By TCN News,
Hyderabad: “Muslim should not beg alms from government but also should not hesitate to ask for their rights. To get reservation is our right.
When other backward and deprived people are given security and all kinds of facilities then why not Muslims? Muslims who have ruled India for centuries are now losing their self-confidence” said noted
journalist and columnist Mr. Mobasshir Javed (M.J.) Akbar.
He was delivering his extension lecture on ‘Challenges and opportunities for Urdu Media in 21st century’ at Maulana Azad National Urdu University, Hyderabad(MANUU) yesterday.
“Educational institutions and Universities like MANUU and teachers and professors can change the situation of Indian Muslims and not politicians. Urdu is so sweet language that has capacity to be familiar with any other language. Therefore, It is used in many other languages” he added.
He has advised students of journalism not to do journalism for panic and appeasement but adopt journalism for downtrodden Muslims.
On the occasion, he also released a journal ‘Izhaer’ from the students of Faculty of Mass Communication and Journalism.
Regretting on hijab issue he said: “It is very tough time in the history of civilization in which to cover head is being termed as backwardness while nudity and nakedness are considered as sign of progress. Modernization means political equality, secularism and
gender equality and these all things are part and parcel of Islamic teachings”
He welcomed the announcement 10% reservation for Muslims in West Bengal and said that if government is sincere in the matter, it will do it with appropriate cogent reasons otherwise it will be rejected by court.
Earlier, giving brief introduction of guest-M.J. Akbar-, Vice Chancellor K.R Iqbal Ahmad has informed the audiences that M.J. Aakbar has nodded to be visiting professor for faculty of Dispatch and Journalism.
Program was attended by students, teaching and non-teaching staffs of the University and dignitaries of the city including ex-Minister of state Mr. Bashiruddin, Professor Baig Ihsas, Mr. Aslam Farshuri and senior journalist Mr. Naseem Arfi.
Later he was given memento by the Old Boy Association (OBA) of MANUU. Office bearers of OBA welcomed the decision of M.J. Akbar to be visiting professor of the University and hoped that it would bring good result for the MANUU students.