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Cancellation puts spotlight on Malaysia's cultural conservatism


Cancellation puts spotlight on Malaysia’s cultural conservatism
Marco Ferrarese
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Dancer Ramli Ibrahim is globally renowned for his interpretation of classic Indian dance, particularly the Odissi [Courtesy of Sutra Foundation]
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia – When his online talk on how multicultural performing arts should transcend race was cancelled in early June by the Islamic centre of a prominent Malaysian university, Ramli Ibrahim, was both puzzled and angered.
An official statement by Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM), one of the country’s most highly regarded public universities, said that “the organisers have been instructed by the university’s Islamic centre to cancel the programme over undisclosed reasons.” ....

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