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What ‘Language Nutrition’ Does For a Child

Children always hear words spoken around them and to them, and these words determine their cognitive and emotional development Without language, be it of any...

The death of my dearest cousin

The pain of losing a loved one can feel devastating. You feel all kinds of difficult and unexpected emotions, from utter shock, intense grief...

Future of American Democracy: Inequality, Polarisation and Violence

In January 2017, the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU)’s Democracy Index downgraded the state of democracy in the United States from “full democracy” to “flawed...

The Utility and the Futility of the Gupkar Alliance

History has been witness to the formation of various alliances in the politics of Jammu and Kashmir, from coordination committees to fronts united across...

Quran as the source of Iqbal’s thought and poetry

That poetry which is par excellence always comes out of a conflict between the poet’s soul and the poet’s surroundings. A genuine poet, like...

‘Playing for Time’: The non-strategy of Mahmoud Abbas

“If we are going to live another four years with President Trump, God help us, God help you and God help the whole world.” These...

Escalating the Demographic War: The Strategic Goal of Israeli Racism in Palestine

The discussion on institutional Israeli racism against its own Palestinian Arab population has all but ceased following the final approval of the discriminatory Nation-State...

The Indo-Japan geo-political concord

Article 9 of Japan's Constitution outlaws war as an option to settle international disputes, and rightly so. Since the 1940s, Japan has embarked on...

The Conflict of Nagorno-Karabakh

On September 27 when the armies of Armenia and Azerbaijan had a face off in the disputed region of Nagorno-Karabakh, most of us anticipated...

Tracking mountain meltdown from space

Jammu and Kashmir is famous for its pristine and abundant water resources that include lakes, rivers, springs, wetlands, snow and ice reserves. These water...

Ahl-i-Hadith Movement in Kashmir

And role of Master Muhammad Yousuf Bhat Saheb of Natipora Srinagar Religion forms an integral part of any social system. So far as propagation of...

Education of women is progress of nation

Empowerment can be defined in many ways, but when talking about women’s empowerment, it means accepting and allowing people who are on the outside...

Shopian’s apples: Too much of a good thing?

Shopian’s green apple orchards with snow-capped peaks rising above them in the background are a feast for the eyes. Shopian’s apples have gained popularity...

‘They Tried to Freeze Me to Death’: Torture and Resistance in Israeli Prisons

Mohammad Ibrahim Ali al-Deirawi was born on January 30, 1978, in Nuseirat refugee camp in the Gaza Strip. His family is originally from Bir...

The Political Vision of Allama Iqbal

November 9 is celebrated as “Iqbal Day” to pay tribute to Dr Allama Muhammad Iqbal, a great poet, philosopher, and politician. Allama Iqbal, whom...

Science as shared heritage of mankind: Prof Abdus Salam

Three years ago when the Nobel prize in Physics was announced, I was as usual attending a dull and insipid lecture on nuclear physics....

Panchayati Raj System: Path to Sustained Development

The first major democratic exercise post abrogation of Article 370 in the newly created union territory of Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) is likely to...

Why does Israel hate Palestinian singer Mohammed Assaf?

On October 16, Avi Dichter, Israeli Member of Parliament from the right-wing Likud Party, announced that Assaf’s special permit to enter the occupied Palestinian...

The wetland that was Khushal Sar, till a city spread over it like cancer

“I really wonder what gives us the right to wreck this poor planet of ours.” - Kurt Vonnegut Wetlands are among the most vulnerable and...

‘Crisis in Islam’ or French Politics?

There is no moral or ethical justification for the killing of innocent people, anywhere. Therefore, the murder of three people in the French city...

Who is better for India – Trump or Biden?

It is a classic Catch 22 situation for India, whether to support Trump who has been a vocal critic on multiple issues concerning India,...

Harbinger of Hope

Everybody in this world is potentially talented, but only a few make use of that talent to open the door of success and set...

AFRAID OF THE DARK

“Please don’t leave me, stay with me for some time,” said the little child to the sun in a pleading way. She was sitting...

Be not harsh with tender children

Widely prevalent but mostly unacknowledged, emotional abuse of children takes many forms, from controlling them to ignoring them Maryam, an average 5th standard student, is...

Lessons from Bediüzzaman Said Nursi

Many times we correlate natural sciences to the usage of the word 'science'. Generally, science is the systematic analysis of an object or phenomenon...

Joint pain afflicts at least 30% Indians, aggravates in winter

More young adults are experiencing knee pain, according to statistics as many as 1 in 3 young adults. Knee pain is commonly caused by...

Roshni to Darkness for Genuine Leaseholders

Different views have been expressed in the past about a month on the judgement delivered by the Hon'ble High Court on the Roshni Act....

China wants ‘sphere of influence’, not world leadership

Political implications of the Covid-19 pandemic are no less significant than the economic ones. Escalating tensions between the United States and China are the...

Islam as healer of mental disorder

We Kashmiris have suffered a lot since 1947, and one consequence of this is widely prevalent mental disorders among the Kashmiri population. As per...

The Holy Prophet (PBUH), a role model for everyone

The life of the Holy Prophet (PBUH) is an example for every person of this world who believes in Allah and the Day of...

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