'Prophet's wife from Kedah': Minister wants factual, not populist scholars

PARLIAMENT | Higher Education Minister Zambry Abdul Kadir has urged academics to base their opinions on sound research and facts instead of making populist statements.

“The baseless theory that (Prophet Muhammad’s wife) Siti Khadijah came from Kedah, for example, which caused confusion.

"As Syed Hussein Alatas described it, this is...