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The Department of Political Science, Jamia Millia Islamia, in collaboration with People’s SAARC and The Origin, organized a symposium titled “Afghanistan: A Regional Perspective” on Tuesday, February 18, 2014, in the Tagore Hall of the varsity.  The symposium focused mostly on issues of peace and security in post 2014 scenario in Afghanistan. The welcome address was presented by Prof Badrul ...

Title: 100 Things You Need To Know And Debate Before You Vote Author: Hindol Sengupta (a Jamia alumnus) Buy: Pre-order your copy on Flipkart.com for only Rs. 149 About The Book: The first of its kind in India, this is book about 100 issues that will determine the course of one of the biggest elections ever in the history of ...

Jamia Millia Islamia (Urdu: جامعہ ملیہ اسلامیہ, Hindi: जामिया मिलिया इस्लामिया, translation: National Islamic University ) is a public central university located in Delhi. It was established at Aligarh in United Provinces, India in 1920. It became a Central University by an act of the Indian Parliament in 1988. Jamia Motto: “Allammal Insaana Maalam Yalam” (Taught man that which he ...

[By Samreen Mushtaq, and Anshul Bhamra] With a view to join and strengthen the global “One Billion Rising for Justice” Campaign, Sarojini Naidu Centre for Women’s Studies Jamia Millia Islamia organized a program comprising a dance, a street play and a panel discussion at FTK Auditorium on Tuesday, 11th February 2014. The One Billion Rising campaign, started by feminist-activist Eve ...

Jamia Millia Islamia in collaboration with Indian Council for Cultural Relations (ICCR), New Delhi rganized a cultural programme called “An Evening of Sufi Music”. The Troupes from Denmark & Sweden performed as part of this programme. Danish band ‘Radiant Arcadia’, formed in 2008, comprises women who challenge dogmas about performing arts and have been carrying this message all across the ...

“Confession is good for the soul even after the soul has been claimed” (p. 381).” ― Mona Rodriguez “A fair, beautiful, 5’5, educated girl wanted for a groom of a wealthy family”, an advertisement that perfectly defines our so called perfect society. Everyone in our society wishes a pretty bahurani. Weird as it sounds it is actually true.  For marriage, ...

The Department of Political Science, Jamia Millia Islamia organized a one-day symposium on the topic, “Making Sense of 2014 Indian Election: Who Wins, Who Loses,” on Tuesday, 4th February 2014. The symposium was held at Dayar-e-Mir Taqi Mir, JMI The inaugural session was chaired by Prof Badrul Alam, Head, Department of Political Science, JMI, with Prof S. M. Sajid, Vice ...

The Afghanistan Studies Centre of the Academy of International Studies, Jamia Millia Islamia (JMI) screened “Afghan Star”, a critically acclaimed documentary film on Friday 31 January, 2014 at the university’s Mir Anis Conference Room, Dayar-e-Mir Taqi Mir. The screening was followed by an open-ended discussion in which teachers and students including about a dozen Afghan students of Jamia Millia participated. ...

The French language students of Jamia Millia Islamia (JMI) had a discussion with Mr Jean-Yves Gillon, Attaché for Cooperation in Education, LFR (French Language Section) of the French Embassy, New Delhi on Thursday 29 January, 2014 at Nelson Mandela House, Mujeeb Bagh, JMI. Students of Advanced Diploma, Diploma and Certificate in French of the Centre for European and Latin American ...

[Editor’s Note: This column is in response to the death of Nido Taniam, a student from Arunachal Pradesh, believed to be the victim of a race-related hate crime in Delhi.] I have witnessed many parents lament their child’s misbehavior with the phrase, “Where did we go wrong?”. This is usually when their child talks back to them, or gets into ...