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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Jamia Student Faisal Latif Climbs 17,200-Feet High Shethidhar Mountain Peak
There is a famous saying: Achievers are those who dare to dream. This saying seems fit for mountaineer Faisal Latif, a 19-year-old graduate student in the Department of Tourism, Jamia Millia Islamia. In the month of June this year, Faisal along with his friend Anirudh Sharma and six others in his team set out on a mountain climbing expedition to ...
Read More »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 ...
Read More »Here Lies Gerda Philipsborn, Buried and Forgotten
Recently, Jamia Journal was approached by a foreign author-researcher seeking information on Gerda Philipsborn. For those who are unaware, Gerda Philipsborn is a prominent figure in the early history of Jamia Millia Islamia. Philipsborn was a friend of Dr. Zakir Husain in Germany, who later moved to India and joined Jamia as a teacher during the tenure of Dr. Zakir ...
Read More »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 ...
Read More »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 ...
Read More »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 ...
Read More »Jamia Invites Applications for Free Civil Services Coaching – 2015
Residential Coaching Academy (Centre for Coaching and Career Planning) Jamia Millia Islamia invites applications for FREE COACHING (with Hostel Facility) for CIVIL SERVICES (Preliminary-cum-Main)-2015 for Minorities, SCs, STs and Women Schedule for Civil Services (Preliminary-cum-Main) 2015 Coaching Programme. Schedule for Civil Services (Preliminary-cum-Main) 2015 Coaching Programme: 1 Last date for submission of Application Form 04th September 2014 (Thursday) 2 Written Test ...
Read More »Scenes from the Lawns of Faculty of Fine Arts
Disconnected from the rest of Jamia campus, because of its remote and secluded location, the Faculty of Fine Arts with its big green lawns has developed its own look and feel to the place. The lawns are filled with sculptures, the walls of buildings have murals and graffiti on them, and everywhere you look there is some kind art work ...
Read More »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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