Print and the Urdu Public: Newspapers and Islam in Colonial India with Megan Eaton Robb

Join the Center for Global Islamic Studies for a talk by Dr. Megan Eaton Robb, Associate Professor of Religious Studies, exploring her book Print and the Urdu Public. Through a microstudy of the newspaper Madinah, Robb examines how Urdu journalism in colonial India shaped Muslim public discourse, challenged colonial and national politics, and reflected local identities rooted in small urban spaces. The lecture highlights the significance of lithographed newspapers in understanding everyday Muslim life and the spatial dimensions of public spheres in South Asia.