KOLEJ Universiti Islam Antarabangsa Selangor (Kuis) has instructed the organiser of the “Understanding Christology” seminar to take down its posters as it has not applied for a permit from the authorities, said Selangor exco Dr Ahmad Yunus Hairi.

The Islamic Religious Affairs exco said the organiser, Nur Fitrah, has to first obtain approval from the Selangor Islamic Religious Council (Mais) to hold the seminar.

“Until yesterday, there was no application from the organiser for the joint event with Kuis.

“Nur Fitrah must get the approval from Mais. I was also told the university has also instructed the organiser to take down the banners too,” he told The Malaysian Insight.

Ahmad Yunus was commenting on the “Understanding Christology” talk that is being organised by newly formed civil society group Nur Fitrah on Dec 9-10.

This latest development came about after Nur Fitrah, in a Facebook post earlier today, said it has decided to omit the words “mantan rahib” (former nun) from promotional posters after criticism from the public.

The controversy arose after posters advertising the event on social media stated it will feature Indonesian speaker Irene Handono, who previously made the false claim of being a former nun at a religious seminar in Malaysia.

Social media has been abuzz with some asking if the talk was going to be another Christian-bashing session, similar to a seminar in 2014 featuring Handono.

Meanwhile, Kuis rector Prof Dr Abdul Halim Tamuri said the university was not involved as an organiser and had only rented the place for the programme.

“If the organiser fails to obtain approval, then the program can’t proceed,” he said, adding that the university is not one of the organisers.

Kuis is still in the process of checking whether Mais has approved the programme. – November 24, 2017.