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Mufti Faizul Waheed’s Kashmir connection

Hazrat Mufti sahib's death has left us all in deep shock. Since yesterday I tried many times to write a brief sketch of his...

The displacement of Palestinians

Palestinians represent the world’s largest refugee population and one of its longest standing. Military conflict and political turmoil stemming from the Arab-Israeli dispute have...

Improving the education system

Ancient India had the concept of global education with universities like Takshashila in 800 B.C., the world’s first global university, now in Rawalpindi district...

Palestine’s Moment: Despite massive losses, Palestinians have altered the course of history

The ‘Palestinian Revolt of 2021’ will go down in history as one of the most influential events that irreversibly shaped collective thinking in and...

World a spectator to barbarian spectacle in the Levant

The latest 11-day Israeli aggression saw gut-wrenching images of death and destruction which were broadcast live and across different social media platforms The recent Israeli...

Society, migrations and intervention of technology in rural areas of Pir Panjal

The foundation of modern societies is based on technology. In other words, the level of modernity is related to the level of technology that...

Nanotechnology as a solution for unemployment

In our Jammu and Kashmir, although we have a number of talented youth who have earned their PhDs from prestigious intuitions including from IITs,...

Why so jealous?

The selfish ego’s inability to attain joy is due to the tendency of superimposing one’s own ‘life form’ on another A whole lot of psychological...

Parents’ Rights in Islam

There was a time when people would believe ‘Parents are next to God’. But, as the desire for materialism grew, most of us no...

Our faith is the guide to our purpose in life

Everything created in this world is for a fruitful purpose, whether it is the sky, the stars, humans, insects, birds, or anything else. Allah...

The Path of Light

Islam is a religion of peace, tolerance, compassion, humanity and love. It demands from its followers to continuously learn till the time one is...

Meaning of InSha Allah

There was a young man named Ashraf who had decided to sell away his motorbike. Since it was still in excellent working order, he...

Israel stunned by Palestinian and world response

Israel under world pressure announced a unilateral ceasefire in the ongoing conflict with Hamas. True that Tel Aviv got a dose of her own...

Dismal state of education amid the pandemic

Just before the fag end of year 2019, it was fair to be brimming with pride on the military might, pinnacle of knowledge, and...

How to read, and not misread, the Quran

The mind needs to be a clean slate and directed towards the goal of seeking education, enlightenment and upliftment of the soul. Then, one...

Unity at Last: The Palestinian People Have Risen

From the outset, some clarification regarding the language used to depict the ongoing violence in occupied Palestine, and also throughout Israel. This is not...

Be civilised in the digital world

We live in a digital world and using technology is no longer a choice or luxury but a necessity. It is imperative to be...

Accept criticism as you would compliments

‘’No one is more hated than he who speaks the truth’’ (Plato) When we hear the word criticism, a lot of negative thoughts come to...

High time to stop patronising beggars

The lockdown may have put a break on common man’s movement, but there seems to be no break on the movement of beggars in...

Do you cough out blood? Ignorance may cost you your life

In our Indian subcontinent, innumerable persons of all age groups do suffer from cough at various stages of their lives. Sometimes the frequency of...

An important, but forgotten, Kashmiri text: Tuhfa Ashrafiah

Dr Sayid Ruqayya, HOD Persian Department, University of Kashmir, translated the Persian book, Tuhfa Ashrafiah, authored by Hafiz Mohammad Hasan bin Hafiz Wali-ul-lah, into...

A political lifeline for Netanyahu

The Israeli-Palestinian conflict is not new and dates back to 1948 when the state of Israel was established on Arab land. The conflict has...

Quran: A Dialogic, Polyphonic Text

All attempts at understanding the Quran as a whole would be successful only if its coherence is taken care of, which seeks to bring...

Old Wine in New Bottle: Yet another novel on Kashmir

The Plague Upon Us breaks new ground in creative writing about Kashmir and comes up with fresh insight into the trauma and chaos caused...

Soldier of Knowledge: Padma Shri Prof K L Chopra

Heart of a lion, mind of a champion, a towering personality in academia, Padma Shri Prof K L Chopra is no more. Never afraid...

Prayer as ‘Attention’ and not ‘Petition’

What is Prayer? How can Prayer transform us into purified beings? Allow me to share a few reflections from Iris Murdoch’s “The Sovereignty of...

Fallacies in Theories of Evolution of Religion

Theories of evolution of the phenomenon called religion are still being debated in various corners of the globe. A considerable number of men (E.B....

Middle East Again

The latest flare-up between Israel and Hamas has once again brought focus of the world on one of the longest outstanding feuds in the...

Award-Winning Italian Artist Speaks about Palestine and Why He Quit Photojournalism

On April 1, a mural appeared in the Southern Italian city of Naples, depicting Palestinian workers lining at an Israeli military checkpoint near the...

A passage to enlightenment: Mawlana Mawdudi’s Tafheem-ul-Quran

The Quran is the foundation and mainstay of Islamic faith, life and culture. Islam and the Muslim Ummah are unique in so far as...

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