Solehah akan cabar pemecatan oleh UIAM

UIAM has announced that Solehah Yaacob has been dismissed from her position as a professor at the multi-national Islamic University (UIAM) in April, and she is no longer a professor within the institution. Solehah claims that UIAM's decision to terminate her employment was unprofessional, particularly after she received a research performance award from the Ministry of Higher Education (MOHE) just a day before her dismissal.

Solehah plans to challenge her dismissal in the Company Court, stating that she was terminated within 24 hours and denied the right to appeal. The university offered her a lump sum of six months' salary but she refused. Today, UIAM stated that Solehah, who holds a Doctor of Philosophy in Arabic linguistics, was dismissed on April 27 and is no longer a professor at the university.

UIAM also emphasized that Solehah was not allowed to use any titles or positions associated with UIAM or claim any affiliation with the institution. Solehah believes UIAM acted unprofessionally by dismissing her, especially after she received the MyRA award from MOHE. MyRA, established in 2006, is used to evaluate the research performance of Malaysian universities.

Solehah has become a focal point due to several controversial statements she made about Malay history and civilization, including claims that Roman people learned shipbuilding from Malays and that the iron furnaces in Malaysia were powered by meteoric iron.