Prof. Z.M. Khan, Secretary General IOS, Dr. Mohammad Manzoor Alam, Chairman, IOS, H.E. Debanand Konwar, Governor of Bihar, Dr. Ahamd Abdul Hai, President, Forum for Literacy Awareness and Muslim Education (FLAME), Patna, Dr. Abdul Hamid Ahmad Abu Sulayman, Former Rector of International Islamic University of Malaysia

Patna, March 14: The human civilisation is afflicted by a crisis of faith today as it is unable to handle the spiritual and moral legacy of major religions, the Governor of Bihar Debanand Konwar said here today.  More...

A view of inaugural session

Chennai, February 27: Indian ulama have to work assiduously to develop a fresh understanding of Islamic texts in the context of present-day life and create a new interpretation of Islamic law, Prof. A R Momin, former head of department of sociology in Bombay University, said here today.   More...

L-R: Prof. Z.M. Khan, Ms. (Dr.) Swati Piramal, Dr. M. Manzoor Alam, Dr. Shashi Tharoor, Justice A.M. Ahmadi,
Dr. Samir Q. Fakhro, Bahrain, Mr. U.K. Sinha, Prof. Dr. Vinaysheel Gautam, Mr. Ravi Kishore

New Delhi, February 3: A major international conference began here today with fanfare to look deeply into the causes of the economic meltdown of 2008-2009 and search for options promising a more stable Indian and global economy. Delegates from the United States, Germany, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Bahrain and Sri Lanka, came together to deliberate on the issues.

From the Indian side, half a dozen federal and other ministers (including the chief minister of Haryana bordering the national capital as well as the deputy chairman and speaker of the Upper House of Parliament, the Rajya Sabha) and top bureaucrats were present. Then there were corporate leaders, business gurus, academics specialising in economics, and business and senior media personnel.   More...

Speaker: Z.M. Khan, Secretary General, IOS

Two-day International Conference on ‘Isalm’s Contribution to World Civilization’ being organised by the Institute of Objective Studies (IOS), New Delhi in association with IOS Calicut Chapter and the School of Islamic Studies, Manjeri (affiliated to Calicut University) opened with the inaugural session at 10.30 am.    More...

L-R: Maulana Abdul Wahab Khilji, Prof Yasin Mazhar Siddiqui, Maulana Abdullah Mughaisi, Dr Mohammad Manzoor Alam, Maulana Ahmad Shah Khizr Masoodi, Maulana Abdul Rasheed Bastawi

The two-day national seminar on “Ethics of Disagreement in Islam”, jointly organised by the Centre for Arabic and Islamic Studies, Institute of Objective Studies (IOS), New Delhi and Jamia Imam Anwer Deoband, concluded on November 13, 2009 at Jamia Imam Anwer Deoband (UP). It was presided over by renowned Islamic scholar and All India Milli Council (AIMC) President Maulana Abdullah Mughaisi while Dr Saud Alam Qasmi, Dean, Faculty of Theology (Sunni), AMU, Aligarh, and Prof Yasin Mazhar Siddiqui, former Chairman, Islamic Studies, AMU and famous author, delivered their inaugural and key-note addresses, respectively.   More...

L-R: Dr Mohammad Manzoor Alam, Chairman IOS, Prof. Hamida Ahmad, Chairperson Department of Psychology AMU, Prof. Shamshad Ahmad, former VC Nalanda Open University and Magadh University, Prof. Nizar Al Ani, Chancellor of International Academy for Graduate Studies, UAE, Prof. Roqaiyyah Zainuddin, Dean Faculty of Arts Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh

Aligarh, October 26: Modern psychology studies the material human being to the exclusion of the spiritual, Chairperson of Department of Psychology, Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) Prof. Hamida Ahmad said here today.  More...

L-R: Dr Faizan Mustafa, VC Law University, Prof. Z M Khan, Secretary General IOS, Dr Mohammad Manzoor Alam, Chairman IOS, Maulana Abul Tayyib Ahmad Miyan Firangi Mahli, Maulana Saeedur Rahman Azmi Nadwi, Maulana Khalid Rasheed Firangi Mahli, Prof. AR Momin, Mumbai and Others.

Lucknow: A two-day (October 17-18) seminar was organised here in the “City of Nabobs” at the historic Darul Uloom Firangi Mahal on Fiqh-al-Aqaliyaat (Shariah in relation to Muslim minorities).

“The correct grasp of problems and their articulation in the light of the Shariah is the essence of fiqh”, observed Maulana Sayeedur Rahman Azmi, muhtamim Nadwatul Ulema, Lucknow, in his inaugural address.  More...

L-R: Prof. Mehraj Uddin Mir, Faculty of Law, University of Kashmir, Justice B.A. Kirmani (Rtd.), Prof. Riyaz Punjabi, Vice-Chancellor, University of Kashmir, Prof. Khalid Rashid, International Islamic University Malaysia,
Dr. M. Manzoor Alam, Chairman of Institute of Objective Studies

Srinagar, July 22: “The door of ijtehad (logical reasoning in approaching issues of Islamic jurisprudence) has been opened wide, not shut, as erroneously believed by many Muslims”, chairman of Institute of Objective Studies (IOS) Dr Mohammad Manzoor Alam said here on Saturday.

He was speaking at a two-day seminar on the “Theory of Islamic Law: The Methodology of Ijtehad” at Kashmir University, organised in collaboration with the IOS. He said that the door of ijtehad was never shut in the first place, after the days of the Prophet (PBUH) through the times of the four rightly-guided caliphs. In today’s complex and fast-changing world the need and justification for ijtehad has only increased.  More...

• BOOK RELEASE: Memaroon ka Jazeerah (January 09, 2010) at IOS Conference Hall
  
  
• BOOK RELEASE: Readings on Minorities: Perspectives and Documents - Vol-IV (January 06, 2010) at Constitution Club, New Delhi
  
  
• Inauguration of IOS Centre for Computer Learning by Mr. Kamal Farooqui, Chairman Delhi Minority Commission (November 22, 2009)
  
  
• Lecture on Empowerment of Muslims Through Education (November 21, 2009)
  
  
• Fascinating Lecture on Inter-faith Dialogue at IOS Convention Centre (November 06, 2009)
  
  
• Seminar on "The Delhi High Court Judgement: Section 377 IPC & Its Consequences"(August 04, 2009)
  
  
• Two-day International Conference (July 18-19, 2009)
  
  
• 7th Shah Waliullah Award-2005 (July 11, 2009)
  
  
• Citizens’ Role in Governance (June 07, 2009)
  
  
• National Workshop on Teaching Islamic Finance at Indian Madarsahs (April 25-26, 2009)
  
  
• Modern Police for Modern India (January 22, 2009)
  
  
• Discussion on Security and Terrorism (December 04, 2008)
  
  
• Three-day International Conference on Towards Human Understanding Through Dialogue (October 24-26, 2008)
  
  
• Release of Book "Flow of Thoughts" (October 13, 2008)
  
  
• IOS Lifetime Acheivement Award (August 10, 2008)
  
  
• EW India Islamic Index launched (June 25, 2008)
  
  
• Move Towards Ethical Investment in India (June 14, 2008)
  
  
• lecture on Islam in Media (April 11, 2008)