Aligarh Muslim University to stop teaching Pakistani author's books
University's management decides to remove books written by Pakistani and Egyptian author from syllabus
- University's management decides to remove books written by Pakistani and Egyptian author from syllabus.
- Books were taught inDepartment of Islamic Studies to BA and MA students.
- Department's head professor says books do not promote anything controversial.
The management committee of theAligarh Muslim University (AMU) in India has decided to exclude the books written by Pakistani and Egyptian authors from the syllabus.
The university wasestablished by Sir Syed Ahmad Khan in India's Aligarh, UttarPradesh, asMuhammadan Anglo-Oriental College in 1875.
The books, written by Indo-Pak writerAbu al-A'la al-Mawdudi and Egyptian writerSayyid Qutb, were taught in theDepartment of Islamic Studies to theBA and MA students.
"This decision has been taken in response to a recent letter that was written by social activist and academician Madhu Kishwar, along with some other academicians, to PM Modi, in which the books of these authors were demanded not to be taught to the students," India Today quoted asenior from the university staff as saying.
The letter also had other universities teaching these books including theJamia Milia Islamia and Hamdard University.
In this regard, Head Professor Muhammad Ismail of theIslamic Studies Department said that the board has decided on removing all the books from thecurriculum that are written byPakistani authors, adding that these books have been taught for a long time and they do not promoteanything controversial.