UiTM Holds An Anti-Christianisation Seminar To Strengthen The “Akidah” Of Muslim Students

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Public institutions such as universities and the police should be fostering unity rather than organising events that foment religious strife, said a faith group critical of a seminar on the alleged threat of Christian proselytisation held at Universiti Teknologi Mara's (UiTM) Malacca campus last Saturday.

Council of Churches Malaysia (CCM) general secretary Reverend Dr Hermen Shastri today said his group was deeply troubled by the event as it was seemingly sanctioned by the authorities, noting that a police Special Branch officer had given the briefing.

**"Amidst the challenge of religious polarization rampant in the country, it is sad that such activities continue with official sanction and support," he said in a statement today.**

"In a multireligious country like Malaysia, it would be expected that public authorities especially the universities and the police force would instead promote activities that foster interreligious harmony and not that which seem to create suspicion among the religious groups."