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Violence per se is not negative. Government, media, academia and society must act to address the issues of injustice and violation of rights. These views were expressed by rights activists, members of the academia and other participants at a Valedictory Function here at Dayar-e-Mir Taqi Mir on 21 December 2012. The function was jointly organized by Nelson Mandela Centre for ...

On Wednesday afternoon, Dec. 19, while the national media was busy covering protests at India Gate and not paying attention to other news of national interest, Jamia pulled off a miracle in event management. Jamia managed to pull off a feat so impossible that it defied imagination. According to an official Jamia press release dated Dec. 18, Jamia’s new medical ...

The entire nation is incensed by the news of the brutal gangrape of a 23-year-old girl in a moving bus in Delhi on Dec. 16. People have been outraged by it and as result multiple protests have taken place at several places across the city. Jamia has been no exception. The Outreach programme and the Sarojini Naidu Centre for Women’s Studies, ...

The Sarojini Naidu Centre for Women’s Studies in collaboration with the Delhi police conducted a two-week self-defence training workshop in the university gymnasium in which about 150 students from Jamia Girls Senior Secondary School participated. The workshop was held between Nov. 26 and Dec. 13. The director of the Women’s Studies Centre, Dr Bulbul Dhar-James, said the initiative is aimed ...

On Wednesday afternoon, Dec.19 — in response to the brutal rape that took place last Sunday — hundreds of students from several colleges and universities in Delhi gathered at India Gate to protest against the growing incidence of crimes against women. Students were angry that crimes against women are on an increase while the police does little to curb this ...

Dear Reader Anybody who is either presently attending or has already attended Jamia in the past knows that Jamia is one of the most vibrant and happening universities in India. It has a large student population with dozens of departments and centers of learning. The combination of the two has built an ecosystem that is brimming with creative energy. Everywhere ...

[Following is a Jamia press release date Dec. 14, 2012] Mr. Najeeb Jung, Vice-Chancellor, Jamia Millia Islamia has constituted a core group to work out the scope of work, terms of  references and the administrative structure of a Human Rights Cell in Jamia Millia Islamia.  The core group is guided by the constituent principles of Human Rights discourse. The core ...

According to a Jamia press release dated Dec. 12, Jamia had expelled (they say ‘suspended’ but I think they mean expelled) the four law students who were involved in the kidnapping and gang-raping of a minor girl that was reported in the press on Dec. 5. [Link] In response,  the accused had filed a writ petition in the Delhi High ...

[Following is a Jamia press release dated Dec. 11, 2012]  The Placement Cell of Jamia Millia Islamia has set a target of 100% employability on campus. In order to achieve this goal, the Placement Cell has planned the following initiatives for the next five years: 1. Web Management System: A platform for industry professionals & students to interact. And for ...

[Following is Jamia press release dated Dec. 10, 2012]  The Society for Participatory Research in Asia (SPRI) in collaboration with the Department of Social Work, Jamia Millia Islamia organized the launch of UNESCO Chair on community-based Research and Social Responsibility in Higher Education and a symposium on this theme on December 10, 2012. The purpose of the event was to ...