Back الحركة الإسلامية لطلاب الهند Arabic الحركه الاسلامية لطلاب الهند ARZ স্টুডেন্টস ইসলামিক মুভমেন্ট অব ইন্ডিয়া Bengali/Bangla Students Islamic Movement of India German תנועת הסטודנטים האסלאמית של הודו HE सिमी Hindi സ്റ്റുഡന്റ്സ് ഇസ്ലാമിക് മൂവ്മെന്റ് ഓഫ് ഇന്ത്യ Malayalam सिमी Marathi இந்தியாவின் மாணவர்களின் இஸ்லாமிய இயக்கம் Tamil
| Abbreviation | SIMI |
|---|---|
| Formation | April 1977 |
| Type | Islamic organisation |
| Location | |
Key people | Mohammad Ahmadullah Siddiqi[1] |
The Students' Islamic Movement of India (abbreviated SIMI) is an Indian Islamic organisation[2] that was formed in Aligarh, Uttar Pradesh in April 1977.[3][4]
The Indian government describes it as a terrorist organisation,[5] and banned it in 2001, shortly after the 9/11 attacks. The ban was lifted in August 2008 by a special tribunal, but was reinstated by K.G. Balakrishnan, then Chief Justice, on 6 August 2008 on national security grounds. In February 2019, the Government of India extended ban on SIMI for a period of five more years starting 1 February 2019 under Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act.[6]
- ^ "What is SIMI: All you wanted to know about the banned organisation". 31 October 2016.
- ^ "Key Member of Terror Group SIMI, On The Run For 19 Years, Caught in Delhi". NDTV. Retrieved 12 February 2021.
- ^ "Chicago's Indian American Muslim Council doth protest too much". The Sunday Guardian Live. 30 January 2021. Retrieved 12 February 2021.
- ^ "What is SIMI: All you wanted to know about the banned organisation". The Hindustan Times. 31 October 2016. Retrieved 12 February 2021.
- ^ "Students Islamic Movement of India (SIMI)". Retrieved 24 August 2012.
- ^ "'They will disturb secular fabric': Government extends ban on SIMI by five years". Hindustan Times. 2 February 2019.