Manzar Imam

Manzar Imam (class of 2014) is a staff writer for Jamia Journal, and an M.Phil student in the MMAJ Academy of International Studies. He can be reached via email at: manzarkhalil [at] gmail.com

Former Pakistan MP, Farahnaz Ispahani, Speaks on Religious Minorities of Pakistan

The Academy of International Studies (AIS), Jamia Millia Islamia under its Pakistan Studies Programme organized a talk on “Religious Minorities in Pakistan” by Farahnaz Ispahani on Wednesday, 13 August, 2014 at Ho Chi Minh Conference Room, AIS. Farahnaz Ispahani is a former member of the National Assembly of Pakistan and Media Advisor to President Asif Ali Zardari. Speaking about how ...

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AIS Holds Talk on Pakistan’s Strategic Vision for South Asia

The Centre for Pakistan Studies of the Academy of International Studies (AIS), Jamia Millia Islamia organized a talk on Pakistan’s Strategic Vision for South Asia on Wednesday 6 August at the Ho Chi Minh Conference Room of AIS. The talk was delivered by Dr. Moeed W. Yusuf, Director, South Asia Programmes, United States Institute of Peace, Washington, D.C. Dr. Yusuf ...

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Second Seminar Course on State Rebuilding in Afghanistan Concludes

The second seminar course on “State-Rebuilding in Afghanistan” offered by the Afghanistan Studies Centre, Academy of International Studies (AIS), Jamia Millia Islamia (JMI) concluded with a certificate distribution programme held at the Conference Hall of AIS, JMI on Tuesday 6 May 2014. About a dozen students from Department of Political Science, Nelson Mandela Centre for Peace and Conflict Resolution and ...

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Pakistani High Commissioner Abdul Basit Speaks on Pakistan Foreign Policy

The Academy of International Studies, Jamia Millia Islamia under its Pakistan Studies Programme organized a talk on “Pakistan’s Foreign Policy: Challenges and Priorities” on Tuesday, 15 April, 2014 at Tagore Hall, Dayar-e-Mir Taqi Mir. The talk was delivered by Pakistan’s High Commissioner to India, Mr Abdul Basit. It dwelt on trade, diplomacy, security, bilateral and regional issues. Mr Abdul Basit ...

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AIS Awards Certificates to First Batch of Students of a Course on Afghanistan

The Afghanistan Studies Centre of the Academy of International Studies (AIS), Jamia Millia Islamia (JMI) organized a certificate distribution programme on 6 February 2014 at the premises of the Academy after first batch of students completed a seminar course entitled “State-Rebuilding in Afghanistan” started by the Afghanistan Studies Centre, AIS. The seminar course was started on 10th October 2013 and ...

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AIS Screens “Afghan Star,” Issue of Shariah Grips Post-screening Discussion

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. ...

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French Embassy Attaché Interacts with French Language Students at Jamia

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 ...

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Talk on Regional Security for Afghanistan by Dr. Sandra Destradi

The Afghanistan Studies Centre, Academy of International Studies, Jamia Millia Islamia organized a talk on “Regional Security for Afghanistan: The Implications of Overlapping Regions” by Dr. Sandra Destradi, a Research Fellow at GIGA German Institute of Global and Area Studies, Hamburg, Germany. Chaired by Prof. Rani D. Mullen, a Fulbright-Nehru Senior Scholar, the talk was held on Monday, 25th November ...

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Afghanistan Studies Centre Organizes Lecture on Health and Education in Afghanistan

The Afghanistan Studies Centre of the Academy of International Studies, Jamia Millia Islamia (JMI) organized a lecture on Health and Education in Afghanistan at the Conference Room, Centre for North East Studies and Policy Research, JMI on Thursday, 21 November, 2013. The lecture was delivered by Dr. Ghulam Dastagir Sayed, an Afghan national working for the World Bank in Kabul. ...

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Afghanistan Studies Centre Screens “Kandahar”

The Afghanistan Studies Centre of the Academy of International Studies (AIS), Jamia Millia Islamia screened the prominent Iranian filmmaker Mohsen Makhmalbaf’s film “Kandahar” at The Tagore Hall, Dayar-e-Mir Taqi Mir on Wednesday 6 November, 2013. This was the second movie in a series of movies on Afghanistan. Earlier, on 18 September, 2013 the Centre had screened “The Kite Runner”, adapted ...

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