00:00Experts say University Technology Mara Dengkul students demonstrated insensitivity and poor
00:07judgment when parading on campus in robes similar to those worn by the Ku Klux Klan as part of an
00:12assignment. Aizat Shamsuddin, founder of the initiative to promote tolerance and prevent
00:17violence, said any discussion about the American extremist group without context may inadvertently
00:22glorify or normalize hate groups, especially when visual symbols such as the infamous KKK
00:27robes are used without proper explanation. Aizat said that besides being notorious for its history
00:33of lynchings, violence and white supremacist behavior in the US, the modern-day KKK has also
00:39been linked to attacks on Muslims and other minority groups in the West, making the topic
00:43even more delicate. Meanwhile, retired professor Tajuddin Abdullah questioned the purpose of the
00:48assignment, stating that the KKK, while historically significant in the US, had no direct relevance to
00:54Malaysia. Tajuddin, a UITM graduate himself, said the Israeli occupation of Gaza would have been a
01:00more relevant topic for students to delve into, given it had a real and current connection to
01:04Malaysia's foreign policy and public sentiment. Former MP Taufik Ismail said while the students
01:10might have been trying to highlight the different types of racism that existed, their message only
01:15ended up creating confusion.
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