“Islamophobia”: Students at IIMC Delhi Say Permission for Iftar Denied While Other Religious Festivals Held on Campus
Ghazala Ahmad | 30 March 2024 | Maktoob Media
Several students at the Indian Institute of Mass Communication (IIMC) in New Delhi, one of India’s top journalism schools, accused the administration of religious discrimination when the university denied them permission to organize an Iftar party on the institute’s premises while other religious festivals were being celebrated on campus with permission.
Students say it all started when some of them, including both Muslims and non-Muslims, approached the institute’s Dean of Students’ Welfare (DSW) on March 15th with a written application seeking permission for the Iftar party but were subsequently denied without any clarification provided.
The students then revisited the DSW after a few days but were instructed to approach the higher authorities, the Additional Director General (ADG) or Director General (DG), for permission. Despite multiple visits to both authorities by the students, they were unsuccessful in obtaining permission….