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The Zakir Hussain Institute of Islamic Studies (ZHIIS), Jamia Millia Islamia (JMI) in collaboration with the Istanbul Foundation for Science and Culture (IFSC), Turkey started a three-day International Conference beginning Thursday 7th February 2013 on the theme of “Islam and Modernity: The Perspective of Bediuzzaman Said Nursi” here at Dr. M.A. Ansari Auditorium, JMI. A 20th century scholar, Said Nursi’s ...

On Thursday Feb. 7, the Department of Political Science organized a talk by Prof. Paul R. Brass titled, “‘Indira Gandhi Live: Interview and Discussion’ by Prof. Paul R. Brass with Indira Gandhi on 26 March 1978”. The session was chaired by Prof. Muhammed Badrul Alam, Head, Department of Political Science, JMI. An expert on South Asian politics, ethnic politics and ...

[Following is an official Jamia press release dated Feb. 7] For the second successive year, Jamia Millia Islamia is participating in the New Delhi World Book Fair with its own independent pavilion. The India Arab Cultural Centre of Jamia Millia Islamia in collaboration with Abu Dhabi International Book Fair is showcasing its publications in the main hall of the Book ...

It was surprising to see an enthusiastic audience curiously turning up to hear about the recently much talked about Qadri phenomenon which disappeared as quickly as it appeared on television channels and newspapers across Pakistan, India and elsewhere. The talk on the “Qadri Phenomenon: Making Sense of Pakistani Politics” by Dr. Yaqoob Khan Bangash was organized under the Pakistan Studies Programme ...

On Wednesday, 30th January, 2013, the Faculty of Engineering and Technology hosted the 10th Abdus Salam Memorial Lecture, 2013. The memorial lecture was delivered by Prof. Tariq Aziz, Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, Mumbai on the theme of “Quest for the Genetic Code of the Universe – A legacy of Salam”. The Abdus Salam Memorial Lecture — conducted in memory ...

Dear Jamia Journal Readers, I am excited to announce that Jamia Journal is gearing up  to launch a Podcast, an audio only talk show titled “Campus Chat,” in the next few days. We at Jamia Journal have for long felt the need for a talk show through which we could talk to students on campus and get to know what ...

It is a pleasure that Jamia Millia Islamia known as the “land of experimentations and innovation” has established a Centre for North East Studies, the first such centre in any central university, said the Union Minister for Human Resource Development (HRD), Dr. M. Mangapati Pallam Raju in his address after a formal inauguration of the new premises of the Centre ...

With an amendment to the Child Labour Prohibition and Regulation Act (CLPRA) of 1986, the parliament of  India made it a punishable offense to employ children under the age of 14 at any kind of eatery. Employment of children at tea shops, dhabas, restaurants, hotels, etc were all deemed illegal. However, this law, like so many other laws in India, ...

[Following is a reader submitted news report.] Tangelo Town, the Faculty of Engineering’s annual fest, recently got the famous Indian cricketer, Virender Sehwag, to issue a video invite for the fest. The clip is less than a minute long wherein he invites people to the festival. Sehwag is one of Jamia’s most famous alumnus. Watch the video on Youtube here: ...

[Following is a Jamia press release dated Jan. 2, 2012] Jamia Millia Islamia has made another major stride in the area of Nanotechnology and Nanoscience. Mr. Najeeb Jung, Vice Chancellor, Jamia Millia Islamia, inaugurated a unique facility on the synthesis of ‘Single Wall Carbon Nanotube’ at the Centre for Nanoscience and Nanotechnology at Jamia. This facility is exclusively dedicated for ...