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Afterparty debate: pubs as intellectual hubs, not just for drinking, says M’sian Oxford student

Another Malaysian student has weighed in on the debate about the Malaysia Society at UK universities holding afterparties at pubs and whether this is acceptable to Muslim students.

Afterparties: be inclusive, but don’t impose your belief on others, says ex-student leader 

Goh Cia Yee, who was president of Nottingham Malaysian Society 2015/2016, was weighing in on the recent social media controversy involving Aisyah Shofi, a government scholar in the UK who has stirred a debate about inclusivity after calling out the Malaysia Society (MSoc) in Manchester for hosting an after-party at a club where alcohol would be served. 

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