Creation of Archives of Intelligentsia of Pakistan

The Allama Iqbal Open University has established a center of Excellence and Chairs for Seerat-Un-Nabi ﷺ, Iqbal Chair on Tasawwuf and Muslim thoughts, and Created Archives of Intelligentsia of Pakistan (Dialogue with History-Series of Interviews).

Historically, societies have long relied on oral tradition of preserving a record of the past in the absence of written histories. From East to Western primitive worlds, usage of oral material goes back to the early Greek historians who extensively used oral reports from witnesses. The modern concept of oral history was developed in the 1940s at Columbia University. Across the globe digital preservation serves to foster protection of digital content through a collaborative network of mentors/organization experts working in national education institutions.

As Oral History is described ‘collection and study of historical information about individuals and societies, important events, or everyday life using audiotapes, videotapes, or transcriptions of planned conversations. These interviews are conducted with people who participated in or observed past events and whose memories and perceptions of these are to be preserved as an aural record for future generations.’ Oral History sometimes used in a more general sense to refer to any information about past events that people who experienced them tell anybody and professional/teachers of history consider this to be oral history.

 

 

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The Allama Iqbal Open University was established in May, 1974, with the main objectives of providing educational opportunities to masses and to those who cannot leave their homes and jobs. During all these past years, the University has more than fulfilled this promise.