Monthly Archives: September 2012

Why We Don’t Need to Intervene in Syria

For all intents and purposes, non-intervention in Syria is in the interests of not only the Syrian people but also the international community. I am, of course, referring to the current project of proxy intervention undertaken by the West in the country. Otherwise, in general, I am quite ambivalent about humanitarian interventions. A Syria without Bashar al-Assad would undoubtedly be ...

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Campus Placements for Engineering Students Kick off at Jamia

[Following is a Jamia press release dated Sept 5, 2012] Jamia Millia Islamia has kicked off its placements activities for this year with some of the world’s largest companies like Microsoft, Google, Maruti Suzuki, Mahindra and Mahindra and Works Application visiting Jamia to recruit students. This is the first time that a Japanese Company, namely Works Application, visited Jamia to ...

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Lecture on “Compound Inequalities and Political Violence in India” by Neera Chandhoke on Sept. 6

The Nelson Mandela Centre for Peace and Conflict Resolution at Jamia Millia Islamia is going to organize a Public Lecture under the M K Gandhi Chair Lecture Series on “Compound Inequalities and Political Violence in India” by Prof. Neera Chandhoke from the Department of Political Science, University of Delhi. Prof Neera Chandhoke is a Professor of Political Science at the ...

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Happy Teachers’ Day!

The air today seems to be carrying some positivity with it. Perhaps that’s why I feel like scribbling down some of my random thoughts on a piece of paper; trying to overcome my writer’s block (which actually is my excuse for laziness). Sitting in class while the teacher delivers his lecture, I look around my classroom and only see “grown-ups” ...

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Workshop on “Effective Communication for Professional Success” on Sept. 6

The University Counseling & Guidance Centre, Jamia Millia Islamia is going to organize a workshop for students on “Effective Communication for Professional Success” which will be conducted by Tranzition Institute for Excellence, Delhi. The workshop is scheduled to be held on September 6, 2012 at 3.15 PM in the Committee Room of the Nehru Guest House, Jamia Millia Islamia. The ...

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Students of Architecture Head off to Ladakh to Study the Cause Behind Flash Floods in Ladakh

[Following is a Jamia press release dated Sept. 4, 2012] The flash floods that devastated parts of Ladakh in 2010 drew the attention of the Faculty of Architecture & Ekistics, Jamia Millia Islamia. The Faculty has now decided to conduct an investigative field study in the region. The intent of the field study would be to investigate the causes behind ...

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