02-10-2006, 02:23 AM
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Pioneer.com
Vijaita Singh/ New Delhi
Farah, A post-graduate student of journalism at Aligarh Muslim University (AMU), on Thursday narrated her plight at being a student of an institution which was more concerned about a dress code for women rather than providing them a safe environment in which to study. Â
<b>"It is not safe for women. They are constantly subjected to eve-teasing and other modes of harassment,"</b> Farah told a crowded Press conference at JNU students union on Thursday evening. Farah had done her internship with The Pioneer in January.
On February 2, Farah was allegedly assaulted by two bike-borne youth near the office of the Vice-Chancellor.
"There is no mechanism to provide security to ensure the safety and security of female students on the campus. I am being threatened with dire consequences for raising my voice against the assault I was subjected to. The university administration has no interest in addressing the problem by arresting the culprits, who are university students," she alleged.
<b>Accusing AMU Students' Union (AMUSU) general secretary Farrukh Khan of chiding her for not wearing a dupatta, she said: "He used to tell me that he would one day make me realise the graveness of not adorning dupatta despite being a Muslim girl."Farah said that she was being spied upon and a continuous threat looming over her life. "We can go to any extreme to teach you a lesson," the victim accused Farrukh Khan of saying when she was called by the members of AMUSU for striking a deal.</b>
<b>"I was threatened that by taking the issue to the media I am bringing a bad name to the institution and that I should shut up. The Proctor warned me that they could even debar me from sitting for exams on the grounds of attendance and it was not a big deal for them," </b>added Farah.
<b>"Today a dozen men visited my hostel and shouted slogans saying that I should come out of the hostel immediately or else they would forcibly enter my room. The rate of eve-teasing in AMU is quite high, only it is not reported. The V-C told me that after your complaint we have installed patrolling vans inside the campus, what else do you want?"</b> she further added.
Reacting to the allegations of Ms Farah, AMU spokesperson Dr Rahat Abrar in a statement said: "An effort is on to malign the good name of the Aligarh Muslim University on the pretext of an alleged incident of eve-teasing. When the matter was brought to the notice of Vice-Chancellor Naseem Ahmad, he directly directed the Proctor to enquire into it and report the matter to the police."
"Since the culprits were not identified by the victim, immediate disciplinary action could not be taken. However, the V-C has issued an appeal to all the students exhorting them to cooperate in curbing this evil," Dr Abrar said, adding that "nothing could be more untrue than a suggestion that the girl students at AMU do not enjoy the kind of freedom they enjoy on other campuses, and that they are being forced to adhere to a particular dress code."
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AMU is same. not surprised, I also faced same nonsense during my three days stay in AMU in late 80s.
Islam respects woman what a joke????
Pioneer.com
Vijaita Singh/ New Delhi
Farah, A post-graduate student of journalism at Aligarh Muslim University (AMU), on Thursday narrated her plight at being a student of an institution which was more concerned about a dress code for women rather than providing them a safe environment in which to study. Â
<b>"It is not safe for women. They are constantly subjected to eve-teasing and other modes of harassment,"</b> Farah told a crowded Press conference at JNU students union on Thursday evening. Farah had done her internship with The Pioneer in January.
On February 2, Farah was allegedly assaulted by two bike-borne youth near the office of the Vice-Chancellor.
"There is no mechanism to provide security to ensure the safety and security of female students on the campus. I am being threatened with dire consequences for raising my voice against the assault I was subjected to. The university administration has no interest in addressing the problem by arresting the culprits, who are university students," she alleged.
<b>Accusing AMU Students' Union (AMUSU) general secretary Farrukh Khan of chiding her for not wearing a dupatta, she said: "He used to tell me that he would one day make me realise the graveness of not adorning dupatta despite being a Muslim girl."Farah said that she was being spied upon and a continuous threat looming over her life. "We can go to any extreme to teach you a lesson," the victim accused Farrukh Khan of saying when she was called by the members of AMUSU for striking a deal.</b>
<b>"I was threatened that by taking the issue to the media I am bringing a bad name to the institution and that I should shut up. The Proctor warned me that they could even debar me from sitting for exams on the grounds of attendance and it was not a big deal for them," </b>added Farah.
<b>"Today a dozen men visited my hostel and shouted slogans saying that I should come out of the hostel immediately or else they would forcibly enter my room. The rate of eve-teasing in AMU is quite high, only it is not reported. The V-C told me that after your complaint we have installed patrolling vans inside the campus, what else do you want?"</b> she further added.
Reacting to the allegations of Ms Farah, AMU spokesperson Dr Rahat Abrar in a statement said: "An effort is on to malign the good name of the Aligarh Muslim University on the pretext of an alleged incident of eve-teasing. When the matter was brought to the notice of Vice-Chancellor Naseem Ahmad, he directly directed the Proctor to enquire into it and report the matter to the police."
"Since the culprits were not identified by the victim, immediate disciplinary action could not be taken. However, the V-C has issued an appeal to all the students exhorting them to cooperate in curbing this evil," Dr Abrar said, adding that "nothing could be more untrue than a suggestion that the girl students at AMU do not enjoy the kind of freedom they enjoy on other campuses, and that they are being forced to adhere to a particular dress code."
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AMU is same. not surprised, I also faced same nonsense during my three days stay in AMU in late 80s.
Islam respects woman what a joke????