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Is AMU, a Vatican of India’s reactionary Muslim elite?
Continuing an active debate around the dominant politics at the Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) this former student questions the latent arcane exclusivism that is affecting both quality, representation and diversity within
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UOH Suspends Ten Students, Modi Regime’s Assaults on Students Continues: Widespread Protests
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