Universiti Teknologi Mara (UiTM) , the same public institution that courted controversy by holding an anti-Christian seminar in May last year, held a similar one titled "Ancaman Gerakan Pemurtadan Kristianisasi (Threat of the Christian proselytisation movement) at its campus in Lendu, Malacca, on Saturday.
A picture of one a slide on the seminar title was posted by Facebook user Deacon Adrian Ng on his page on Saturday morning.
From the screen grab of the slide that has been making its rounds on social media, the police logo can be clearly seen alongside UiTM's logo.
Malaysiakini reported that Malacca police chief officer Chua Ghee Lye confirmed that a Special Branch officer from Bukit Aman had attended the seminar as a presenter.
"The seminar touched upon attempts to convert Muslims to other religions, both in the country and in other nations.
"It was meant to strengthen the 'akidah' of Muslims, especially among university students," Chua reportedly told the news portal.
The Malay Mail Online news portal also quoted Malacca UiTM corporate communications chief Siti Najah Raihan Sakrani, who confirmed that the seminar took place.
She told the portal that the event was held to "strengthen the faith of Muslim students".
Non-Muslim students were also exempted from the programme because the university "did not want to create a controversy, where we might be accused of trying to convert them to Islam," Malay Mail Online quoted her as saying.
According to its report, the seminar's content touched on the Isis threat, Shia Islam, terrorism and the Christian crusades.
Last year, UiTM in Shah Alam held a seminar on the use of the word "Allah" and Christology, which featured speakers from Indonesia.
The audience then was told that undercover Christian priests had been sent to Malaysia under different guises, including working with Muslim children as football coaches, to proselytise and convert Muslims.
It also featured a talk on "10 reasons why Christians should become Muslims" and belittled the Bible by alleging that it contained "tales".
Police reports were lodged in Selangor and Sarawak against the seminar.
The claim that seminar's speakers from Indonesia, who were purportedly a former priest and an ex-nun, was debunked by the Bishops Conference of Indonesia.
Those who lodged police reports against the seminar later complained of the lack of action by the authorities.
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