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A selection of speeches by Vice President of India M. Hamid Ansari delivered at university convocations, national and international conferences, seminars, professional gatherings, book launches, ceremonial events and formal inaugurations during his tenure, held between August 2007 and December 2012 lends form to some of the most intriguing and unsettling questions and issues gnawing at the very base of the world's largest democracy. The speeches, covering a wide range of themes in the national agenda, are a revelation of the core elements designing the current and future states of affairs in India.--

In recent years, and particularly post-9/11, West Asia has become the base as well as the target of political and social turbulence. This turbulence has manifested itself in various forms of extremism, terrorism and anti-Western sentiments. "Travelling Through Conflict: Essays in the Politics of West Asia" explores the geopolitical imperatives and societal impulses that have induced conflict in the region, and tries to understand the dynamics of change in West Asia. A collection of academic papers, book-review essays and op-ed articles, this book, written over five years by Hamid Ansari, a top diplomat who has extensive experience of living and working in West Asia.

Many Developing Countries Are Confronted With The Twin Imperatives Of Development And Modernization. Each Has Responded In A Distinct Manner To These Impulses. The Underlying Premises And Perceptions Shape Public Policy. The Developing Societies In The Muslim World Are A Part Of This Wider Process.

Preface Introduction 1. Speaking for Myself 2. My Schooldays 3. Right and Wrong in Education 4. Textbooks: New Ideals and Responsibilities 5. Education and Traditional Values 6. Culture 7. Conscience 8. When the World is Too Much with Us 9. Secularism 10. Sufism in India 11. Indo-Iranian Synthesis in Literature 12. The Perso Arabic Script 13. Amir Khusrau 14. Ghalib: The Poetic Tradition 15. Ghalib as Poet 16. Iqbal 17. Umrao Jan Ada 18. What Shakespeare Means to Me 19. Glories of Indian Art 20. The Red Fort 21. The Qutub Complex as a Social Document 22. The Status of the Individual Conscience in Islam 23. Freedom and Obligation: The Islamic View 24. Islamic Influence on Indian Society 25. The Indian Muslims after Independence 26. Gandhi and the Muslim Masses 27. Guru Nanak Through Muslim Eyes 28. The Discovery of India 29. Approach to the Study of Medieval Indian History 30. The Meaning of Indian History 31. The Middle Ages (ad 900-1450) 32. The Religious World-State (ad 200-900) 33. A Century of Revolutions (1750 1850) 34. Profiles of Some Great Cultures Index ....Education has become a process of transmission and reception, and the more smooth-working the machinery, the more satisfactory the results. Consider the rich variety of methods... .... Nature appears in few symbols-spring, rose, poppy, valley, mountain, shore, wave, stream, sun, moon, light, shade, darkness, thorn, wasteland. There are archetypes of lover and beloved, mythical.... Prof. Mujeeb was one of the most brilliant stars of the firmament of new ideas that the group led by Dr. Zakir Husain spread out over the Jamia Millia Islamia, which was both the birth-ground of a new educational philosophy and practice and a battle-ground of new ideas necessary to lead the Indian Muslim into a future of intellectual and spiritual freedom, a happy balance of faith and rationalism and a constructive synthesis of core Islamic and Indian civilizational values. This book represents all the shades and hues of the astonishingly diverse intellectual and academic expressions and achievements that Prof. Mujeeb was known for.

There's a 'Hell' traveling on the road searching for 'Purpose'. On one side of the coin, there are many hidden dangers of deception. There is a risk factor, for not knowing what lies ahead of the unseen, for any of them. Love, convictions, lies, and hatred challenge the emotions like a pendulum, not knowing how deep it will cut, or how close it will bring Matri to the bridge between life and death. Being confronted with the character of a snake and a live snake... There's a 'Heaven" traveling on the road searching for 'Purpose.' On the flip side of the coin, there are many rewards upon discovering the need to find 'Purpose'. There is a reward for convictions, faith, trust, and love, patiently challenging what lies ahead of the unseen. There is a satisfaction that is gained and a hidden sweetness of finding out that love is a many splendid thing. “True Love” is like going down into the bottom of the ocean, finding a pearl.

The Iranian Constitutional Revolution was the twentieth century’s first such political movement in the Middle East. It represented a landmark in Iranian history because of the unlikely support it received from Shi‘ite clerics who historically viewed Western concepts with suspicion, some claiming constitutionalism to be anti-Islamic. Leading the support was Muhammad Kazim Khurasani, the renowned Shi‘ite jurist who conceived of a supporting role for the clergy in a modern Iranian political system. Drawing on extensive analysis of religious texts, fatwas, and articles written by Khurasani an other pro- and anti-constitutionalists, Farzaneh provides a comprehensive and illuminating interpretation of Khurasani’s religious pragmatism. Despite some opposition from his peers, Khurasani used a form of jurisprudential reasoning when creating shari‘a that was based on human intellect to justify his support of not only the Iranian parliament but also the political powers of clerics. He had a reputation across the Shi‘ite community as a masterful religious scholar, a skillful teacher, and a committed humanitarian who heeded the people’s socioeconomic and political grievances and took action to address them. Khurasani’s push for progressive reforms helped to inaugurate a new era of clerical involvement in constitutionalism in the Middle East.

This book seeks to present a comprehensive overview of the Palestine issue, its historical background, as well as its modern and contemporary developments. The book, in a documented, methodical, and concise style, and in plain language, delves into the history of Palestine from its early history throughout the Islamic era, and the background of the emergence of the Zionist movement, as well as the British occupation of Palestine and the founding of Israel. The book analyzes the various phases of the Palestine issue and its developments, shedding light on the struggle of the Palestinian people, their uprisings and revolutions, and the role of the Palestine Liberation Organization and its factions, as well as the role of the Palestinian Islamic movements. The book places particular emphasis on the first two decades of the twenty-first century, so that the reader would be able to obtain a clear picture about many of the issues related to the contemporary aspects of the Palestinian question. The revised and updated edition of the book covers the period up to the year 2021, and contains a large collection of pictures and maps to illustrate its points. The book is an important source for readers seeking to acquaint themselves with the Palestine issue, and to become informed of the pertinent facts in a balanced manner. It can also serve as an introduction to further studies of the Palestine issue.