Academic

Former Jamia VC Prof. Mushirul Hasan Speaks on the Idea of Jamia Millia Islamia

The Department of History and Culture, Jamia Millia Islamia organized a lecture by its former Vice-Chancellor and eminent historian, Prof. Mushirul Hasan on “Partners in Freedom: The Story of Jamia Millia Islamia” on Tuesday, 26th August, 2014 at the Department’s Seminar Room. The lecture was based on a book that he co-authored with Rakhshanda Jalil in 2006. The lecture dwelt ...

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Padma Shri Prof. Akhtarul Wasey Delivers Hazrat Nizamuddin Memorial Lecture on “Tasawwuf”

[Following is an official JMI press release dated Aug. 27, 2014] Hazrat Nizamuddin Aulia was the most influential Sufi saint who represented the secular character of the Indian culture, said Prof. Akhtarul Wasey. Delivering the 2nd Hazrat Nizamuddin Aulia Memorial Lecture on “Tasawwuf: Tareef, Taaruf aur Ahmiat” today in Jamia, Prof. Akhtarul Wasey observed that Hazrat Nizamuddin Aulia promoted universal ...

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Sociology Student Daud Arif Chosen From Jamia for U.S. Exchange Program

Daud Arif, a B.A. Sociology 3rd year student at Jamia, was recently selected for the prestigious Near East, South Asia, and Sub-Saharan Africa Undergraduate Exchange Program (NESA UGRAD); an year-long U.S. Department of State sponsored cultural and academic exchange program. Arif left for the U.S. on August 16 and has already spent a few days going through the program at his ...

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Dept. of Pol. Sci. Holds a Dialogue on Gender and Youth in Politics

The Department of Political Science, Jamia Millia Islamia along with the joint association of WomenPowerConnect (WPC) and Friedrich Ebert Stiftung (FES) held an interactive dialogue titled, “Vocabulary of Change: Gender and Youth in Politics” on Thursday, 21st August 2014, at the FTK-Centre for Information Technology. [Audio Below] The interactive dialogue was to be an interaction between various political leaders and ...

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Book Launch: “Muslim Political Discourse in Post Colonial India” By Dr. Hilal Ahmad

The Academy of International Studies Jamia Millia Islamia hosted the Book Launch of Dr. Hilal Ahmad’s “Muslim Political Discourse in Post Colonial India: Monuments, Memory and Contestation” (Routledge, 2014) on August 20, 2014 in the Ho Chi Minh Conference Hall of the Academy. The event was chaired by Prof Shri Prakash, Director of the Academy of International Studies and the ...

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Pro-VC IGNOU, Prof. Sushma Yadav, Speaks on “India Under Modi”

The Department of Political Science, Jamia Millia Islamia, organized a seminar on the topic, “India under Modi: Kya Achhe Din Aane Wale Hain” by Professor Sushma Yadav on Tuesday, August 19, 2014 in the Seminar Room of the Department. Prof. Yadav is the pro Vice Chancellor of Indira Gandhi National Open University New Delhi and Chair Professor, Dr. Ambedkar Chair ...

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Prof. Chintamani Mahapatra Speaks on “Re-Ordering of Indo-US Relations”

Department of Political Science, organized a lecture by Prof. Chintamani Mahapatra, Chairman, American Studies, SIS, JNU, on the topic “Re-ordering of Indo-US Relations: A Possible Road Map for the Modi-Obama Administration,” at the Department of Political Science, JMI on Tuesday, Aug. 12, 2014. Prof. Mahapatra started off by saying that in international relations there is “continuity and change.” And to ...

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Former Pakistan MP, Farahnaz Ispahani, Speaks on Religious Minorities of Pakistan

The Academy of International Studies (AIS), Jamia Millia Islamia under its Pakistan Studies Programme organized a talk on “Religious Minorities in Pakistan” by Farahnaz Ispahani on Wednesday, 13 August, 2014 at Ho Chi Minh Conference Room, AIS. Farahnaz Ispahani is a former member of the National Assembly of Pakistan and Media Advisor to President Asif Ali Zardari. Speaking about how ...

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Former Pakistan Amb. to US, Husain Haqqani, Speaks on “Re-Imagining Pakistan”

[Text of this report is from an official Jamia Millia press release. However, the audio recording and photos are by Jamia Journal] Pakistan needs to re-imagine itself to contend with the contemporary challenges facing the nation, said Husain Haqqani, former Ambassador of Pakistan to the United States of America and an expert on South and Central Asia, [at the Edward ...

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AIS Holds Talk on Pakistan’s Strategic Vision for South Asia

The Centre for Pakistan Studies of the Academy of International Studies (AIS), Jamia Millia Islamia organized a talk on Pakistan’s Strategic Vision for South Asia on Wednesday 6 August at the Ho Chi Minh Conference Room of AIS. The talk was delivered by Dr. Moeed W. Yusuf, Director, South Asia Programmes, United States Institute of Peace, Washington, D.C. Dr. Yusuf ...

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