The authors whose books have been suggested to be removed are Maulana Abul Ala Maududi and Syed Qutub from the syllabus. The decision comes after academics wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi demanding that books by these authors not be taught to students.
AMU to remove books by Pakistani authors from syllabus: Reports
Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) has decided to remove the book of Pakistani authors from the syllabus. The authors whose books have been suggested to be removed are Maulana Abul Ala Maududi and Syed Qutub from the syllabus. The decision comes after academics wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi demanding that books by these authors not be taught to students.
As per reports, the open letter to PM Modi by academics that AMU, Jamia Millia Islamia (JMI) and Jamia Hamdard have adopted, effectively, an anti-Indic/anti-national course curriculum. These books are taught as part of the undergraduate (UG) and postgraduate (PG) programmes in their Departments of Islamic Studies.
However, as per the AMU's Islamic Studies Department Head Professor Muhammad Ismail, "the board has decided to remove all books written by Pakistani authors from all curriculums, even though these books do not promote anything controversial and have been on the curriculum of AMU for a long time," the India Today reported.
The letter written by academician Madhu Kishwar along with other professors pointed out that Maulana Abul Ala Maududi “openly calls for genocide of non-Muslims everywhere in the world. The Indian subcontinent has been the worst victim of this brand of ongoing extremist ideology”.
They also alleged that AMU, JMI and Jamia Hamdard are also encouraging their students to do PhDs on his thoughts, writings and influence.
“All these three institutions are trail blazers and role models for Islamic educational institutions all over India. Therefore, the direction they take lays down the ground rules for Islamic educational institutions all over India as well as muslim politics in our country,” it read.
The open letter also cites anti-Hindu speech delivered by these authors and details of why they object to these books, the reports further stated.
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