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'''Zafar ul Islam Khan''' Ex. Chairman of Delhi Minority Commission, author and journalist based in [[New Delhi]]. He is currently editor and publisher of [[The Milli Gazette]] fortnightly focusing on issues concerning the Muslim community, which is a second largest majority in India. He is also the founder and chairman of Charity Alliance,<ref>[http://www.charityalliance.in/ Charity Alliance]</ref> an organisation involved in relief and welfare work in India.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.charityalliance.in/ |title=Charity Alliance |access-date=27 August 2007 }}</ref>{{Better source needed|date=September 2013}}

==Birth and Education==
Khan was born in Badhariya [[Azamgarh]], India, in March 1948. He is the son of [[Maulana Wahiduddin Khan]], a Muslim thinker who ran the Al Risala/Islamic Center in New Delhi. His primary education was at Madrasa-tul-Islah, a [[madrasah]] in Azamgarh, and Darul Uloom Nadwatul Ulama, Lucknow. Later he studied at [[Al-Azhar University|Al-Azhar]] and [[Cairo University]] during 1966–73. He obtained his PhD in Islamic Studies from the [[University of Manchester]] in 1987.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.pharosmedia.com/zik.htm|title=Brief Bio: Dr Zafar-ul-Islam Khan (India)|last=International|first=Orient Press|website=www.pharosmedia.com|access-date=2017-11-30}}</ref>

== Career ==
In the 1970s he worked with the Libyan Foreign Ministry as translator-editor. In the 1980s he was with the London-based [[The Muslim Institute]], running their MuslimMedia newsservice and other publications. The Muslim Institute went on to form the [[Muslim Parliament]], an informal body of leading British Muslims. He is author and translator of over 50 books in Arabic, English and Urdu including "Hijrah in Islam" (Delhi, 1996) and [[State of Palestine|Palestine]] Documents (New Delhi 1998). He has contributed eight articles to the Encyclopaedia of Islam (Leiden) on Indo-Muslim themes. He is a regular commentator on Islamic and South Asian issues on radio and TV channels, including [[Al Jazeera]] and [[BBC]] Arabic and his writings appear in Arabic newspapers and magazines. In 2000, Khan started [[The Milli Gazette|Milli Gazette]], an English Language fortnightly [[Compact (newspaper)|compact newspaper]].<ref>{{Cite web|last=Akbar|first=Irena|date=2011-12-15|title=Should Milli Gazette be allowed to die? - Indian Express|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/opinion/web-edits/should-milli-gazette-be-allowed-to-die/|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130411205207/http://indianexpress.com/news/should-milli-gazette-be-allowed-to-die-/888226/0|archive-date=2013-04-11|access-date=2021-06-15|website=[[The Indian Express]]}}</ref> In December 2007, he was elected for a two-year term (2008–2009) as President of the [[All India Muslim Majlis-e-Mushawarat]], the umbrella body of Muslim organisations in India. He has also been elected as the President of AIMMM for 2012 and re-elected for a further two-year term (2014-2015). In an interview to rediff.com he claimed there is "no tangible proof of Muslims' involvement in terrorism" in India.<ref>[http://www.rediff.com/news/2008/sep/29inter1.htm]</ref> In July 2017, he was appointed as Chairman for a three-year term of Delhi Minorities Commission, a quasi-judicial body to take care of the welfare and interests of the designated minorities in the Indian capital region.<ref>{{cite news|date=14 July 2017|title=Zafar ul Islam Khan appointed chairperson of Delhi minorities commission|work=Hindustan Times|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/delhi-news/zafarul-islam-khan-appointed-chairperson-of-delhi-minorities-commission/story-0DMDzZs9WXEe5K9k9mHftK.html}}</ref> As chairman, Khan formed a fact-finding committee to report and suggest recommendations to [[Government of Delhi|Delhi Government]] about the [[2020 Delhi riots]].<ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=2020-07-18|title=Delhi riots: DMC fact-finding report names Kapil Mishra, calls out Delhi Police|url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/nation/delhi-riots-dmc-fact-finding-report-names-kapil-mishra-calls-out-delhi-police-114753|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210301155215/https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/nation/delhi-riots-dmc-fact-finding-report-names-kapil-mishra-calls-out-delhi-police-114753|archive-date=2021-03-01|access-date=2020-09-19|website=The Tribune|language=en}}</ref>

==Sedition Case==
On 28 April 2020, Khan made a [[Facebook post]] arguing that Muslims in India were facing "hate campaigns, lynching and riots" by what he called were "Hindutva bigots". Khan also thanked [[Kuwait]] for its support for [[Islam in India|Indian Muslims]]. Facing backlash, he later apologized for the post, calling it ill-timed.<ref name="Print">{{Cite web|last=Bedi|first=Aneesha|date=2020-05-02|title=Delhi Minorities Commission chief charged with sedition for 'provocative' social media post|url=https://theprint.in/india/delhi-minorities-commission-chief-charged-with-sedition-for-provocative-social-media-post/413112/|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201030014347/https://theprint.in/india/delhi-minorities-commission-chief-charged-with-sedition-for-provocative-social-media-post/413112/|archive-date=2020-10-30|access-date=|website=ThePrint|language=en-US}}</ref><ref name="IT">{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=2020-05-02|title=FIR against Delhi Minorities Commission chairman for inflammatory content on social media|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/delhi-police-fir-minorities-commission-chairman-inflammatory-content-social-media-india-muslims-1673568-2020-05-02|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200609082246/https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/delhi-police-fir-minorities-commission-chairman-inflammatory-content-social-media-india-muslims-1673568-2020-05-02|archive-date=2020-06-09|access-date=|website=India Today|language=en}}</ref> However, based on a complaint, the [[Delhi Police]] charged Khan with [[sedition]] under Section 124A of the [[Indian Penal Code]].<ref name=IT/> A public statement in solidarity with Khan was signed by various notable figures including [[Agnivesh|Swami Agnivesh]], [[Gopal Menon]], [[Kavita Krishnan]] and [[Annie Namala]].<ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=2020-05-02|title=A public statement in solidarity with Dr Zafarul Islam Khan|url=https://caravanmagazine.in/noticeboard/public-statement-in-solidarity-with-zafarul-islam|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210204041526/https://caravanmagazine.in/noticeboard/public-statement-in-solidarity-with-zafarul-islam|archive-date=2021-02-04|access-date=2021-05-22|website=[[The Caravan]]|language=en}}</ref>

Two petitions filed in the Delhi High Court against him have been disposed on their first day of hearing, 5 May 2020 and 11 May 2020 respectively.<ref>https://www.indialegallive.com/constitutional-law-news/courts-news/lg-has-issued-show-cause-notice-to-zafarul-islam-khan-delhi-govt-tells-hc-99086</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
* [http://www.pharosmedia.com/zik.htm Dr Zafarul-Islam Khan, A Profile]
* [http://www.indianmuslims.info/interviews/articles/hindi_media_is_either_very_secular_or_very_communal_zafarul_islam_khan.html 'Hindi media is either very secular or very communal' : Zafarul Islam Khan]
* [http://www.noterrorisminislam.com/ No room for terrorism in Islam By Zafarul-Islam Khan]
* [http://www.renaissance.com.pk/maprspo98.html The Last ''Khutbah'' of the Prophet - (Khutbah means sermon)]

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