[Note: The following letter was initially sent to the Vice Chancellor on October, 10, 2011] To, Vice Chancellor Jamia Millia Islamia New Delhi-25. Sub: Allowing Students Union in Jamia Millia Islamia. Sir, There are serious debates about Islam’s compatibility with democracy, and Muslim countries’ bad record on democracy has given the West an excuse to create an anti-Islam propaganda which ...

When I came to Delhi earlier this year to join the Masters program in Political Science in Jamia Millia, things felt different. This place didn’t seem like Kashmir, not even in the least. It felt like I had stepped into a new world altogether. After leaving from the airport, my friend asked me: so what’s the first change you observe? ...

Human Rights Forum, Department of Political Science organized a lecture on the topic “Conflicts and Rights in South Asia” by Meenakshi Ganguly on Thursday, Oct. 20, 2011. Ms. Ganguly is the South Asia Director for the eminent human rights organization, Human Rights Watch. Speaking about Human Rights Watch, Ms. Ganguly said, “Human Rights Watch operates in about 90 countries. It ...

A discussion on the issues concerning the Palestinian territory was held at the Dyar-e-Mir Taqi Mir on Wednesday, October 19, 2011. The discussion was part of a two day event titled “Revisiting Palestine” organized by the Outreach Programme, Jamia Millia Islamia, dealing with the appalling conditions in the occupied historical land of Palestine. The event was packed with films screening, ...

[The following is an advertisement. Content herein has been provided by TEDx JMI] Students of Jamia Millia Islamia are proud to announce that a student organized TEDx event is scheduled to be held at the Ansari Auditorium on Friday, Oct. 21, 2011. Speakers for the TEDx JMI are: Sonal Kapoor, Usha Albuquerque, Sonal Mansingh, Sagarika Ghose, Nandita Das, Sameer Kaul, ...

[The following three poems are in the Haiku style of poetry which is a Japanese form of micro-poetry.] 1. Wit’s chemistry When wit deceives my ego’s eyes, reality and dream converge into surreal moments of fluid truth. 2. Random Funk Moody feet land on melancholy quicksand sink. The mind deeper into the blackest of black, the septic gut of depression. ...

This year, Jamia has bestowed upon me the the honor and privilege to represent India at the India-Brazil-South Africa (IBSA) Academic Forum being held at Durban, South Africa, on October 14-15, 2011. About IBSA The India, Brazil, South Africa (IBSA) Trilateral Forum was set up in 2003 through the signing of the Brasilia Declaration by the Foreign Ministers of the ...

[Editor’s Note: The following report has been provided by the Students Islamic Organization (SIO).] Students Islamic Organisation of India (SIO), Jamia Millia Islamia Zone  launched its 10-days campus campaign under the “Students Community – Show Unity” slogan. In a gathering at the University Polytechnic Lawn, Anis-ur-Rahman, Zonal President SIO Delhi, inaugurated the program.   Anis reminded students about their commitment ...

The Public Health Foundation of India, under the aegis of Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, organized a festival on mental health entitled “Uniting Hearts and Minds: A festival of creative expressions on mental health.” The event was held at the India International Center in New Delhi, on Monday, Oct. 10, 2011. The festival was held to create awareness for ...

It was way back in August of 2008, when I had just joined my M. Phil program at Kashmir university’s prestigious research centre called the Centre of Central Asian Studies (CCAS), that on a bright sunny afternoon at about 2 p.m., I caught a glimpse of a boy, just a few yards away from the famous Allama Iqbal library, slapping ...