has slammed University Technology Mara's defense

00:06of a group of students in a viral video who wore Ku Klux Klan costumes as part

00:11of an assignment. In a Facebook post, the former assistant professor said proper

00:17academic discussions on racism should have been held instead of staging a

00:21silly Halloween parade in terribly bad taste. She added that there should have

00:26been an academic forum about the topic instead adding that the clips would give

00:30the wrong impression both in the country and worldwide. Former Batukawan MP

00:36Kasturi Pato voiced similar concerns warning that the university's handling

00:41of the issue risked glorifying the KKK's brutal legacy. She added that while it

00:47is important to understand the history of racism, it must be balanced by the

00:50stories of human rights and social justice defenders. Separately, police are

00:56investigating a viral video involving the students over concerns of racial

01:00discrimination. Sepang Police Chief Nurhizam Bahaman said a report on the video

01:06was received at 7 24 p.m. yesterday, Malaysia Gazette reported. He added that

01:12the video content was believed to be aimed at fostering an understanding of racial

01:16discrimination and how new laws were enacted to address it.

01:21Danish Rajareza, FMT.

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