BeyondHeadlines News Desk
Recent incident at Azad Maidan in Mumbai has stirred many questions amongst the minds of intellectuals, community leaders and also in the Media. At a recent media meet someone tried to argue that Muslims are angry with Media for under reporting/no reporting of community related issues by them, but is that so? Media on the other hand has its own challenges. A great majority of them are fairly unbiased but they work in a system about which the community is least exposed to.
The importance of media and its relevance to the Muslim community cannot be overlooked. It is not only the responsibility of media to highlight issues related to a particular community but the community also needs to make concerted effort to improve its image by reaching out to the media. Nowadays Media is playing key role for spreading news and views, it is also creating new thoughts among youngsters. Media sometime manages issues which could be very strategic to the country and community.
To highlight the importance of good relations with media a dialogue is organised between the community leaders and media so that both sides can present their views and perspective in a more academic and amiable environment. This is primarily aimed at bridging gap between aspirations and realities from both the sides.
We are organizing a discussion on the topic of “Dialogue between Media and Muslims”. In this program we are inviting community leaders, intellectuals, thinkers and respectable personalities from our society. On the other hand media will be represented by Editors, reporters, interpreters, Media activist, and key personalities of various Media houses.
Among others following are expected to participate in the program:
Journalist Panel
Mr. Kumar Ketkar, Editor, Divya Marathi Daily, Mumbai
Mr. Devdas Matale, President, Marathi Patrakar Sangh, Mumbai
Ms. Sujata Anandan, Political editor, Hindustan Times Daily
Ms. Jyoti Punwani, Author, Senior Journalist
Mr. Jatin Desai, Senior Journalist
Mr. Shahid Latif, Editor Inquilab, Mumbai
Mr. Hasan Kamal, Senior Advisor, Sahara Daily
Mr. Gurbir Singh, Chairman Press Club Mumbai
Mr. Ram Punyani, Columnist
Mr. Abhilash Awasthi
Mr. Prem Shukla, Samna Daily
Ms. Rana Ayub, Tehelka, Mumbai
Mr. Sarfaraz Arzu, Editor, Hindustan Daily, Mumbai
Mr. Rafique Kamdar, Editor, Dinman Times, Thane
Community Intellectuals Panel
Mr. Munaf Hakim, Chairman Minority Commission Maharashtra
Mr. Mahesh Bhatt, Film Director
Adv. Yusuf Hatim Mochala, All India Muslim Personal Law Board
Dr. Shariq Nisar, TASIS, Mumbai
Mr. Prof Abdurrazzaq Hunotagi, Director Anjuman I Islam Technical Collage, New Panvel
Mr. Athar Khan, President, Centre for Islamic Education, Bhopal
Mr.Haroon Mozawala, Member, All India Muslim Personal law Board, Mumbai
M. Burhanuddin Qasmi, Chief Editor, Eastern Crescent Monthly Magazine, Mumbai
Dr. Abdusshabaan, Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Mumbai
Dr. Shakir Hussain, CEO, Hajj Committee of India, Mumbai
Mr. Ghulam Mohammed, Media Activist, Mumbai
Mr. P.A. Inamdar, Pune, Maharashtra
Public Opinion Panel
Ahmed Izhar, President, Urdu Patrakar Sangh, Mumbai
Mr. Feroz Mithiborwala, Awami Bharat, Mumbai
Kishore Jagtap, OBC Activist, Mumbai
Prof Kazim Malik, Parel, Mumbai
Mohammed Rehan Ansari, Correspondent, twocircles.net
Mr. Asim Khan, Editor, Journospy.com
Mr. Aftab, Save the Children, Delhi
Mr. Shahid Asari, News Express, Mumbai
