Students Islamic Organisation of India

Students Islamic Organisation of India (اسٹوڈنٹس اسلامک آرگنائزیشن آف انڈیا)
Abbreviation SIO India
Motto Study Struggle Service
Formation October 19, 1982 (1982-10-19)
Type Student Organisation
Legal status Active
Headquarters D-300 Abul Fazal Enclave, Jamia Nagar, Okhla, New Delhi, India
Location
  • All over India
National President
 Nahas Mala (2017-18)
Publication
  • The Companion (English Magazine)
  • Chatra Vimarsh (Hindi Magazine)
  • Rafeeq E Manzil (Urdu Megazine)
Parent organisation
 Jamaat-e-Islami Hind
Website www.sio-india.org

Students Islamic Organisation of India (SIO) (Hindi: स्टूडेंट्स इस्लामिक ऑर्गनाइजेशन ऑफ इंडिया) (Urdu: اسٹوڈنٹس اسلامک آرگنائزیشن آف انڈیا)‎) is the students' wing of Jamaat-e-Islami Hind.[1] Students Islamic Organisation was formed in 1982. According to its constitution, it aims at presenting Da’wah before students and youth, promote virtues, and moral values in educational institutions.[2]

The organisation has been termed as a moderate Muslim students union, and is said to take part in social service and relief activities. It is reported to organise activities for the Muslim youths in order to engage them in peaceful religious activities, and to avoid communal activity and sentiment. Students Islamic Organisation of India (SIO) is mentioned as one of the best practices of youth inter-faith dialogue initiatives in a global survey report of UNESCO (United Nations Education, Scientific and Cultural Organisation).[3]

About SIO

Students Islamic Organisation of India (SIO) is an ideological organisation working in the country since its inception on 19 October 1982 for the social progress and development of the students’ fraternity. With its Headquarter based in Delhi, SIO has spread to most of the states. Students of many religion, caste, creed and place are now part of the organisation and working proactively for its cause.[4]

Aims

SIO works to spread education and awareness among students. The organisation promotes better academic and moral atmosphere in educational institutions.[4]

Organization Structure

SIO India is divided in several Zones and zones are further divided into Units and Circles.

Central

  • SIO Chhattisgarh
  • SIO Madhya Pradesh East
  • SIO Madhya Pradesh West

North

  • SIO AMU
  • SIO Delhi
  • SIO Haryana
  • SIO JMI
  • SIO JNU
  • SIO Punjab
  • SIO Rajasthan
  • SIO Uttar Pradesh Central
  • SIO Uttar Pradesh East
  • SIO Uttar Pradesh West
  • SIO Uttarakhand

North East

  • SIO Assam North
  • SIO Assam South
  • SIO Manipur
  • SIO Meghalaya
  • SIO Mizoram
  • SIO Nagaland
  • SIO Tripura

East

  • SIO Bihar
  • SIO Jharkhand
  • SIO West Bengal
  • SIO Orissa

West

  • SIO Goa
  • SIO Gujarat
  • SIO Maharashtra North
  • SIO Maharashtra South


South

  • SIO Andaman
  • SIO Andhra Pradesh
  • SIO Karnataka
  • SIO Kerala
  • SIO Tamil Nadu
  • SIO Telangana

List of Presidents

  • Nahas Mala from Kerala (office 2017-18).
  • Iqbal Hussain from Telangana (office 2015-16).
  • Ashfaq Ahmed Sharief from Karnataka (office 2013-14).
  • Mohammed Azharuddin (office 2011-2012).

Activity

Hijab Issue

SIO has been vocal in voicing its opposition over establishments curbing Muslim women from wearing hijab, and has carried out protests against those schools and organisations that do not allow its Muslim students to wear hijab.[5][6]

Protest

A march taken out in protest against the "mysterious reforms" being carried out by the administration by the Students Islamic Organisation (SIO) to the University of Calicut turned violent on June 13. In the past also, violence ensued after students picketed at the gates of Nirmala Higher Secondary School. The SIO activists were protesting against the school authorities’ action of not allowing Muslim students in the school to wear hijab.

8 February 2017; A protest was held about Najeeb's matter with the slogan "WHERE IS NAJEEB" in Badaun, Western Uttar Pradesh. It was a huge protest organised by SIO Zonal Secretary U.P. West (Sarim Qamar Zaman)[7] Many protests were organised in Delhi too with Najeeb's Mother and JNU's students, and was widely publicised on social media, including hashtags on twitter Facebook.[8]

Exhibition

Think. Act. Save. was a 3-day exhibition, organized by the Hyderabad chapter of the Students Islamic Organisation of India at Exhibition Grounds in Nampally[9] with an aim to create awareness on environment.[10]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Angel M Rabasa; Cheryl Benard; Peter Chalk; C Christine Fair; Theodore Karasik; Rollie Lal; Ian Lasser; Ian O Lesser; David E Thaler; Rand Corporation (January 2005). The Muslim World After 9/11. ISBN 0-8330-3712-9.
  2. ↑ Students Islamic Organisation of India:Constitution Archived 2008-05-14 at the Wayback Machine..
  3. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2015-06-10. Retrieved 2015-06-10. .
  4. 1 2 "About SIO - Students Islamic Organisation of India : SIO India". Archived from the original on 2015-09-08. Retrieved 2015-10-18.
  5. ↑ "AIPMT dress code: Not allowing hijab, veil violation of rights, say Kerala Cong, IUML". 27 July 2015. Archived from the original on 2015-10-01. Retrieved 2015-10-01.
  6. ↑ "An Aligarh University Student On The Veil Ban That's 'Denying' Muslim Women A Chance". 6 August 2015. Archived from the original on 2015-10-03. Retrieved 2015-10-01.
  7. ↑ Ahmad, Asad (2017-02-19). "SARIM QAMAR ZAMAN". ZONAL SECRETARY SIO UP WEST.
  8. ↑ Ahmad, Asad (2017-02-07). "Insaaf March". sio.
  9. ↑ TwoCircles.net. "SIO brings awareness about environment at Save Earth Expo - TwoCircles.net". twocircles.net. Archived from the original on 2018-06-30. Retrieved 2018-08-31.
  10. ↑ Reporter, Staff (9 December 2012). "SIO exhibition to create awareness on environment". Archived from the original on 2012-12-10. Retrieved 2018-08-31 – via www.thehindu.com.
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