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<p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{distinguish|text=[[Milli Gazete]], a Turkish newspaper}}<br />
{{Infobox Newspaper<br />
| name = The Milli Gazette<br />
| logo = <br />
| image = [[File:16-31May2010-FrontPage MilliGazette.jpg|225px|border]]<br />
| caption = May 2010 Second Fortnight Front Page of ''The Milli Gazette''<br />
| type = [[Online Newspaper]], previously a Fortnightly newspaper<br />
| foundation = January 2000<br />
| ceased publication = <br />
| owners = Pharos Group<br />
| publisher = [http://www.pharosmedia.com Pharos Media]<br />
| editor = <br />
| chiefeditor = [[Zafarul Islam Khan]]<br />
| assoceditor = <br />
| staff = <br />
| language = [[Indian English|English]]<br />
| political = <br />
| circulation = <br />
| headquarters = [[New Delhi]], India<br />
| oclc = 54467165<br />
| ISSN = 0972-3366<br />
| website = {{url|http://www.milligazette.com}}<br />
}}<br />
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'''''The Milli Gazette''''' is an Indian English language [[Online newspaper|digital news]] publication (formerly a fortnightly [[Compact (newspaper)|compact]] [[newspaper]]) based in [[Delhi]]. Founded in January 2000, the publication describes itself as the [[Indian Muslims]]' Leading News Source.<ref>[http://www.milligazette.com MilliGazette.com]</ref> In 2008, it started its [[Electronic paper|e-paper]] publication.<ref>[http://www.twocircles.net/2009feb10/indian_muslim_media_2008.html Indian Muslim media of 2008] ''TwoCircles.net'', 02-11-2009, Retrieved 10-06-2010</ref><br />
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''[[The Guardian]]'', a British daily while quoting ''Gazette'' editor, [[Zafarul Islam Khan]], described the ''Milli Gazette'' as "a newspaper widely read among India's 140m Muslims"<ref>{{cite news|last1=Ramesh|first1=Randeep|title=Bangladeshi writer goes into hiding|url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2007/nov/27/india.books|access-date=22 September 2016|work=The Guardian|date=27 November 2007}}</ref> and "an influential newspaper for Indian Muslims."'<ref>{{cite news|last1=Ramesh|first1=Randeep|title=Leading Indians campaign for exiled writer|url=https://www.theguardian.com/books/2008/feb/11/news.india|access-date=22 September 2016|work=The Guardian|date=10 February 2008}}</ref> ''[[The Diplomat]]'' and ''The Citizen'' described the publication as the first English language Muslim newspaper of India.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Jennings|first1=Suzanne|title=Let's Celebrate Yoga Without Religion|url=http://www.thecitizen.in/index.php/OldNewsPage/?Id=4106|access-date=22 September 2016|date=22 June 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last1=Diplomat|first1=Sanjay Kumar, The|title=Murdered Over Beef? Muslims Are Under Siege in India|url=https://thediplomat.com/2015/10/murdered-over-beef-muslims-are-under-siege-in-india/|access-date=22 September 2016|date=8 October 2015}}</ref><br />
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With its 1–15 January 2010 edition, ''Milli Gazette'' completed its 10th year in publication.<ref>[http://www.twocircles.net/2010feb02/milli_gazette_ten_years_community_newspaper.html Milli Gazette: Ten years of a community newspaper] ''TwoCircles.net'', 03-02-2010, Retrieved 10-06-2010</ref> In 2011, ''[[Indian Express]]'' reported that the ''Milli Gazette'' is frequently cited by media houses on stories related to Indian Muslims.<ref>{{cite news|author1=Irena Akbar|title=Should Milli Gazette be allowed to die? - Indian Express|url=http://archive.indianexpress.com/news/should-milli-gazette-be-allowed-to-die-/888226/|access-date=22 September 2016|work=archive.indianexpress.com|date=15 December 2011}}</ref><br />
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== Closure of print publication ==<br />
In March 2016, the paper published a story titled ''We don’t recruit Muslims: AYUSH Ministry'' by journalist [[Pushp Sharma]]. The story – based on replies to [[Right to Information Act, 2005|RTI]] queries sent to the [[Ministry of AYUSH|Ministry of Ayush]] pertaining to recruitment of Muslim yoga teachers and trainers – alleged that the Ministry did not recruit Muslims "as per government policy". The ministry sent a letter to the Kotla Mubarakpur police station seeking an [[First information report|FIR]] against Sharma and the newspaper. In May 2016 the paper was issued a show-cause notice based on a complaint by Sharma alleging the publication of misinformation. Sharma denied filing such a complaint. The show-cause notice was withdrawn in 2019 – three years after filing. Editor [[Zafarul Islam Khan]] says that this “fiasco” accompanied by financial troubles led to the closure of the print publication at the end of 2016, retaining only its digital version.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Sarkar|first=Gaurav|date=14 February 2019|title=The curious case of 'The Milli Gazette'|url=https://www.newslaundry.com/2019/02/14/the-curious-case-of-the-milli-gazette|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201001115337/https://www.newslaundry.com/2019/02/14/the-curious-case-of-the-milli-gazette|archive-date=1 October 2020|access-date=23 January 2021|website=Newslaundry}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Sharma|first=Pushp|date=11 March 2016|title="We don't recruit Muslims": Modi govt's Ayush Ministry|url=https://www.milligazette.com/news/2-focus/13831-we-dont-recruit-indian-muslims-modi-govts-ayush-ministry/|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201026074803/https://www.milligazette.com/news/2-focus/13831-we-dont-recruit-indian-muslims-modi-govts-ayush-ministry/|archive-date=26 October 2020|access-date=23 January 2021|website=The Milli Gazette — Indian Muslims Leading News Source|language=en}}</ref><br />
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Speaking to [[The Caravan]] about the stigma of having a primarily Muslim audience, Khan said "The Hindu community and Hindu businessmen did not advertise with us at all" and that the Muslims who are in a position to advertise did not do so because of the fear of being persecuted by authorities.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Azam|first=Shireen|date=1 December 2020|title=Why the Hindu nationalist Jagran group runs the Urdu daily Inquilab|url=https://caravanmagazine.in/reportage/revolution-muted|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=23 January 2021|website=The Caravan|language=en}}</ref><br />
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==Notable contributors==<br />
*[[Asghar Ali Engineer]]<br />
*[[Balraj Puri]]<br />
*[[Faisal Kutty]]<br />
*[[Nilofar Suhrawardy]]<br />
*[[Ram Puniyani]]<br />
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==References==<br />
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==External links==<br />
*{{official website|http://www.milligazette.com}}<br />
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