Tales of two Historical Mosques and one Mission: education.
Today is the 101st Anniversary Of Jamiya Millia Islamia University New Delhi. there is an interesting piece of history here
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Raja Mahendra Partap: A Great Man Reduced to Jaat Raja by the Politics
Raja Mahendra Pratap of Hathras is again in the news. It is sad that petty divisive politics is being played
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Sir Syed Ahmad Khan on Education of Tawaifs’ (dancing girl) Children
(In a letter written in 1879 to the secretary of the Government of North West Provinces and Aoudh, Sir Syed
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When Sheikh Abdullah (Papa Mian) wrote poem for his daughter, Khurshid Jahan
Sheikh Abdullah, founder of Women’s College in Aligarh, and Begum Waheed Jahan had seven children, five daughters and two sons.
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Mian Muhammad Shafi: A Forgotten Hero of Aligarh Movement
On 27th December, 1894, at the Mohammedan Educational Conference, a twenty-five year old lawyer who had returned from England composed
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Theodore Beck : A British Educationist & Second Principal of Muhammadan Anglo-Oriental College
Muslims, of the Indian subcontinent are celebrating centennial of the formation of Aligarh Muslim University (1920) from Mohammedan Anglo-Oriental college
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Aligarh (AMU) : As I Saw It
A dream that comes true; like the rare sight of a shooting star. Aligarh is the memory engraved in every
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“The Muslim Problem in India” by CM Naim
(The article was originally published in the ‘Quest’, a bimonthly journal published from Mumbai, in 1972. Author, CM Naim, is
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1970 Maharashtra Riots : Read How ‘The Times’ covered It – A Reproduction
On Rashid’s first day at school the other boys took down his trousers to see if he was circumcised and ever since no one has played with him . . . “you’re a Muslim”.
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1962 : When AMU teachers took on Nehru government after attack on the University
It was the year 1961, Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) in the northern Indian state Uttar Pradesh (UP) was holding Students’
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When Asking Donations for Aligarh Muslim University were seditious (Anti-National) : Banned Poem ‘Muslim University ka Chanda’
There is a misconception or a wrongly held notion that Aligarh Muslim University was created by the British or at
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Listen to a poem banned by the British for exposing Police atrocities
In 1921, the British Government banned and confiscated a poem written by an unknown freedom fighter whose pen name was
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When Mahatma Gandhi visited Aligarh Muslim University & Jamia Millia Islamia was born
An appeal was made to the Muslim University of Aligarh and the Hindu University of Benares to refuse Government grants and tear to pieces the ‘Charters’ granted them by the Government.
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When Sir Syed Ahmad Khan first spoke on the political future and strategy of Muslims in India
GENTLEMEN, –I am not given to speaking on politics, and I do not recollect having ever previously given a political lecture. My attention has always been directed towards the education of my brother Mahomedans, for from education I anticipate much benefit for my people, for Hindustan, and for the Government. But at the present time circumstances have arisen which make it necessary for me, I think, to tell my brother Musalmans clearly what my opinions are.
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