2004

Tuesday, October 5th

6:00pm

Indian Muslims: The Creation of a Minority

M J AKBAR belongs to the rare breed of journalists who have made a significant impact on Indian society through their writing as columnists and authors. Founder and Editor-in-Chief of IndiaÌøåÀå_s first global newspaper, The Asian Age, a multi-edition daily, he revolutionized Indian journalism in the seventies and the eighties by successfully launching and establishing the weekly magazine Sunday and the daily newspaper, The Telegraph. He took a brief detour into politics with his election to the Indian Parliament in November 1989 but returned to his first passion, writing and editing, in 1993. The books he has published have achieved great international acclaim. The Shade of Swords: Jihad and the Conflict Between Islam and Christianity, published in 2002, is perhaps his most influential work.

SPONSORED BY

Center for South Asia Studies and The Graduate School of Journalismrn

LOCATION

Library - North Gate Hall

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