Books produced by Pakistani and Egyptian authors have been removed from the syllabus of Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) in India. Muhammadan Anglo-Oriental College was founded in Aligarh, Uttar Pradesh, by Sir Syed Ahmad Khan in 1875.
Both Abu al-A’la al-Mawdudi and Sayyid Qutb, authors from Egypt and Indo-Pak, wrote texts that were studied by BA and MA students of Islamic Studies. Social activist and academician Madhu Kishwar, along with a number of other faculty members, recently sent PM Modi a letter in which they demanded that their works be removed from the curriculum.
Waiting for people to say Indian academics wouldn't have banned harmless books written by Pakistani authors if partition hadn't happened. Jinnah, why did you. 😭https://t.co/4OSq1O3qbi
— Containeristan (@guldaar) August 2, 2022
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Thisdecision was made in response to that letter, a senior member of the university staff was quoted as saying by India Today. Besides Jamia Milia Islamia and Hamdard, other universities were also mentioned in the letter.
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Accordingto the Islamic Studies Department’s Head Professor Muhammad Ismail, all novels authored by Pakistani authors have been removed from the curriculum, saying that these texts have been taught for a long time and don’t advocate anything that is problematic.
