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Professor Jairus Banaji, a professor at the School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London, delivered the Fifth Walter Sisulu Memorial Lecture organised by the Nelson Mandela Centre for Peace and Conflict Resolution on Monday, March 18 at the Edward Said Hall. The topic of his talk was “Trajectories of Fascism: Extreme Right Movements in India and Elsewhere.” Dr ...

[Following is an official Jamia press release dated March 20, 2013] Jamia Millia Islamia’s admission process will start soon for the academic session 2013-14. The Prospectus and Application Forms for all professional and non-professional courses offered by various Faculties and Centres of Jamia Millia Islamia for the academic session 2013-14 will be available on Jamia’s website starting 25th March, 2013. ...

[Following is an  official Jamia press release dated March 19, 2013] Jamia Millia Islamia has launched its online submission of Admission Application Form (e-form) for admission to all regular courses of Faculty of Engineering & Technology for the Academic Session 2013-14. This facility will be available from March 20, 2013 till April 23, 2013 (5.30 pm) on the University web-portal ...

The Department of English organized the sixth Ahmed Ali Memorial Lecture on the topic, “Ahmed Ali and British Censorship” by Prof. Harish Trivedi at the India Arab Cultural Center on Wednesday, March 13, 2013. [Link to Audio] About Harish Trivedi: Harish Trivedi is former Professor of English, University of Delhi and has been visiting Professor at many universities in India and ...

Those of us who were here in Jamia during the 2010-2011 academic session, probably know that the M.F. Husain Art Gallery in Jamia was used as a backdrop in a Bollywood movie titled “Sadda-Adda,” which was released in 2012 [Link]. However, it is unlikely that the same people would know that in that same year, the M.F. Husain Art Gallery ...

On Thursday, March 14th, Jamia Millia Islamia won the S.A. Rahim Inter-Varsity Football Tournament at the Jamia Sports Complex (Bhopal Ground) by scoring four goals against the opposing team, ASC, Bihar in the final match. About 30 teams are alleged to have participated in the tournament. Jamia’s stricker Ajay Bartwal scored the first two goals in the first-half, and then ...

On Tuesday, March 12th, the India Arab Cultural Center, Jamia Millia Islamia organized a talk by Sheikh Nasser Sabah Al-Ahmed Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, Minister for Al-Diwan Al-Amiri Affairs, Kuwait. (Al-Diwan Al-Amiri are headquarters of the Amir of Kuwait.) Sheikh Al-Sabah is also the former Prime Minister of Kuwait serving a term from 2006 till 2011. He is the nephew of the ...

To commemorate International Women’s day on March 8th, the Afghanistan Studies programme, Academy of International Studies, and the Outreach Programme in collaboration with the Canadian High Commission, New Delhi organized a panel discussion on the topic, “Women and Development: Challenges Ahead in Afghanistan” at the M.F. Husain Art Gallery. Along with the panel discussion, a photo exhibition was also held ...

The Zakir Husain Institute of Islamic Studies, Jamia Millia Islamia in collaboration with The Siasat Daily organized an exhibition of Islamic Art & Calligraphy named “The Art of Calligraphy” at the M.F. Husain Art Gallery, JMI, from March 11-16, 2013. Picture Slideshow:

The Outreach Programme and Afghanistan Studies Centre at Academy of International Studies, Jamia Millia Islamia in collaboration with the High Commission of Canada, New Delhi organized a series of programmes to celebrate the International Women’s Day on March 8, 2013. A Photo exhibition on Afghan Women by Lana Slezic was also on display for the occasion at the M.F. Hussian ...