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On the Death of Rayan Suliman and His Fear of Monsters

Children of my Gaza refugee camp were rarely afraid of monsters but of Israeli soldiers. This is all that we talked about before going...

Reading Sir Sayyid on Science-Religion Compatibility through the Prism of Tradition-Modernity Balance

Emphasising a ‘rationalist’ approach to Islam and to religious matters, Sir Sayyid believed that there is no contradiction between Word of God (Qur’an) and...

Gulf between youth and politics

India, the world's largest democracy, also has the world's largest national population of youth. Yet, most young people do not view politics and India’s...

Harnessing genetic potential of rice in Kashmir: From one to ten tonnes per hectare

Rice is the primary staple food for more than half of the world's population. Area under rice in India is 43.86 million hectare, largest...

World Food Day in a starving world

Every year 16th October is celebrated as World Food Day across the globe, in remembrance of the day when the Food and Agricultural Organisation...

Let’s do our bit for our apple industry

Kashmir's Apple industry is in a crisis right now. We all know how before Kashmir turned to horticulture, people used to migrate seasonally to...

Mutation of land records: Patri Sarkar and Patri Patwar

Mutation is a process of change in a form. It is the transfer of rights, transfer of ownership by a legal way like inheritance...

The Blessed Birth and Sirah of the Prophet (PBUH)

When the third month of Islamic calendar ‘Rabbi-u-Awwal’ comes, Muslims throughout the world celebrate the blessed birth of the Prophet Muhammad (PBUH), in different...

Costs of climate

Humanity’s unrelenting onslaught against nature has turned catastrophic. Nat­ure is striking back with floods, heatwaves, cyclo­nes and droughts. Environmental disasters, spurred by human-induced climate...

Why History?

This is an age of computers, sophisticated machinery, technologies, and a vigorous IT industry. Intellectuals define this as ‘post-industrial era’, meaning that the revolutionary...

Revenue laws and legal disputes

An efficient land administration system is necessary for land dispute resolution. But in many regions, like in the union territory of Jammu and Kashmir,...

Why Did Israel’s Prime Minister Speak of a Palestinian State

Israeli Prime Minister Yair Lapid threw a wrench into the works when he declared from the United Nations General Assembly podium: “An agreement with...

Aabshar-e-Ahrabal: Treks and Surroundings

Kashmir, a global tourist destination, has the potential to endow the JK economy with a great tourism aspect. Unfortunately, its contribution to the UT's...

WORLD MENTAL HEALTH DAY: For a healthy mind, try the ‘salutogenic’ approach

Every year 10th October is celebrated as World Mental Health Day. This was started by the World Federation for Mental Health in 1992 with...

The Merciful Prophet (PBUH): The Human Face of Islam

The scholarship on Islam in general, and on different aspects of the Quran and the biography of the Prophet (pbuh) in particular, has continued...

‘Well of Solutions’ or Problems: Why Reforming the UN is Critical

The 77th session of the United Nations General Assembly was, in many ways, similar to the 76th session and many other previous sessions: at...

The coffin-like cell phone

I have started turning off the mobile data on my phone. Believe me, the sky does not fall by doing this. It is common to...

Apathy towards the Kashmir apple industry

Apple is more than a horticultural crop for Kashmir. The people are emotionally attached to the apple. The reason being the importance of the...

A wonderful workshop by Dept of Statistics at University of Kashmir; may their tribe increase!

Research is one of the chief pillars of academic studies. One of the major reasons behind lack of research acumen among scholars is that...

Unfair new rules in J&K for appointment of Assistant Professors

Recently new recruitment rules have been framed for the employment of Assistant Professors in higher education department. The selection criterion has been modified to...

From Nabulsi to Shtayyeh: Which side is the Palestinian Authority on?

The arrest of a prominent Palestinian activist, Musab Shtayyeh, and another Palestinian activist, by Palestinian Authority police on September 20 was not the first...

Trouble in Iran, yet again

Iran is not in good news again. Yet again one or the other issue that the country manifestly subscribes to is fetching a bad...

Truth and Non-Violence: Essence of Gandhian philosophy

When we think of Mahatma Gandhi, two words come to our mind: Satya (Truth) and Ahimsa (Non-Violence). According to Gandhi, non-violence comes from uttermost...

Peace: The fundamental tenet of Islam

Let us strive to build peace, a desire for peace, a willingness to work for peace Peace is built on the foundations of spiritual practices:...

Karakuli: A unique symbol of our culture

Karakuli, Kashmir’s regal cap, symbolises honour and dignity for Kashmiris. The term Karakul comes from the 'Qarakul' sheep breed, which is native to Central...

Go Ahead and Talk

We often want to go ahead and talk to the person we see around for no reason. Then we are consumed with the idea...

A Brief History of Hollywood’s Justification of Israeli War Crimes

September 16 marks the 40th anniversary of the Sabra and Shatila massacre, the killing of around 3,000 Palestinians at the hands of Lebanon’s Phalangist...

Digitisation of Jamabandis: Process of Progress

Revenue department is the oldest of departments. It is synonymous with land and maintenance of records of the same thereof. Land is divided into...

International Translation Day: Translators make the world more familiar

Translation fosters multicultural involvement and mutual appreciation. It deepens our respect for our world's intangible cultural legacy and shared heritage. “The first rule of translation:...

The meteoric fall of the Myanmar junta

The military junta in Myanmar, which took control in February 2021 after overthrowing the elected government, appears to be in serious peril. They disapproved...

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