In My Mind

IIUM Convocation Attire, What is The Fuss?

Initially I refused to blog on this petty issue but it seemed that DAP, an opposition party in Malaysia is making so much fuss about the International Islamic University of Malaysia's convocation attire. To me this should not be an issue when non-Muslims students are well aware of the regulation and status of of the university (i.e., ISLAMIC university), study there for 4 years and after completion of their study make a fuss about the convocation attire (see photo on the right). This is petty (this is a polite phrase - I should use a malay proverb to describe this - "bagai melepas anjing tersepit" - literally translated as "like releasing a trapped dog". In this case, IIUM should stick to original plan which was exclusive for muslims only, no point in showing that Islam is a tolerant religion by trying to accommodate non-muslims by allocating places in IIUM (especially to one of the complainants- Ms. Foo Yueh Jiin - who admitted she could not secure a place to read law in any other universities except in IIUM - proof that she was not a bright student to begin with), because, at the end of the day, after they have achieved what they want, they will turn and bite us on our asses, just like the two non-Muslims graduates whom one of them is a DAP Member of Parliament - Ms. Fong Po Kuan).


Wearing a tudung (headcover) does not make you a muslim. Other religion also cover their heads (see photo on the left)

My advise is, just ignore Lim Kit Siang and the gang. We have more pressing issues to handle (such as declining of quality of education, 160,000 driving without valid licence, the 60,000 unemployable graduates, etc.) than this dress-code thing.

posted by InMine @ 4:17 PM