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Mohammad Ahsan Ahsan: A Tribute

Mohammad Ahsan Ahsan was known and respected in all the literary circles of Kashmir. Born in 1930 at Para Mohalla Hajin, Ahsan sahib passed...

The Bull Who Wanted to Fight

Translation of an Arabic story for children Uncle Sabir was a farmer having lots of land which he tended with hard work and care. Every...

What lies ahead for the Taliban?

Economy, hunger, drought, poverty challenges for the Taliban While world leaders and international organizations are eagerly awaiting for the chicken to hatch from the Taliban’s...

Time to Accept Taliban’s Government

The world has not yet recovered from the shock of the quick collapse of Ashraf Ghani’s regime and capitulation of the Afghan National Army...

A tribute to Sher-e-Kashmir on his 39th death anniversary

The faint and diffused rays of a cheerless September sun touched the tops of the sobbing Chinars underneath which the body of the tallest...

Love and Loyalty to Home Sweet Home

Living beings need shelters to live in. Human beings live in houses, wild animals in dens, birds in nests, and domestic animals in sheds....

Revocation of Article 370: Two years on

On the 5th of August 2019, the BJP government led by Narendra Modi stripped Jammu and Kashmir's statehood by revoking Article 370 of the...

The mother of all cultures: Agriculture

Agriculture is the cultivation of land, whether by traditional means or with modern technology. Cultivating the soil can be not just to produce crops...

Friend, mentor, hero – many in one are you, teacher!

To, Mr Ayaz Aziz Wani Sopore My dear dear Sir, Let me start by quoting Emily Dickinson: "I could bring You Jewels—had I a mind to— But You have enough—of...

The True King: Translation of an Arabic folk tale

After fighting a long war with his enemies, the lion Talhan could establish his government in the jungle. One day he invited all the...

Syed Ali Geelani: End of an era

Syed Ali Geelani was born on September 29, 1929, to Syed Peer Shah Geelani of Zoori Munz village in Tehsil Bandipora which then formed...

Technology jeopardising Islamic beliefs

It is needless to mention how technology has entered many spheres of our lives, changing the lens through which we look at the world....

‘Blood for Blood’: Jenin and Israel’s Fear of an Armed Palestinian Rebellion

The killing of four young Palestinians by Israeli occupation soldiers in the Jenin refugee camp in the northern West Bank, on August 16, is...

A new hope for drug addiction: Vaccines!

Opioid dependence is a severe issue globally. Despite the availability of pharmacological treatments for this disorder, the relapse rates remain high. To combat drug...

Taliban 2.0: Challenges for India

When the Taliban regime was overthrown in 2001, it was believed that the organisation with its ideology was buried forever. It was dreamed, then,...

The benefits and blessings of sports

Sports and games have always been of importance at the national, regional or international level, but many among us consider playing them as being...

Palestine’s Africa Dichotomy: Is Israel Really ‘Winning’ Africa?

The decision by the African Union Commission, on July 22, to grant Israel observer status membership in the AU was the culmination of years...

No sympathy with those who commit suicide

Every odd day we get to hear news about someone being dead either by consuming some poisonous substance or by jumping into a nearby...

Quran and Nature: Some stray reflections

The Quranic philosophy of nature urges man to not live in the world as the conqueror of things but to live with plants, animals...

The Quiet Rebellion: Why US Jews turning against Israel is good for Palestinians

A unique but critical conversation on Israel and Palestine is taking place outside the traditional discourse of Israeli colonialism and the Palestinian quest for...

Pros and cons of social media journalism

On Saturday, soon after police arrested Ashiq Mir, one of the associates of Shahid Imran who runs the social media page ‘Kashmir Crown’ —...

Transforming Code Red to Green by ‘2040’

The sixth assessment report, 'Climate Change 2021: The Physical Science Basis', recently released by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) has been described...

Schizophrenia: a deadly disease

The global conversation on mental health has grown. Mental well-being is now considered just as important as physical well-being. Not just professionals, but even...

Book Review: The Invisible Cage

This book has been written by Kashmiri writer Bisma Altaf. It talks about the violence which women face in patriarchal society. Gender-based violence includes...

The Taliban’s second coming

The US-Taliban war started in 2001 when, according to America, Al-Qaeda operatives hijacked four commercial airliners and crashed them into the World Trade Center...

Need For Agrarian Reforms in Kashmir

Jammu and Kashmir is a region where agriculture is the chief economic activity of the people. Agriculture is the backbone of J&K’s economy. It...

Choosing a Research Topic: Relevance should be priority

Being a research scholar needs passion and great dedication. Once you enter a university as a research scholar, you are giving at least five...

The other side of Partition

Famous historian E.H. Carr in his book ‘What is History' remarked: “Suffering is indigenous in history; every great period in history has its casualties...

On the Shadow Wars in the West Bank

There is an ongoing, but hidden, Israeli war on the Palestinians which is rarely highlighted or even known. It is a water war, which...

What do you think of the Taliban taking over Afghanistan?

Honestly, I’m not surprised at all. The only surprise is the speed at which the elected government crumbled against the Talibani onslaught. We should all...

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