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'''O. Abdurahman''' is an Indian journalist and author from Kerala. He is the group editor of [[Madhyamam Daily]]-[[MediaOne TV|Mediaone]],<ref name="SJ84">{{cite book |last1=Stanly Johny |title=The ISIS Caliphate: From Syria to the Doorsteps of India |publisher=Bloomsbury India |page=84 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Ls1SDwAAQBAJ&pg=PT84 |accessdate=31 March 2020}}</ref> and has authored books on [[Islam]] and issues facing the [[Muslim]] community in India.<ref name="CAA251">{{cite book |last1=Anaz, C A |title=Rational movement in modern Kerala |location=Chapter 4 |page=251 |url=https://shodhganga.inflibnet.ac.in/handle/10603/136140 |accessdate=31 March 2020}}</ref> He has also been consulted by the [[Government of Kerala]] on issues related to social and educational affairs of the Muslims of Kerala.<br />
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==Early life==<br />
Abdurahman was born to Odungat Moin Musliar and Mambekkatt Fatima in 1944 at [[Chennamangallur|Chennamangalor]] in [[Kozhikode district]], Kerala.{{Citation needed|date= May 2018}} He did his initial studies at Al Madrasathul Islamiya Chennamangalore (1960–64) and Shanthapuram Islamiya collage,<ref name="NP152">{{cite book |last1=Nazeer P |title=History of muslim educational institutions in Kerala during 20th century |page=152 |url=https://sg.inflibnet.ac.in/bitstream/10603/8473/13/13_chapter%203.pdf#page=55 |accessdate=31 March 2020}}</ref> later joined the [[Prabodhanam| Prabodhanam Weekly]], an official mouthpiece of the Kerala chapter of [[Jamaat-e-Islami Hind]].{{Citation needed|date= May 2018}} Later he moved to Qatar and pursued his higher studies at the Al Ma'had ul Deen, [[Qatar University]], [[Qatar]] (1972–74).<ref name="iep-1"/> After his education from Qatar, he worked for the Indian Embassy at Qatar and later joined the Ministry of Islamic Affairs, Government of Qatar.{{Citation needed|date= May 2018}} He then moved back to India and joined the Chennamagalore Islahiya College as its Principal in 1982.<ref name="iep-1"/><br />
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==Public life==<br />
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===Journalist and orator===<br />
Abdurrahman is the editor of [[Madhyamam Daily]], a Malayalam newspaper. He was the editor of [[Prabodhanam]] weekly during the period 1964–72.<ref name="iep-1">Islamic encyclopedia Vol 1,IPH Kozhikode</ref><br />
He writes on Islam, minority politics, communal politics, education and media in various periodicals, journals and magazines. Abdulrahman is an activist of Jamaat-e-Islami Hind who is known for his speeches on different topics at various seminars, public meetings.<br />
He is a member of Board of Studies, Journalism Department, [[Calicut University|University of Calicut]] and General Council, [[Kerala Press Academy]].<ref>[http://www.iphkerala.com/Author/AR.html IPH website-(Malayalam)]</ref><br />
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===Social and educational activist===<br />
Abdurrahman is active in the educational and social circles in Kerala.{{Citation needed|date= April 2018}} He was a member of Kerala Government Arabic Textbook Committee. He served as a member of the 15-member expert committee led by [[K. N. Panikkar|Dr. KN Panikker]] to advise the Government on the controversial Seventh Standard Social Sciences Textbook syllabus.<ref>[http://in.malayalam.yahoo.com/News/Regional/0808/10/1080810012_1.htm Yahoo Malayalam online]</ref><br />
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He also was a member of Paloli Committee appointed by Kerala government to study on the implementation of the [[Sachar Committee]] recommendations in Kerala. He was the former secretary of the Kerala Chapter of the Forum for Democracy and Communal Amity (FDCA).{{Citation needed|date= April 2018}}<br />
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[[Category:Malayalam-language journalists]]<br />
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[[Category:Journalists from Kerala]]<br />
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