INTERNSHIP REPORT

MAY 02 – JUNE 02 2019

SUBMITTED ON 18/11/2019

BY

RAMISUDDEEN V M (39518003) | MA ISLAMIC STUDIES | 2018 – 2020

JBAS CENTRE FOR ISLAMIC STUDIES
UNIVERSITY OF MADRAS, CHENNAI
Acknowledgement

I would like to express my heart full gratitude to my head of the department Prof. P K
Abdul Rahiman for his constant guidance and encouragement for the Internship Program.
I extend our thanks and appreciation to the people in Other Books, Kozhikode who
provide a great opportunity to me for work as intern with their publication house.
Finally, I thank Allah Almighty for timely completion of my internship with satisfaction.

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About Other Books
Other Books is an independent book distribution and publishing initiative based in
Calicut, Kerala. Established in 2003 by a collective of university students, academicians
and social activists, Other Books pursues to widen contemporary discourse on subaltern
politics, caste, gender, mysticism, Islam and arts in India and elsewhere by distributing
and publishing books that seek to embrace alternative and critical perspectives.

As a publisher, their focus area, however, has been to bring out quality titles on South
Indian history, particularly Mappila history and other neglected areas. They also focus on
caste, gender, West Asian politics and Islam apart from other areas.

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Internship Activity
I got the task to edit content of new title of  Other Books to publish, Malayalam
Translation of ‘Sexual Ethics In Islam’. The notable work of Kecia Ali, Associate
Professor of Religion at Boston University.

I read the entire book and compared it with the translated proof while checking whether
mismatch or missing of contents is there. Found errors and non-suitable words in the
translated proof and edited the proof with suitable words and order. Editor of Other
Books, Mr. Shameer K S guided me to edit the proof properly. His advice and guidelines
helped me to understand about editing process of a book.

Also, I utilized the chance to explore different interesting titles published by Other
Books. The participation of weekly editorial meetings with the editors was very useful for
me to study the working of a publishing house.

Managing editor Mr. Ausaf Ahsan shared his experiences of managing such an
institution. He explained about ISBN, ISSN, Copyright rules, Novelty and Marketing of
Books. All other staff of Other Books, like M Noushad, Sa’d Salmi, Nasfath Rahman,
Anshaj Rabin and Jalal Ahmed made me experience pleasant atmosphere and
comfortability in the office. My co-interns during that period was very intimate and
offered good company. 

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