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Jamia Alumni Riyadh Chapter Celebrates 94th Jamia Foundation Day

JMIAA-Riyadh President, Mr. Ghizal Mahdi presenting a memento of appreciation to Vice Chancellor Prof. Talat Ahmad for his outstanding services to Jamia Millia Islamia, at an event held in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia; Dec. 12, 2014 (Photo Courtesy JMIAA-Riyadh Chapter).

[Report and photos courtesy Ghizal Mahdi, President, Jamia Millia Islamia Alumni Association, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia] Jamia Millia Islamia Alumni Association Riyadh Chapter, commemorated the Foundation Day of their University at gala event held in Riyadh, [Saudi Arabia on Dec. 12, 2014]. Aside from an impressive panel of guests, the vast numbers of alumni and their friends and family participated in ...

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Dept of Pol. Sci. with ‘The Origin’ Observe Human Rights Day at Jamia

Chief guest, Lenin Raghuvanshi (center); the Head of Department of Political Science, Prof. Badrul Alam (left); and the president of The Origin, Mr. Sharique Nadeem (right) at the Dept. of Political Science; Dec. 10, 2014 (Photo: Jamia Journal)

Department of Political Science, JMI in collaboration with The Origin, an NGO working for the underprivileged section of society, observed Human Rights Day on Wednesday, Dec. 10, 2014  with a lecture, and with an essay writing and poster making competition held at the Department of Political Science. The theme of the Human Rights Programme was “Promotion and Protection of Human ...

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Dr. Anand Kumar of Super 30 Fame Speaks at Jamia

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Jamia Millia Islamia, in collaboration with Human Chain, an NGO working for the weaker sections of society, invited Dr. Anand Kumar, Founder Director, Super 30 to conduct an interactive session for motivating the students of the university. Dr. Anand Kumar, in his presentation, recounted success stories of several students from the underprivileged sections of the society to highlight the challenges ...

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The Unstoppable Motor-Racing Jamia Student Faraaz Siddiqui

Faraaz Siddiqui during the 16th Raid De Himalaya Rally held Himachal Pradesh and Ladakh; Oct. 2014 (Photo Courtesy: Faraaz Siddiqui)

If the name Faraaz Siddiqui sounds familiar to you, then you’re not wrong because a couple of months ago we had showcased an award-winning short film titled “Humsafar” in which Faraaz Siddiqui (MBA Final Year) was one of the main actors. We profile Faraaz once more because besides his passion for acting, he also harbors a passion for motor-racing. But ...

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Meet on Geosciences held at Jamia

Meet on GeoSciences held at Mir Taqi Mir, Jamia Millia Islamia; Nov. 20, 2014 (Photo Courtesy JMI)

Jamia Millia Islamia in collaboration with the Ministry of Earth Sciences, Government of India organized the 6th Meeting of the Project Appraisal and Monitoring Committee (PAMC) November 19 & 20, 2014 to look into new proposals related to Geosciences. The meet which saw the coming together of India’s finest Geologists and Earth Scientists considered new science proposals, examined deliverables and ...

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Jamia Law Student Avani Kaushal Wins Rs.1 Lakh in Moot Court Competition

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Jamia student, Avani Kaushal, in the Faculty of Law, JMI won a cash prize of Rs.100,000 for Best Speaker in the Amity International Criminal Law Moot Court Competition organized by the Amity Law School II, Amity University from February 22-24th 2014. The Jamia team comprising: Avani Kaushal, Akanksha Bahuguna, and Sana Wasim were also declared First Runner-ups in the competition, which carried ...

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Campus Companion Releases its Sixth Issue at its First Annual Function 2014

[Following is a Campus Companion press release dated Nov. 13, 2014] Campus Companion released the 6th issue (November 2014) of their magazine at their first Annual Function celebrated here at the Faculty of Humanities and Languages (FHL) on November, 13, 2014.  Prof. G. P. Sharma was the Chief Guest, while Prof. Mehtab Manzar, Dr. Mehar Fatima, Ms Rohma Javed Rashid, ...

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Kiss of Defiance

Kiss of Love

We at Jamia Journal normally don’t talk about student political activism taking place in other universities. We think, we at Jamia already have enough of our own absence of political activism to not talk about; so why burden ourselves with other people’s politics. But we make an exception to the rule when we think an issue transcends a particular college ...

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Is Loyalty a Virtue?

— By: Farah Khalid Loyalty is defined as having complete and constant support for someone or something. We, as college students come across various situations where we have a categorical participation. Often we have mass bunks, protests and other group activities. Is supporting or being unconditionally loyal to such groups really a virtue? Loyalty towards one’s friends and family can ...

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Does Jamia Millia Islamia Encourage Innovation and Entrepreneurship Among Students?

Does Jamia Millia Islamia Encourage Innovation and Entrepreneurship Among Students?

It was only recently when we received an event invite for a lecture on the topic “Integrating Innovation in Our Lives” from the Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship, did we learn Jamia has a Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship. Jamia has had an Entrepreneurship Club for a few years now, but apparently now it also has a center for it. ...

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