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AMU’s Prof Faizan Mustafa appointed CNLU vice chancellor

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UTTAR PRADESH:

Prof Faizan Mustafa was vice chancellor of NALSAR at Hyderabad before returning last year to Aligarh Muslim University’s law faculty.

Prof Faizan Mustafa was appointed on the recommendation of the search committee headed by former Chief Justice of India Dipak Misra
Prof Faizan Mustafa was appointed on the recommendation of the search committee headed by former Chief Justice of India Dipak Misra

Patna:

Prof Faizan Mustafa of the law faculty at Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) was on Tuesday appointed vice chancellor of the Chanakya National Law University (CNLU) in Patna.

The appointment was made on the recommendation of the search committee headed by former Chief Justice of India Dipak Misra, said Prof SP Singh, social sciences dean and facilitator of the search committee.

Prof Mustafa returned to AMU last year after spending a decade at the National Academy of Legal Studies and Research (NALSAR) as its vice-chancellor. He was previously the founder vice chancellor of National Law University, Odisha.

He also served as dean and registrar at the AMU.

Mustafa is the recipient of both Commonwealth Scholarship as well as Fulbright Fellowship. He was conferred the SAARC’s ‘Best Law Teacher Award’ in 2014 and has delivered lectures in almost 32 countries of the world like USA, UK, Australia, Germany, China, Germany, Israel etc. He also runs a YouTube channel, Legal Awareness WebSeries, which has over 700,000 subscribers.

CNLU vice chancellor Justice (retd) Mridula Mishra congratulated Prof Mustafa for his appointment as vice chancellor of the university set up in 2006.

source: http://www.hindustantimes.com / Hindustan Times / Home> Education> Admissions / by Arun Kumar / July 18th, 2023

‘Siyasi Muslims’-a book on ‘story of Political Islam in India’ by Hilal Ahmed released

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NEW DELHI :

The book releasing ceremony was attended by a large number of the intelligentsia, academics, scribes, and others.

Mr. AK Khan and Prof Faizan Mustafa holding the book following its release by Mr. Khan at Lamakaan, Banjara Hills. Author of the book Dr. Hilal Ahmed looks on.
Mr. AK Khan and Prof Faizan Mustafa holding the book following its release by Mr. Khan at Lamakaan, Banjara Hills. Author of the book Dr. Hilal Ahmed looks on.

Hyderabad :

Mr. AK. Khan, advisor to the Telangana State government on Minority Affairs, released a book, Siyasi Muslims, on Thursday evening at Lamakaan, Banjara Hills, Hyderabad.

The book written by Hilal Ahmed is ‘a story of Political Islam in India.’ It is published by Penguin India.

SiyasiMuslims02MPOs30may2019Prof M Faizan Mustafa, an eminent jurist and Vice Chancellor of NALSAR, reviewed the book describing it as an important read in changing political and economic scenarios in India.

According to the author, “The book answers questions on political Islam; nationalist Islam; Good Muslim vs Bad Muslim, etc.

The other pertinent questions asked by Hilal Ahmed, Associate Professor at the Centre for the Study of Developing Societies (CSDS), New Delhi, include, “How do we make sense of the Muslims in India? Do they form a political community? Does the imagine conflict between Islam and modernity affect the Muslims’ political behavior in the country? Are the Muslim religious institutions—mosques and madrassas directly involved in politics? Do they instruct the community to vote strategically in all elections? What are Muslim issues? And finally, are Muslims in India truly nationalists?”

The book releasing ceremony was attended by a large number of the intelligentsia, academics, scribes, and others.

source: http://www.siasat.com / The Siasat Daily / Home> Hyderabad> News / by Safoora / May 03rd, 2019