The India-Arab Cultural Center at Jamia, in collaboration with the Egyptian Embassy, showcased a “Sufi Dance and Music Show” at the Ansari Auditorium on Dec. 9, 2010. The Egyptian troupe are part of the Mawlawi Sufi order, which was founded by the followers of Jalaluddin Rumi, the 13th century Persian poet and Sufi in present day Turkey. Scenes from the ...

To mark the official handover of Jamia’s sports complex by the government to the university, Vice Chancellor Najeeb Jung, formally inaugurated the facility on Wednesday, Dec. 1, 2010. Jamia Millia Islamia Sports Complex was built back in the month of June for the purpose of Common Wealth Games 2010 at a cost of 42 crore rupees. Scenes from the Event ...

The Subject Association at the Nelson Mandela Center for Peace and Conflict Resolution (NMCPCR) organized a talk on the topic of Palestinian liberation titled “In Solidarity with the Palestinian Cause” on Tuesday, Nov. 30, 2010 Speakers at the event were Dr. A.K. Ramakrishnan, professor at the Center for West Asian Studies, JNU; and Ashim Roy, the General Secretary of New ...

Our university held a convocation on Tuesday, Nov. 23, 2010, which by the way was for 2009 university graduates; almost two years after the fact. But as they say, better late than never. So if nothing, we have that to be grateful of. To hold the huge crowd expected for the occasion, a stage was especially erected in an open ...

A Turkish troupe of folk dancers from the Hacettepe University in Ankara, Turkey performed at the Ansari Auditorium on Monday, Nov. 1, 2010. The event was organized by the Turkish embassy, in co-operation with Jamia. The troupe comprised of about a dozen members, a mix of both men and women, who performed various energy filled dance numbers to an upbeat ...

The Center for West Asian Studies organized a lecture on Turkey titled, “Insights on Turkey,” on Oct. 27, 2010. Speakers for the event where Dr. S.A. Muneem Pasha, professor in the department of political science, and Ahmet Aykan, an entrepreneur from Turkey residing in Delhi. Dr. Pasha spoke on the current political scenario in Turkey, specifically on the issue of ...

The India-Arab Cultural Center at Jamia, kicked start a three day long Arab Film Festival on Monday, Oct. 25, 2010. The festival was inaugurated by the Egyptian Ambassador to India, Khaled al Baqly. Ambassador al Baqly is a new arrival to India and this was his first public appearance since he took charge of office. The ambassador was also joined ...

The Academy of Third World Studies at Jamia Millia Islamia organized a day long symposium on Indo-Pak relations titled, “The Future of India-Pakistan Relations” on Oct. 19, 2010. The keynote speaker for the occasion was India’s Foreign Secretary Nirupama Rao. Other notable members on the panel included the renowned journalist and author, M. J. Akbar; Strategic Affairs editor at the ...