Lecturer under fire for disparaging PLHIV, LGBT community on World AIDS Day

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KUALA LUMPUR – A speech by a local public university senior lecturer during a National World AIDS Day programme has provoked the ire of advocacy groups after he allegedly made homophobic comments against people living with HIV and the LGBT community.

The speaker, Assoc Prof Datuk Izhar Ariff Mohd Kashim from the Faculty of Religious Studies, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, was alleged to have made the disparaging remarks at this morning’s event at Kompleks Belia dan Sukan Paroi, Seremban organised by the Health Ministry. 

In a programme itinerary sighted by The Vibes, Izhar, who is also a religious preacher, was scheduled to speak on the role of society in combating HIV and AIDS, and was allocated the 9.30am to 10.30am slots.

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