A view of participants

New Delhi, August 3 A thought-provoking “Shaam-e-Muzakera” on “Right to Education Act” was organized here this evening under the auspices of the Institute of Objective Studies (IOS). Presided over by IOS Secretary General Prof Z M Khan, the Shaam-e-Muzakera proposed constitution of a committee to ponder over the entire act and submit a report to the IOS so that the government and the authorities concerned might be pursued for necessary clarifications and amendments.  More...

L-R: Mr John Dayal, Secretary General All India Christian Council; Prof. Manzoor Ahmad, IPS (Retd); Mr. Yousuf Hatim Muchhala, Senior Advocate Mumbai High Court; Dr. Mohammad Manzoor Alam, Chairman Institute of Objective Studies, Dr. Abusaleh Sharief, Chief Economist

The controversial bill on communal violence that was passed by Rajya Sabha in 2005 is yet to become a law. The reason for the delay has been strong objections from human rights and Muslim organizations. The bill kept in pending five years ago was revised in 2009 and then a few cosmetic changes were made. However, the groups concerned are still not satisfied. They still want crucial changes to achieve the real purpose.  More...

Mrs. Sheila Dikshit, Hon'ble Chief Minister of Delhi releases the book of Prof. Z. M. Khan on Political Empowerment of Muslims in India

Institute of Objective Studies organized a day-long workshop on “Road Map to Political Empowerment of Muslims in India” on June 26, 2010 at Deputy Chairman Hall, Constitution Club, New Delhi. The occasion also marked the release of a very important book, “Political Empowerment of Muslims in India” by Prof. Z.M. Khan. The book was released by Mrs. Sheila Dikshit, Chief Minister of Delhi.  More...

A view of participants

A consultative discussion on The Communal Violence (Prevention, Control and Rehabilitation of Victims) Bill, 2009 (CVP for short) was organized by the Institute of Objective Studies in which legal experts, administrators and academicians participated. After threadbare discussion on the proposed Bill, it was strongly felt by the participants that the Bill, in its present form, is too weak to prevent and control communal violence as it lacks in fixing the accountability of a communal violence on the perpetrators, conspirators and abettors. A general consensus emerged that the Bill should fix direct responsibility on the local administration like, the District Magistrate, Superintendent of Police and the local SHOs and command responsibility on the politicians and ministers be fixed so that a 2002 Gujarat like situation is averted.  More...

Dr A R Kidwai receiving award by Dr Hamid Ansari, Hon'able Vice-President of India

New Delhi, May 29: Former Governor of Bihar, West Bengal and Haryana, Dr A R Kidwai received the prestigious IOS Lifetime Achievement Award at a function at Constitution Club here today. It was the third award, the first being conferred on Justice A M Ahmadi and the second on Imarat-e-Shariah, Bihar, Orissa and Jharkhand.  More...

L-R: Dr Abusaleh Shariff, Member Secretary Sachar Committee, Dr Mohammad Manzoor Alam, Chairman IOS, Prof. ZM Khan, Secretary General IOS

Four workshops would be organized shortly on Right to Education (RTE) Bill, post-Sachar public response, post-Rangnath Mishra events and emergence of a pressure group. This was declared by Dr Mohammed Manzoor Alam, Chairman, Institute of Objective Studies (IOS) at a meeting convened on April 15, 2010 by IOS to discuss the RTE at the India Islamic Cultural Centre (IICC), New Delhi.  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...

• IOS Future Focus Programmes (July to March 2010)
  
  
• Lecture on “Parenting and Child Development” (March 19, 2010) by Dr Abdul Hamid Abu Sulayman at IOS Conference Hall
  
  
• Lecture on “Quranic Perspective in Global Civilisation” (March 18, 2010) by Dr Abdul Hamid Abu Sulayman at Jamia Hamdard University, New Delhi
  
  
• 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)