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Compassion, generosity, faith: The Pillars of Ramadan

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Ramadan is a time for sacrifice and renunciation as well as a period of reflection and spiritual growth. Muslims abstain not only from food...
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A month when we act like humans, not beasts

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Ample is being written and published, and enough is being said through pulpits about the importance of Ramadan. Some say it is the month...
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From his solitary confinement, Marwan Barghouti holds the key to Fatah’s future

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If imprisoned Palestinian leader, Marwan Barghouti, becomes the President of the Palestinian Authority (PA), the status quo will change substantially. For Israel, as well...
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Why happiness is missing from our lives?

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Everyone wants to be happy throughout their life. One is ready to face despair, but it becomes very difficult to carry on when despair...
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Lack of right education cause of growing drug addiction

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Drug addiction refers to habitual psychological and physiological dependence on an addictive substance, a dependence that is beyond voluntary control. Initially people use drugs...
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Baisakhi and The Jallianwala Bagh Massacre, April 13, 1919

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April 13, 1919, marked a turning point in the Indian freedom struggle. It was Baisakhi that day, a harvest festival popular in Punjab and...
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Ramadan is the best time to attain piety

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The month of Ramadan is a great blessing of Allah Almighty. In this month there is a flood of light and blessings from Allah....
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Robotic servants to be used and abused

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Women are given a ‘lofty’ status in religion, but in society they are a demeaned lot A woman is born as an embodiment of sacrifices....
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Women’s Rights, Society’s Responsibilities

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In the past as well as in the present, women have been exploited in one way or another. They have been treated inhumanely at...
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Quran, The Preserved One

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"Say, if mankind and the jinn were together to produce the like of this Qur’an, they could not produce the like thereof, even if...
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A Virtue called Humility

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The Almighty Allah takes a humble person up the more he bends lower and lower It needs great humility to overcome hubris. Yes, it is...
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A Letter from Cigarettes

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We may be mindless, lifeless, but when we can understand why people turn to us, why don't you, the wisest of all creatures? What's going...
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Kafkaesque Politics: The Missing Lessons from Israel’s Latest Elections

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A ‘major setback’ was the recurring term in many news headlines reporting on the outcome of Israel’s general elections of March 23. While this...
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The fairies at our homes

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Fairies, Faries, Fairies...... We have always been told about the stories of fairies. These stories are either in a written form or are passed...
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The ills that plague the Dal

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The Dal Lake is fed by the Arrah river, which flows through a dark and deep channel called Tel Bal. The lake is divided...
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Treat Pain like a disease, not like a symptom

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Amid the COVID era, people have been conscious about their overall health and wellness. Yet there is a dire need to raise awareness about...
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The environment is protected by cooperation

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Allah Almighty has blessed the land of Kashmir with soothing and beautiful landscapes. The weather here, the streams, the waterfalls, the mountains, the culture,...
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Book Review: A pragmatic resolution of love’s complications

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Title: Fib of a Dreamer Author: Junaid Altaf Genre: Fiction Pages: 110 Publisher: Lieper Publications Price: Rs 220 Fib of a Dreamer is the debut novel of Junaid Altaf, who...
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World Health Day: What People with Disabilities Need

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World Health Day is celebrated annually on 7 April and each year draws attention to a specific health topic of concern to people all...
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Reopening of colleges on odd-even basis: A solution only in name

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Colleges reopened in Kashmir division from 15th Feb after a long break of 11 months on odd-even basis. It brought cheers on the faces...
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If vaccination, why mask and social distancing?

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On 16 January 2021, the world’s biggest vaccination programme against SARS-coV-2 started in India, with healthcare and other frontline workers immunised in the first...
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To fail is human

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The word ‘Failure’ sounds like a curse. No one wants to fail in life but still we do fail at some stage. Since we...
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Nuclear Weapons Blazing: Britain enters the US-China fray

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Boris Johnson’s March 16 speech before the British Parliament was reminiscent, at least in tone, to that of Chinese President Xi Jinping in October...
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Incidence of heart attack in Kashmir, and preventive measures

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A heart attack occurs when the flow of blood to the heart is blocked. The blockage is most often a build-up of fat, cholesterol...
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Violence against women grows because it is allowed

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Centuries have come and centuries have gone but the plight of women has remained unchanged. Helplessly, women suffer discrimination, oppression, exploitation, degradation, aggression and...
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Robbing the innocence of children of Kashmir

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Childhood is an innocent period of life. A child behaves naturally, without artifice or pretence. He lives his or her life the way he...
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Mr Saif-ud-din Bhat: Teacher, Gardener, Inspiration

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Saif sahib had a unique and extraordinary style of teaching with an adorable smile Some teachers are remembered for ages to come. One such teacher...
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SHADES OF CONFLICT

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Clouds were hanging low, nearly black. Rain as delicate as silk began to fall. It was not a day like any other. Prayers I...
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What is Bipolar disorder?

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Bipolar disorder is a mood disorder characterised by episodes of significant disturbance in an individual's mood and activity level. It is marked by periods...
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Dehumanisation of Rohingyas: Their situation in Jammu

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The enforced exodus of Rohingyas is a huge challenge to the countries which endorse and profess humanitarian laws. From Myanmar to the borders of...
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