“Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere. We are caught in an inescapable network of mutuality, tied in a single garment of destiny. Whatever affects one directly affects all indirectly.”

– Martin Luther King Jr.

COMMENT | I could not believe my eyes to read articles on Universiti Teknologi Mara’s (UiTM) statement defending students who wore white sheets with cut-out eyes over pointy hats and holding crosses mimicking the hateful supremacist group Ku Klux Klan (KKK).

This was part of an assignment/cosplay/study on racism, discrimination, malice and deep-seated hatred for people of colour in the United States stemming from the early 1900s throughout the decades – wreaking havoc on peace and unity.

The defence was done in bad taste, and in justifying it had exposed that the varsity, in the name of critical thinking, allowed the KKK’s blueprint and...