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New Old Flashpoint in Israel-Palestine Conflict

Once again the Israel-Palestine conflict has gained worldwide attention. Israeli air raids on the besieged Gaza strip saw the most intense aerial exchanges between...

SARS-CoV-2 mutant outbreaks and nature’s balancing mechanisms

Insights from the molecular world of virus and host interactions With the emergence of new lineages of SARS-CoV-2, every moment seems terrifying. The rapid surge...

My lockdown diary I couldn’t hold on to

(When phase 1 of the COVID-19 lockdown was announced on the evening of March 24, 2020, I decided to write my daily experiences for...

Why Israel is Unacceptable to the Muslim World

The title of this article may be unacceptable to many readers across the world but that is what the ground reality is as far...

Book Review: The Nine Lives of Pakistan

If there is one word that sustains the description of Pakistan throughout its political existence, it is FEUDAL. Read any book of note on...

Muna is Palestine, Yakub is Israel: The Untold Story of Sheikh Jarrah

There are two separate Sheikh Jarrah stories - one read and watched in the news and another that receives little media coverage or due...

In Praise of Book Reading

“Books are lighthouses erected in the great sea of time.” E.P. Whipple Knowledge is acquired and enhanced through reading. Also, science has proved that reading has...

Religious intolerance fatal for secular India

No other country in this whole world presents such a vivid picture of unity in diversity as our mother India. Sharing a vast and...

Palestine’s Moment of Reckoning: On Abbas’ Dangerous Decision to ‘Postpone’ Elections

The decision on April 30 by Palestinian Authority President, Mahmoud Abbas, to ‘postpone’ Palestinian elections, which would have been the first in 15 years,...

Confession of a father

Dear son, I’m saying this as you lie asleep, your little paw curled under your cheek and your jet-black curls sticking wet on your forehead,...

In search of real happiness

When I was little, the biggest source of joy for me was having a grand collection of accessories, sneakers and clothes. Then it changed...

Book Review: Pakistan’s bungling balderdash on Kashmir

Over the last one week I went through a couple of books, cover to cover. Both are superbly written. One is on Pakistan as...

How COVID-19 is changing our world view

Covid-19 is a wake-up call. It is a loud and costly reminder of the world’s lack of preparedness. One of many crucial questions this...

Covid-19 in India: We are on our own

The current pool of politicians are scavengers. The only job they know is politics, and they depend on it for their own livelihood. The first...

The aim of travelling

(Inspired from the essay of Pico Iyer, ‘Why do we travel’) "We travel, initially, to lose ourselves; and we travel, next, to find ourselves" (Pico...

Happy Mother’s Day, Amu

Dear Amu, First of all, I can’t possibly do you justice in a letter, but letter writing for me is a cathartic process. I can...

Impact of Human Activities on the Natural Environment

Humans are the only living beings on planet earth who are responsible for the destruction of its environment. Humans pollute air, water, soil, light,...

My Idea of a Good Teacher

The opening statement of ‘Education and National Development Report’ says, “The destiny of India is being shaped in her classrooms”. This one sentence clearly...

The ‘Long Covid’

On 11th March 2020 the WHO declared COVID-19 outbreak as a global pandemic and 1 year on we are still haunted by the mysteries...

The numerous medicinal values of Mulberry

Among various broad-leaved tree species in Kashmir valley, there are several which have vital medicinal values. These tree species flourish under high temperatures i.e.,...

Fighting the Invisible Enemy: MoD’s Response to Covid-19 Surge

The surge of Covid-19 cases during the last 2-3 weeks has resulted in a once-in-a-century crisis. Sensing the emergency of the situation, the whole...

Beware of the snare, lest you suffer as I do

Every time I thought of writing about how porn has wreaked havoc on every aspect of my life, a myriad of voices would come...

Information Technology Laws & Policy in Jammu & Kashmir

The Information Technology Act (IT Act), is made applicable to whole country including UT of J&K after The Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation Act, 2019....

The World Before and After the Pandemic

“I was free to roam around without fear and without a mask. I was able to breathe and that too for free” Up to March...

The Waqt-e-Sahar call of Ramazan Kaak and its Cultural Significance

Wala hoo baaghwaanoo Ramazan haa aaw Waqt 'e' Sahar baang dene Ramazan kaak haa aaw Bulbul wanan pooshan nov bahaar haa aaw Gam te tafreek neni Ramazan...

WHAT IF THIS WAS THE END OF THE WORLD?

I shudder at the thought and under the weight of all the dreams, desires, wishes that will remain unfulfilled if this pandemic devours me The...

Grassroots Activism Behind Pro-Palestine Shift in the US

At a recent virtual J Street Conference, US Senators, Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren broke yet another political taboo when they expressed willingness to...

The universal message of Maulana Waheed ud Din Khan that specific grievances should not undermine

On 21st April 2021 when Muslim Ummah had broken its fast and prepared to retire to bed, a deeply shocking news surfaced on social...

Democracy in Islam

Sometimes we often think that democracy and Islam are two different things and cannot go together. People believe Islam is authoritative and thus allows...

How a SARS-CoV-2 variant sacrifices tight binding for antibody evasion

The highly infectious SARS-CoV-2 variant that recently emerged in South Africa, known as B.1.351, has scientists wondering how existing COVID-19 vaccines and therapies can...

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